 EMMA JONES & HANNAH LOWE - Next Generation Poets 2014 Tuesday 10th February, 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka
Join us for an evening of poetry featuring performances by Emma Jones and Hannah Lowe from Next Generation Poets 2014.
Next Generation Poets 2014 is a major poetry promotion showcasing 20 exciting voices for the future. Previous promotions in 1994 & 2004 helped launch the careers of many of today's leading British & Irish poets including Carol Ann Duffy, Simon Armitage, Alice Oswald & Paul Farley.
The Striped World, by Emma Jones was published by Faber in 2009 and won the Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection. Hannah Lowe's first collection Chick, shortlisted for a number of First Collection Prizes, was published by Bloodaxe in 2013.
We are delighted to welcome both Emma and Hannah to Oswestry for what should be a great evening of poetry.
Tickets £5 (redeemable against poetry book purchase) Refreshments provided.
Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, give us a call, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page. |  Lost & Found Road Trip - BROOKE DAVIS Thursday 12th February, 1.00pm-2.00pm at Booka
We're delighted that Australian debut author, Brooke Davis, will be stopping off to visit us as part of her Lost & Found road trip across the UK. She'll be at Booka to do a spot of bookselling and meet with customers on Thursday 12th February from 1.00-2.00pm. A star in the making - pop in and say hello and get a signed copy of her book 'Lost & Found'
Lost and Found is a heart-warming, moving and joyful story of three lost people needing to be found - Millie Bird, Agatha Pantha and Karl the Touch Typist. Together, Millie, Agatha and Karl set out to find Millie's mum. Along the way, they discover that the young can be wise, that old age is not death, and that breaking the rules once in a while might just be the key to a happy life. |  Oswestry LitFest 2015 - 13th - 27th March Judy Finnigan & Richard Madeley, Alastair Campbell, Sophie Hannah, Dame Stephanie Shirley, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Matt Haig, Jesse Armstrong, Harry Potter Show, Marc Morris, Yasmeen Ismail, Huw Powell and more .... The sixth Oswestry Literary Festival takes place from Friday 13th March – Friday 27th March 2015 with a host of top authors, writers and journalists appearing at a range of events celebrating words written, spoken and sung. The Full Programme has now been finalised and is about to be announced. Big names attracted to Oswestry's LitFest this year include Judy Finnigan and Richard Madeley, Alastair Campbell, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Dame Stephanie Shirley, Sophie Hannah, Matt Haig & Jesse Armstrong. There will be a weekend of children's events, with Yasmeen Ismail, Huw Powell, Hugless Douglas and the official Harry Potter Tour Show, a 'What Makes a Classic' Literary Lounge, local author and historians at Oswestry Library, plus a number of fringe events, including film, theatre, sculpture & The Wilfred Owen Trail. Tickets for Oswestry LitFest's main events can be booked online at www.oswestrylitfest.eventbrite.co.uk or purchased from the official Oswestry LitFest Box Office at Booka Full programme details and news on the other events in the programme can be found at www.oswestrylitfest.co.uk and on the LitFest's Facebook page.
Follow the LitFest on Twitter @OswestryLitFest or on hashtag #OsLitFest. | |  ROSIE GARLAND - Vixen Wednesday 25th February, 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) at Booka Join us for an evening in the company of Rosie Garland as she talks about her latest novel Vixen.
Vixen is an extraordinary tale – a story of superstition and devotion in the time of the Black Death. Devon 1349 – the villagers of Brauntone are awaiting a sign. As they haul a stinking creature from the nets, new priest Father Thomas thinks it has finally come. In the hands of his young housekeeper, Anne, this creature is revealed as just a girl, but in the mind of Father Thomas she is to be so much more than that. And he will stake all but his own life on that as the plague rages towards the village and its people turn to him to save them.
Following on from her much-loved debut The Palace of Curiosities, Vixen is a moving, atmospheric novel with a compelling story that that will draw you in. We are delighted to welcome Rosie to Booka to tie in with the paperback publication.
Tickets: £5 (redeemable against book purchase) Refreshments provided.
Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, give us a call, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page. |  SJ WATSON - Second Life Wednesday 4th March - 6.30pm (for 7.00pm start) at Booka Join us for an evening with SJ Watson, the bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep, as he talks about his latest psychological thriller, Second Life. She loves her husband. She's obsessed by a stranger.
She's a devoted mother. She's prepared to lose everything.
She knows what she's doing. She's out of control.
She's innocent. She's guilty as sin. She's living two lives. She might lose both . . . Second Life is a gripping multi-layered thriller where no one is quite what they seem. One of the most anticipated novels of 2015 – we're delighted to bring S J Watson to Oswestry. Tickets £5 (redeemable against a signed hardback copy of Second Life) Refreshments provided. Please book in advance - for tickets, call in at the shop, give us a call, or purchase online via our Eventbrite page. |  NAOMI WOOD at Booka We kicked off our 2015 programme of author events last week with Naomi Wood visiting Booka to talk about her dazzling novel Mrs Hemingway - one of our favourites of last year and now out in paperback. Naomi gave an entertaining, warm and funny performance which was enjoyed by everyone. |  PICADOR CLASSICS - Special Offer As a prelude to the 'What Makes a Classic' event at this year's Oswestry LitFest we're running running a BUY ONE GET ONE FREE Special Offer on Picador Classics.
The Picador Classics series highlights the work of some great authors and brings neglected classics back into print. There are new introductions from writers and public figures to help set the works in context, plus afterwords from some authors providing added insight into the original publication.
Take advantage of this offer and rediscover a Picador Classic! | |
