Message from Booka bookshop, Oswestry.
| Welcome to our February Newsletter,
The dark days of January are behind us and February is full of promise. We have exciting events for adults and children, pre order opportunities and plenty of book chat. Read on to find out the very best of what Booka has to offer. Read reviews of the latest bestsellers. Find out in advance about our exciting events. Discover what our visiting authors have to say. | |
| Attend any instore event and get 10% off any other purchases instore on the night. | |
Jo Browning Wroe - A Terrible Kindness Join us for an evening in the company of Jo Browning Wroe as she talks about her stunning debut novel A Terrible Kindness.
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Andy West - The Life Inside Join us for an evening with Andy West as he talks about his unforgettable new memoir The Life Inside, an intimate and authentic story about the search for freedom.
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Story Time with Yas Join us for a Story Time with Yas reading the hilarious new picture book 'Frank and Bert' from author of The Suitcase, Chris Naylor-Ballesteros.
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Liz Hyder - The Gifts Join us for an evening with Liz Hyder as she talks about her debut adult novel The Gifts.
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Anna Jones - Divide Join us for an evening with journalist and broadcaster Anna Jones as she talks about her new book 'Divide', a call to action for town and country to make positive and lasting changes to benefit the environment.
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Ben Aitken – The Marmalade Diaries Join us for an evening with travel writer Ben Aitken, author of The Gran Tour, as he talks about his new book The Marmalade Diaries, a portrait of an intergenerational friendship.
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Natasha Solomons – I, Mona Lisa Join us for an evening with bestselling novelist and screen writer Natasha Solomons as she talks about her new novel I, Mona Lisa.
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Jess Phillips – The Life of an MP Join us for an evening with Jess Phillips as she talks about her life as an MP, lifting the lid on what a career in politics is really like.
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Lucy Easthope – When the Dust Settles Join us for an evening in the company of Lucy Easthope as she talks about her inspiring new memoir When the Dust Settles: Stories of Love, Loss and Hope from an Expert in Disaster.
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Story Time with Yas and Yoga Minis with Jess Join us for a Story time with Yas reading Every Bunny is a Yoga Bunny by Emily Ann Davison followed by a Yoga Mini session with Yoga instructor jess Jones.
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Patrick Gale - Mother's Day Join us for an evening with bestselling author Patrick Gale as he talks about his new novel Mother's Boy, a tender story of love, loss and a life hiding in plain sight.
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A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe
Our February Book of the Month is a celebration of the power of community, love forged in pain and the redemption that comes from deep kindness in the face of terrible loss
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Slough House by Mick Herron
Signed hardback Independent Bookshop Edition
From one of Ben's favourite authors, 'Slough House' is number 7 in Mick Herron's Jackson Lamb Spy Thriller Series. Set a year after a calamitous blunder by the Russian secret service left a British citizen dead from novichok poisoning, Diana Taverner is on the warpath.
Soon to be a major TV series staring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Already up to date? We have the next instalment 'Bad Actors' available for Pre Order ahead of publication this May. | |
The Life Changing Magic of Books
Books and well-being are at the heart of what we do and our purpose is to help people to live a life made better through books. One of the best and most grounding parts of my job is the incredible interactions and conversations that I have with our customers.
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A Passion For Books
Love is in the air – it's the month of Romance and here at Booka our hearts are aflutter with 'Book Love'. Of course, for us, 'a passion for books' is not just for Valentines, we spend every day falling deeply and passionately in love with books. We can be quite fickle – out with the old and in with the new as we welcome deliveries of the latest that publishing has to offer. They feed our hearts, body and soul in ways that chocolate can't.
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Devote Your Time to This Love Story
'Devotion' by Hannah Kent, is a new bookseller favourite. The eagerly anticipated (and now very battered) proof, has been passed around many of team and prompted a great deal of discussion. Click below for Bookshop Manager Ruth's review.
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