 DAVID CRYSTAL - You Say Potato Tuesday 4th November 2014
7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka
Join us for an evening with linguist David Crystal as he talks about his new book You Say Potato. Everyone has an accent, though many of us think we don’t. We all have our likes and dislikes about the way other people speak and everyone has something to say about ‘correct’ pronunciation. But how did all these accents come about and why do people feel so strongly about them? Witty, authoritative and jam-packed full of fascinating facts, You Say Potato is a celebration of the myriad ways in which the English Language is spoken – and how our accents, in so many ways, speak louder than words. Tickets: £5 (redeemable against book purchase. Refreshments provided) 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 You Say Potato, please let us know. |  ALISON LAYLAND Book Launch - Someone Else's Conflict Thursday 6th November 2014 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka We're delighted to be hosting the book launch for Someone Else's Conflict, the debut novel by local author Alison Layland, published by Honno Press.
Jay is haunted by the ghosts of war who threaten his life and his love. Someone Else's Conflict is compelling narrative of trust and betrayal, love, duty and honour from a talented debut novelist. Join us on publication day for the launch of the book - it's FREE to attend. |  MATT SEWELL - Owls Thursday 4th December 2014
7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka Join us for an evening with artist and illustrator Matt Sewell as he talks about his new book, Owls. In this beautiful follow-up to Our Garden Birds, Our Songbirds and Our Woodland Birds, Matt captures the world’s most evocative bird: the Owl. In his much-loved pop-art watercolours and accompanied with his whimsical descriptions, Matt Sewell expresses the individual characters of owls as never before. With 50 hand-selected, hand-painted owls, this is a delightful book for bird lovers, adults and children and art & designs fans alike. Tickets: £5 (redeemable against book purchase. Refreshments provided). 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 & personalised copy of Owls, please let us know. |  ADELE NOZEDAR - Great British Sweets
Tuesday 9th December 2014
7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka
This event has only just been confirmed. Further details to follow. | |  DAVE GOULSON - A Buzz in the Meadow Wednesday 26th November 2014
7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka Join us for an evening with Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology and bestselling author of A Sting in the Tale, as he talks about his new book A Buzz in the Meadow. In A Buzz in the Meadow, Dave Goulson tells the story of how he bought a derelict farm in the heart of rural France, together with 33 acres of surrounding meadow and how, over a decade, he has created a place for his beloved bumblebees and other creatures to thrive. The book is also a wake-up call, urging us cherish and protect life on earth in all its forms – if we learn to value what we have then perhaps we will find a way to keep it. Tickets: £5 (redeemable against book purchase. Refreshments provided) 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 A Buzz in the Meadow, please let us know. |  CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NIGHT Thursday 13th November 2014
6.30pm to 9.00pm at Booka
Join us for a special Christmas Shopping Night at Booka - we've something for everyone on your Christmas present list.
We'll be showcasing the very best books published this year, plus our
distinctive range of gifts, Christmas cards cards and wrap.
Enjoy Fizz & Seasonal Treats and 10% of all purchases.
Hope to see you.
|  CHRIS HADFIELD - You Are Here Wednesday 10th December 2014
12 noon (doors at 11.30am) at The Wynnstay Hotel, Church Street, Oswestry This is a one-off opportunity to meet celebrated astronaut and You Tube sensation Chris Hadfield as he talks his new book, You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes. With his first book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life, Chris Hadfield captured the nation’s imagination and rekindled everyone’s fascination with space. He gave us a glimpse of what life might be like as an astonaut, circling 220 miles above the earth. In his new book he shows us, through magnificent photographs of the world seen from above, exactly what it is like to look through a spaceship’s porthole. In You Are Here, Hadfield creates a virtual orbit of Earth, giving us the really big picture: this is our home, from space. Through the photographs – many of which have never been shared – he unveils a fresh and insightful look at our planet. Chris Hadfield was the first Canadian to walk in space. He flew four space missions and was Commander of the International Space Station as part of Expedition 35. During the mission he also gained popularity by chronicling life aboard the space station and taking pictures of the earth and posting them through social media to a large following of people around the world. His music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” received over ten million views in its first three days online. His TED talk, delivered in March 2014, drew more than one million views in its first three weeks. Don’t miss out on your chance to meet astronaut Chris Hadfield and ask him what it is really like to be in outer space!
Tickets £10 (includes illustrated talk, £5 off a signed copy of You Are Here & 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 hardback copy of You Are Here, please let us know. | |
