 HERBACEOUS - PAUL EVANS
Thursday 19th June 2014, 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka
Join us on Thursday 19th June as Guardian columnist and BBC broadcaster, Paul Evans, talks about his new book, Herbaceous. Herbaceous is a series of prose poems which combines botany with autobiography to look anew at our relationship with plants. Published by Little Toller and illustrated by Kurt Jackson, it is the first in a new series of books celebrating the very best in contemporary nature writing. Climate change is eroding the familiar pattern of the seasons, so we turn instinctively to the life cycle of herbaceous plants to guide us through the year. The growing, flowering, seeding and dying back to earth of wild flowers, weeds, herbs and and garden perennials sustain and enrich our everyday lives with food, metaphor, joy, anxiety, medicine, stories, beauty and enchantment. Above all, by enabling us to read the changing seasons, plants help us navigate our way in the world. Herbaceous is a journey which follows the colour pulse of plants throughout the year, searching for new rhythms in a changing world. It begins with yellow: the pulse of early insects and the symbol of the returning sun. It is followed by spring’s vernal whites and the hedonist, spirited pinks of summer. Gradually, the strange and melancholy blues of early autumn are replaced by the ripple of seed-setting and a return to the browns of our subterranean winter dreams. You can see a clip of Paul talking about Herbaceous here Date: Thursday 19th June - 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) Venue: Booka Tickets: £5 (redeemable against book purchase) Refreshments included.
Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page If you are unable to attend the event but would like a signed and dedicated copy of Herbaceous, please contact us. |  Helen Walsh - The Lemon Grove Thursday 3rd July 2104, 7.30pm (for 8.00pm start) at The Dining Rooms, Welsh Walls Join us at The Dining Rooms for an evening of full Mediterranean delights as Helen Walsh talks about her ‘sizzling’ novel The Lemon Grove. One hot Summer. One week in a villa on the outskirts of Deia, a village nestling in the rugged, mountainous west coast of Mallorca. One family for whom the carefully laid jigsaw of life is about to be broken. One highly-charged liaison that threatens to put lives and relationships in jeopardy. For Jenn, after this summer, things can never be the same. Taut, sultry and brilliantly paced, The Lemon Grove will be one of the big reads this summer! Helen Walsh is the author of three previous novels, Brass, which won the Betty Trask Award, Once Upon A Time in England, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, and Go to Sleep. NB – Standard and two course Dining Tickets are available for this event. Date: Thursday 3rd July 2014 – 7.30pm (for 8.00pm start) Dining at 6.00pm prompt Venue: The Dining Rooms, Welsh Walls, Oswestry Tickets: £12 Standard Ticket (includes a copy of The Lemon Grove & drink on arrival) or £25 Dining Ticket (includes two course dining, a copy of The Lemon Grove & drink on arrival) Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page | |  Matthew Dennison - Remarkable Women Thursday 26th June 2104, 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka Join journalist and biographer Matthew Dennison as he talks about the lives of some ‘Remarkable Women’ and what makes them so fascinating to write about. With a fresh, witty, accessible style, Matthew Dennison has brought biographical insight into the lives of some remarkable women. His acclaimed works include: ‘The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter’, ‘Empress of Rome: The Life of Livia’, and ‘Queen Victoria: A Life of Contradictions’ (published in paperback on 5th June). ‘Vita’ his biography of the extraordinary life of Vita Sackville-West is published in September 2014. Described in The Independent as ‘one of those rare marvels, a historical biographer whose work has reached the bestseller lists’, Matthew is also a regular contributor to Country Life, Telegraph Magazine, The Times and Majesty. Date: Thursday 26th June – 7.00pm (for a 7.30pm start) Venue: Booka Tickets: £5 (£3 redeemable against book purchase) Refreshments included. Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page |  Independent Booksellers Week Independent Booksellers Week 2014 takes place between 28th June and 5th July We're planning a week of activities to celebrate books and independent bookshops, which will include: - Kipper Children's Storytime with Kipper - Saturday 28th June 11.00am & 2.00pm
- Author event: Helen Walsh - The Lemon Grove Thursday 3rd July 7.30pm
- Launch of new bookclubs: Children's Bookclub (10-12 yrs) Teen Bookclub (13+ yrs)
- IBW Exclusives
- Special Offers & Promotions
|  Kipper Children's Storytime Saturday 28th June - 11.00am & 2.00pm
Come along and meet our favourite little dog Kipper who'll be visiting Booka on Saturday 28th June for storytime sessions at 11.00am and 2.00pm.
Tickets: £3 per child
Please book in advance as places for each storytime are limited.
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