Message from Booka Bookshop, Oswestry
| Welcome to our February Newsletter,
We apologise we are a day late, February got away from us and we have a busy couple of weeks ahead. With World Book Day this Thursday, we have had a jam packed schedule of children's events including, an Alternative Book Fair, 4 author visits to schools and lots of children in the shop using their world book day tokens. We are so lucky to be able to share our passion for books with the young readers in Shropshire! Along side this, of course, we have our line up of adult events which you can find out about below. | |
| Attend any instore event and get 10% off any other purchases instore on the night. | |
An Evening with Lisa Nandy – All In: How We Build a Country That Works Join us for an evening with Labour MP and Shadow Cabinet Minister, Lisa Nandy, as she talks about her book All In: How We Build a Country That Works.
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Lunch with Bonnie Garmus – Lessons in Chemistry Join us for lunch with Bonnie Garmus as we celebrate the paperback publication of her No1 bestselling debut novel Lessons in Chemistry. Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman.
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An Evening Amy Beashel – Spilt Milk Amy Beashell talks about her adult debut novel Spilt Milk. A story about the women we (think we) know, the choices we make, the friends who stand by us and how the secrets we keep and the words left unsaid can be more dangerous than any lie we tell…
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An Evening with Huw Richards – Veg in One Bed Get your gardening gloves on and join us for an evening with bestselling author and gardener Huw Richards as he introduces a new edition of Veg in One Bed, passing on his tips to grow vegetables easily, organically and abundantly every month.
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An Evening with Dr Louise Newson – The Menopause Doctor Dr Louise Newson is the UK's leading medical expert on the menopause; the doctor "who kick started the menopause revolution". Having transformed the lives of hundreds and thousands of women and their families through her work.
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An Evening with Mike Parker – All the Wide Border Join us for an evening with writer and broadcaster Mike Parker as he talks about his new book All the Wide Border, a funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border.
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An Evening with Tristan Gooley – How to Read a Tree Join us for an evening with award-winning and international bestselling author Tristan Gooley as he talks about his latest book How to Read a Tree.
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An Evening with Nilopar Uddin – The Halfways Join us for an evening with Nilopar Uddin as we celebrate the paperback publication of her brilliant debut novel The Halfways.
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Crime on the Border with Lisa Jewell, Clare Mackintosh and Louise Candlish Join us for an evening with three bestselling crime authors as Lisa Jewell, Clare Mackintosh and Louise Candlish come together to talk about the art of successful crime writing and their latest novels.
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An Evening with Joanne Harris – Broken Light Join us for an evening with the internationally renowned and award-winning author Joanne Harris as she talks about her new novel Broken Light.
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Brand New Passion for Books Subscription Welcome to Passion for Books, the new subscription box from Booka Bookshop. Join us as we read eclectically, unconstrained by genre, with our handpicked selection of brilliant, brand-new fiction. Exciting storytelling from writers we want to shout about. A mix of dazzling debuts, tales with local links, and fantastic fiction flying under the radar.
You will receive a beautiful wrapped, brand new hardback title, our current fiction Book of the Month. Alongside this will be a Passion for Books reading companion bookmark and pencil to record your thoughts, and a letter from Bookshop Manager, Ruth including her review of the book.
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Non Fiction - Getting Better by Michael Rosen In our lives, terrible things may happen. Michael Rosen has grieved the loss of a child, lived with debilitating chronic illness, and faced death itself when seriously unwell in hospital. In spite of this he has survived, and has even learned to find joy in life in the aftermath of tragedy.
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Fiction - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler tells of an island arpeggio bought up by a huge, multinational tech corporation, the island inhabitants relocated in the name of conservation to make way for highly secretive research into a newly discovered, intelligent octopus species.
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The World and all it Holds by Aleksandar Hemon
The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon is a story of love, loyalty and sacrifice during the First World War. Follow Pinto and Osman as all they have ever known is devoured by war, taking them from Sarajevo all the way to Shanghai. All they have now is each other. | | |
Restore & Re-story Yourself at Booka Welcome to 2023! We love a fresh start at Booka. The whirlwind of Christmas trading is behind us. It's time to look ahead to all the exciting books and events that will take place within the four walls of the shop and beyond.
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Read, Relax and Rejuvenate (The 3 Rs) These words are taken from the Booka Manifesto which we put together just after the shop opened, to capture the essence and ethos of our bookshop and the space we wanted to create.
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Guest Blog: Ray Nayler I wonder where to begin. Perhaps with the earliest distinct memory I have of reading a book on my own: it was a picture book of the Three Billy Goats Gruff story, and what I remember most are the pictures in the background: the detailed little houses in the hills – the way the depth of the illustrations drew you into a world larger than a story of three goats outsmarting a troll.
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Guest Blog: Amy Beashel I have friends who can reel off plots from books they read forty years ago. Character names, surprising twists, beautiful or frustrating endings, the minutiae remain impressively at the forefront of their clever minds ready for intricate discussion.
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