Hosting a regular programme of author talks, book signings and themed events is an important and exciting part of what we do. We work hard to bring an exciting mix of bestselling authors and some of the best new writers to Oswestry. Booka prides itself on creating an ‘event experience’ for both audience and author. As well as the bookshop we make use of a number of outside venues for our larger events.
In addition to our own events, we also provide bookselling services to support the appearance of authors and celebrities at a number of Festivals and Shows.
Join us for an evening of wine tasting with Hannah Crosbie as she talks about her new book Corker, the go-to guide that matches wine with life’s important (and unimportant) events. Wine personality, broadcaster and writer Hannah Crosbie is on a mission to...
Tickets: £25 (Admits one, includes wine tasting and a signed copy of Corker) or £35 (Admits Two, includes wine tasting and one signed copy of Corker).
Join us for an evening with author and ITV news journalist Claire McGlasson as she talks about her novel The Misadventures of Margaret Finch, published in paperback this April. Blackpool, 1938. Miss Margaret Finch – a rather demure young woman – has just...
Tickets: £10 (Admits One and includes a signed copy of The Misadventures of Margaret Finch).
Join us for an evening with Sunday Times bestselling author Kerry Irving as he talks about his new book Forever Max, the heartwarming, inspiring final instalment in the adventures of Max the Miracle dog. A dog can be more than just a best friend. Sometimes they can be...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Forever Max) or £22 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Forever Max).
Join us for an evening with bestselling authors Erin Kelly and C.L. Taylor as they come together to talk about the art of successful crime writing and their brand new novels The House of Mirrors and Every Move You Make. Erin Kelly is is one of the most well respected...
Tickets: £8 (£5 redeemable against a signed copy of The House of Mirrors or Every Move You Make)
Science workshop, using the ‘Can You See Rainbows in Space?’ Aimed at age 7+
Tickets: £12 (admits one, inc signed book) / £20 (admits two, inc one signed book)
Storytime readying ‘Peters Picnic’ Aimed at age 3+
Tickets: £15 (admits 1) / £25 (admits two) (inc peter rabbit cuddly & sweet treats)
Join us for an evening with bestselling author Christian Lewis as he talks about his new book Hildasay to Home – how he found a family by walking the UK’s coastline. Walking saved his life. Now it will help find him a family. In the follow-up to his Sunday...
Tickets: £8 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy Hildasay to Home or £20 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Hildasay to Home).
Storytime & Craft reading ‘Dear Easter Bunny’ Aimed at age 5+
Tickets: £8 (includes a copy of 'Dear Easter Bunny' and refreshment)
Join us for an evening with bestselling author Christie Watson as she talks about her new novel Moral Injuries, a a page-turning thriller centred around three female medics bound by friendship, fierce ambition and one fatal night they’ve sworn to forget!...
Tickets: £8 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Moral injuries) or £17 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Moral Injuries).
Join us to celebrate the Gruffalo’s 25th Birthday Party. Gruffalo storytime and birthday cake. Aimed at age 3+
Tickets: £8 (inc 25th Anniversary Gruffalo book & cake)
Join us for an evening with Fiona Williams as she talks about her stunning debut novel The House of Broken Bricks, a powerful tale of family, loss and life in the countryside. Ain’t nothing wrong with being broken. Nothing at all. You’re like these houses,...
Tickets: £8 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy The House of Broken Bricks) or £15 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of The House of Broken Bricks).
Join us for an evening with pioneering neuroscientist and internationally-renowned memory researcher, Dr Charan Ranganath as he talks about his groundbreaking new book Why We Remember: The Science of Memory and How it Shapes Us. We talk about memory as a record of the...
Tickets: £10 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Why We Remember) or £20 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Why We Remember).
Join us for an afternoon with actress, broadcaster and TV presenter Caroline Quentin as she takes us on a horticultural journey through life with her new book Drawn to the Garden. Caroline Quentin is well known for her lead roles in the award-winning British sitcom...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Drawn to the Garden) or £20 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Drawn to the Garden).
Calling all Crime Fiction fans! Join us for the launch of Marie Tierney’s new book Deadly Animals, a gripping debut crime novel everyone is talking about! Thirteen-year-old Ava Bonney possesses an unusual intellect far beyond her years. While her friends play,...
Tickets: £5 (Admits One - Ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Deadly Animals)
Join us for an evening with author, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon as she talks about her new book Mad Woman. What if our notion of what makes us happy is the very thing that’s making us so sad? Ten years on from first writing about her...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Mad Woman) or £20 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Mad Woman)
Join us for an evening with Leo Vardiashvili as he talks about his debut novel Hard by a Great Forest, a page-turning tale of family, sacrifice and our never-ceasing battle with the past. ‘Tbilisi’s littered with memories that await me like landmines. The dearly...
Tickets: £8 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Hard by a Great Forest) or £17 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Hard by a Great Forest).
Reading ‘A Pinch of Love’ Aimed at age 3+
Tickets: £8 (redeemable against book, inc heart buscuit and a drink)
Join Lorraine Kelly in Chester for an evening to discuss her debut novel The Island swimmer. Lorraine Kelly CBE is a Scottish television presenter, journalist and author. She has been on national television for over forty years, with viewing figures for Lorraine...
Tickets: £20 (without book) or £30 (with book)
Reading ‘Snail in Space’ followed by a craft activity. Aimed at age 3+.
Tickets: £10 (includes, book, drink for the parent/carer, and a storytime and craft activity)
Join us for a Lunar New Year: Storytime & Craft reading ‘Luna the Sky Dragon. Aimed at age 5+
Tickets: £10 (includes, book, drink for the parent/carer, and a storytime and craft activity)