Dear Blogger,
Message from Booka Bookshop, Oswestry
Welcome to our April Newsletter At Booka we're gearing up for Easter and so our hours vary slightly over the Bank Holidays.
Read on to see our new event listings, Book of the Month, Guest Blogs and Packing Room Pick! | | |
| Attend any instore event and get 10% off any other purchases instore on the night. | |
An Evening with Tristan Gooley – How to Read a Tree Join us for an evening with award-winning and international bestselling author Tristan Gooley as he talks about his latest book How to Read a Tree.
 | | |
An Evening with Nilopar Uddin – The Halfways Join us for an evening with Nilopar Uddin as we celebrate the paperback publication of her brilliant debut novel The Halfways.
 | | |
Crime on the Border with Lisa Jewell, Clare Mackintosh and Louise Candlish Join us for an evening with three bestselling crime authors: Lisa Jewell, Clare Mackintosh and Louise Candlish talking about the art of successful crime writing and their latest novels.
| | |
An Evening with Ruby Wax – I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was Join us for an evening with comedian, TV writer, performer and bestselling author Ruby Wax as she talks about her new book I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was.
| | |
An Evening with Joanne Harris – Broken Light Join us for an evening with the internationally renowned and award-winning author Joanne Harris as she talks about her new novel Broken Light.
| | |
An Evening with Rebecca Struthers – Hands of Time Join us for an evening with award winning watchmaker, designer and historian Rebecca Struthers as she talks about her captivating new book Hands of Time, an intricate and personal history of watches, time and the craft of timekeeping.
| | |
Mark Billingham 'in conversation' with C.L. Taylor – The Last Dance Join us for an evening with bestselling crime writer Mark Billingham as he talks about his brand new novel The Last Dance with fellow crime writer C.L. Taylor.
| | |
Reverend Richard Coles – A Death in the Parish Join us for an evening with bestselling author, broadcaster and all-around national treasure, the Reverend Richard Coles, as he talks about his new novel A Death in the Parish, the page-turning sequel to his number one bestseller Murder Before Evensong.
| | |
An Evening with Pat Nevin – Football And How To Survive It Join us for an evening with football writer, pundit, broadcaster, and bona fide legend, Pat Nevin as he talks about his new memoir Football And How To Survive It.
| | |
An Evening with Alison Weir – Henry VIII: The Heart & the Crown Join us for an evening with popular historian and bestselling novelist Alison Weir as she talks about her new tudor novel Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown.
| | |
An Afternoon with AJ Pearce – Mrs Porter Calling Join us for a cream tea with bestselling author A.J Pearce as she talks about her new novel Mrs Porter Calling, a heartwarming, moving and uplifting story of friendship, love and finding courage when all seems lost.
| | |
Brand New Passion for Books Subscription Welcome to Passion for Books, the new subscription box from Booka Bookshop. Join us as we read eclectically, unconstrained by genre, with our handpicked selection of brilliant, brand-new fiction. Exciting storytelling from writers we want to shout about. A mix of dazzling debuts, tales with local links, and fantastic fiction flying under the radar.
You will receive a beautiful wrapped, brand new hardback title, our current fiction Book of the Month. Alongside this will be a Passion for Books reading companion bookmark and pencil to record your thoughts, and a letter from Bookshop Manager, Ruth including her review of the book.
| |
Fiction - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld New from New York Times bestselling author, Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy is a smart, insightful, and funny social commentary on modern relationships, societal expectations, and the ungovernable laws of attraction.
| | |
Non Fiction - All The Wide Border by Mike Parker A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England–Wales border: Britain's deepest fault line.
| | |
The Earth Transformed
by Peter Frankopan Our next Packing Room Pick is The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan. Wide-ranging, topical and revelatory, this monumental account from the author of The Silk Roads of how the natural world has shaped human history sheds fascinating new light on both today's climate crisis and the epochal shifts of the past. | | |
Guest Blog: Amy Beashel I have friends who can reel off plots from books they read forty years ago. Character names, surprising twists, beautiful or frustrating endings, the minutiae remain impressively at the forefront of their clever minds ready for intricate discussion.
|  | |
Guest Blog: Haulwen Nicholas On my wall I have a book that is framed in a silver-coloured box frame with a hinged front, so that I can access it should I need it. I almost feel like this box frame should have a sign next to it saying, "break glass in an emergency".
|  | |
| Don't forget to follow us on social media, where you can stay in the loop of our shop floor antics and see what we've been up to! | |
