| Kate Mosse - The Taxidermist's Daughter Friday 12th September 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at The Wynnstay Hotel
Conn Iggulden - Wars of the Roses: Trinity Friday 10th Ocober 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka
Big Bookshop Party: Saturday 11th October 9.30am - 5.30pm at Booka
Talking Crime with Louise Millar & Erin Kelly Thursday 16th October 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka
Matthew Dennison - Behind the Mask: The Life of Vita Sackville-West Tuesday 21st October 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka | |
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 KATE MOSSE - The Taxidermist's Daughter Friday 12th September 2014, 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at The Wynnstay Hotel
Join us for an evening with international bestselling author Kate Mosse as she talks about her enthralling new novel The Taxidermist's Daughter. Combining the distinct sense of time and place familiar to millions of readers of her historical fiction (Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel - The Languedoc Trilogy) with the atmospheric, Gothic storytelling of her short fiction (The Winter Ghosts The Mistletoe Bride & Other Haunting Tales), The Taxidermist’s Daughter is a haunting, psychological thriller set in Sussex, which begins as the bells are striking midnight on the Eve of St Mark in April 1912 and reaches its shocking conclusion, four months later – after a series of grisly murders has rocked the village – as the flood waters are on the rise. A new book by Kate Mosse is always something wonderful to look forward to. We are delighted to welcome Kate to Oswestry in the week of publication. Date: Friday 12th September - 7.00pm for (7.30pm start) Venue: The Wynnstay Hotel, Church Street, Oswestry Tickets: £10 (to include talk, £5 off a signed hardback copy of The Taxidermist's Daughter, plus refreshments) Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, or purchase online via our Eventbrite Page
If you can't make the event, but would like a signed & dedicated copy of The Taxidermist's Daughter, please let us know. |  Talking Crime with LOUISE MILLAR & ERIN KELLY Thursday 16th October 2104, 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka Join us for a night talking crime as Louise Millar and Erin Kelly discuss their latest psychological thrillers, The Hidden Girl, and Broadchurch: The Novel. Louise Millar is the author of psychological thrillers The Hidden Girl, Accidents Happen and The Playdate. Before turning to fiction, she spent 20 years working in magazines and newspapers, starting as a freelance sub-editor on entertainment titles such as the NME, Kerrang!, Empire and Smash Hits, before crossing over into women’s magazines and becoming a senior commissioning editor at Marie Claire. Erin Kelly is the author of the critically acclaimed psychological thrillers The Poison Tree, The Sick Rose and The Burning Air. In 2013, The Poison Tree became a major ITV drama. It was a Richard & Judy Summer Read in 2011, and was longlisted for the 2011 CWA John Creasy (New Blood) Dagger Award. Erin's fourth novel, The Ties that Bind was published in May 2014 , quickly followed in August by Broadchurch: The Novel, inspired by the BAFTA award winning ITV drama. We're delighted to welcome both Louise and Erin to Oswestry for what should be a great event - don't miss it! Date: Thursday 16th October - 7.00pm (7.30pm start) Venue: Booka Tickets: £15 (to include talk, a book by each author, plus refreshments) Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, or purchase online via our Eventbrite Page | |  CONN IGGULDEN - Wars of the Roses: Trinity Friday 10th October, 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka Join us for an evening with Conn Iggulden, historical fiction master and number one bestseller, as he talks about his brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses. Following on from Stormbird, Trinity is the second instalment in Conn's new Wars of the Roses series spanning the thirty-year-long English civil war when two families, the Yorks and the Lancasters, ripped England apart during one of the most bloody, brutal and remarkable periods of British history. His previous two series, on Julius Caesar (The Emperor) and on the Mongol Khans of Central Asia (The Conquerer), describe the founding of the greatest empires of their day and were number one bestsellers. Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. We are delighted to welcome him to Oswestry for what should be a fantastic event. Date: Friday 10th October - 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) Venue: Booka Tickets: £8 (to include talk, £8 off a signed hardback copy of Wars of the Roses: Trinity, plus refreshments). Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, or purchase online via our Eventbrite Page
If you can't make the event but would like a signed & dedicated copy of Wars of The Roses: Trinity, please let us know |  BIG BOOKSHOP PARTY - We Are 5! Saturday 11th October 2014 - 9.30am to 5.30 pm at Booka
We opened our doors for the first time on Saturday 3rd October 2009 – can’t believe that WE ARE 5!
Join us for a BIG BOOKSHOP PARTY to help us celebrate our 5th Birthday and the launch of this year’s BOOKS ARE MY BAG Campaign. We’re planning lots of fun things and of course there will be cake! |  With TOM KERRIDGE at Shrewsbury Flower Show We had a really great time with Tom Kerridge at this year's Shrewsbury Flower Show. He was an absolute pleasure to work with - a top chef and all round top bloke!
We have signed copies of Tom's new cook book 'Best Ever Dishes' available to pre-order for collection on or after 28th August (publication day). The book will accompany his new BBC TV series which is out this Autumn.
Let us know if you want one - a perfect gift or present to yourself!
| | | Booka News More events .....
As you can see, we've already got some great events lined up for our Autumn season. We have more in the pipeline - so watch this space! We'll be announcing them once they've been confirmed.
New Signed Copies now in stock
Best Ever Dishes - Tom Kerridge (available to pre-order for collection on/after 28th August)
The Breakaway: Nicole Cooke My Story - Nicole Cooke
The King's Curse - Phillipa Gregory
Four Stories - Alan Bennett
England & Other Stories - Graham Swift
Book of the Month - August
Our book of the month for August is 'H is For Hawk' by Helen Macdonald.
We love this book - here's a short review:
H is for Hawk is at once a memoir of grief and a falconer's diary about the hard-won trust between hawk and human. Macdonald also splices into the narrative a fascinating biographical account of fellow falconer and writer T. H. White. The language is spare, evocative and electric, charged with emotion. A brilliant, moving read - Louisa
We're offering a FREE coffee of Tea with every copy of H is for Hawk purchased.
Bookclubs
NB: Both our adult bookclubs are taking a break over the Summer and begin meeting again in September.
Booka Bookclub - Currently reading: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. Next meeting Wednesday 3rd September, 7.30pm at Booka
Book & a Beer Bookclub - Currently reading: Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World by Dalai Lama. Next meeting Thursday 11th September, 7.30pm at Booka
Children's Bookclub (7-9 yrs) - Now taking a break for the Summer. Next meeting in September.
First Thursday Bookclub (Moreton Hall School) - Currently reading: Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper and We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
New Bookclubs
We're starting the following new bookclubs in September:
- Children's Bookclub (10-12 yrs)
- Teen Bookclub (13+ yrs)
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