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 one of our Christmas Shopping Evenings at Booka, where our Booksellers will be on hand to help you choose the perfect gifts for Christmas. Enjoy complimentary Fizz on arrival and 10% off all purchases on the night. 5pm – 8pm.
Tickets: This event is free to attend and no booking is required.
Join crime novelist Nicola Upson for the latest instalment in the Josephine Tay mystery series, Shot with Crimson. September, 1939, and the worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is raging on the set of...
Tickets: £5
Join crime novelist Nicola Upson for the latest instalment in the Josephine Tay mystery series, Shot with Crimson. September, 1939, and the worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is raging on the set of...
Tickets: £8 (without book) £17 (includes signed copy of Shot with Crimson)
Helen Rebanks will be signing copies of her new book The Farmer’s Wife at Booka on Sunday 25th November 1.30pm – 2.30pm. The Farmer’s Wife is a gorgeous portrait of Helen Rebanks’s Lake District life. As dawn breaks on the farm, Helen Rebanks...
Tickets: £20 (Admits one to the book signing and includes a signed copy of The Farmer's Wife, plus tea or coffee)
Join author Stephanie Snow as she talks about her book Our Stories: 75 Years of the NHS. A beautiful and heart-warming collection of stories, this landmark publication tells, for the first time ever, the rich history of the NHS through the ordinary people who have...
Tickets: Free (booking required)
Join actor, comedian, writer and TV presenter Michael Palin as he talks about his new book Great Uncle Harry, a compelling tale of war and empire. Some years ago a stash of family records was handed down to Michael Palin, among which were photos of an enigmatic young...
Tickets: £35 (admits 1, includes a copy of Great-Uncle Harry) or £20 (admits 1)
Join Wrexham star striker Paul Mullin at this exclusive event to celebrate the publication of his new book My Wrexham Story. In July 2021, shortly after being named League Two’s Player of the Season and Golden Boot, Paul Mullin sent shockwaves through the EFL...
Tickets: £25 (includes a signed copy of My Wrexham Story)
Join us for one of our Christmas Shopping Evenings at Booka, where our Booksellers will be on hand to help you choose the perfect gifts for Christmas. Enjoy complimentary Fizz on arrival and 10% off all purchases on the night. If you can’t make this event, there will...
Tickets: This event is free to attend and no booking is required.
Join much loved TV Chef, presenter and writer Nadiya Hussain as she delves into her new book Nadiya’s Simple Spices serving up a delicious selection of her best-loved recipes that make use of simple spices to create sensational flavours. After winning...
Tickets: £35 (includes a signed hardback copy of Nadiya's Simple Spices)
Spend an evening with BBC Gardeners’ World Presenter and the nation’s favourite gardener, Monty Don, as he shares stories from his career and talks about his genre defining new book – The Gardening Book. Monty has been making television programmes...
Tickets: £20 (without book) £35 (with book)
Join us for an afternoon ‘Upstairs at Booka’ as Nina Stibbe talks about her new book Went to London, Took the Dog: A Diary Twenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in the house of...
Tickets: £8 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Went to London, Took the Dog) or £17 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Went to London, Took the Dog).
Calling all petrolheads! Join automotive journalist, amateur racing driver and TV presenter Chris Harris as he talks about his new book Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a Car Tragic. ‘What defines the car-saddo condition is not being able to recall a time when...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Variable Valve Timings) or £22 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Variable Valve Timings)
Join chef, restaurateur, author and favourite of our TV screens, Rick Stein, as he talks about his new cookbook Rick Stein’s Simple Suppers. Collecting over 100 of Rick Stein’s genuinely easy and delicious recipes, Simple Suppers is packed with hassle-free...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Rick Stein's Simple Suppers) or £28 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Rick Stein's Simple Suppers)
Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats and join musical theatre royalty Michael Ball as he celebrates the release of his first ever memoir, Different Aspects. From the stage fright that threatened his career, rising to fame in 1989 after landing the lead role in Andrew...
Tickets: £35 (admits 1, includes a signed copy) *Tickets go on general sale Monday 11th Sept
CANCELLED Join us for an evening with C.J. Cooke as she talks about her new novel A Haunting in the Arctic, a chilling thriller filled with secrets, ghosts, and Nordic folk tales. Something has walked the floors of the Ormen for over a century. Something that craves...
Tickets: £8 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of A Haunting in the Arctic) or £17 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of A Haunting in the Arctic).
Join us for an evening with world-renowned dancer and Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas as she talks about her debut novel Murder on the Dancefloor. Behind the sequins and sparkle of Blackpool Tower Ballroom’s famous Dance Festival, the competition is about to...
Tickets: £20 (admits one, includes a signed copy of Murder on the Dance Floor) £30 (admits two, includes a signed copy of Murder on the Dance Floor)
Join international bestselling author Philippa Gregory as she maps an alternative account of Britain’s past with her highly anticipated new book Normal Women. One of our foremost historical novelists, Philippa Gregory, makes history. We have fallen into the...
Tickets: £35 (includes a copy of Normal Women)
How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household – and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools – end up joining the comedy revolution? Could it be in his Scandinavian (… possibly berserker) heritage? Discover the story...
Tickets: £35 (includes a hardback copy of Beserker)
Join us for an evening with famed stage, screen and voice actor Richard Armitage as he talks about his new twist laden debut thriller Geneva. Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has started to show the same tell-tale signs of the Alzheimer’s disease as...
Tickets: £17 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of Geneva) or £27 (Admits Two & includes One signed copy of Geneva).
Join the hugely popular actor, comedian, TV personality and author David Mitchell as he delivers a side-splitting yet highly informative history of England’s most powerful rulers. Think you know the Kings and Queens of England? Think again. In Unruly, David...
Tickets: £35 (includes a signed copy of Unruly)