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Message from Booka Bookshop - apologies for this being late but I have been a bit busy in the garden.
Welcome to our May Newsletter May has rolled around and it's finally starting to feel like Spring; the weather is warmer and the days are longer, perfect weather to relax with a good book. Read on to see our new events, Books of the Month and blogs. | |
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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.
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How To Be Fearless: An Evening with Louise Minchin Louise Minchin returns to the Storyhouse stage to talk about her new book, Fearless, Adventures with Extraordinary Women: a celebration of the intrepid, brave and trailblazing women who are breaking down barriers, smashing records and challenging stereotypes.
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Elevenses with Steve Jones – Call Time Join us for elevenses with Channel 4 F1 TV Presenter Steve Jones as he talks about his irresistible debut novel Call Time. Bob Bloomfield's whole life changed when his little brother Tom was tragically killed in childhood.
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An Evening with John Wright – The Observant Walker Join us for an evening with forager and author John Wright as he talks about his new book The Observant Walker.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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An Evening with Erica Davies – Style Chapters Join style influencer and former fashion editor Erica Davies as she talks about her new book Style Chapters, providing practical dressing suggestions for every life stage.
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Fiction - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller If you've read Unsettled Ground, Claire Fuller's Costa Award winning novel, you will know that her writing combines heart and melancholy without sentimentality, her quiet storytelling all the more powerful for its restraint, and this is equally true of her latest novel.
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Non Fiction - Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers I spend whole days working on mechanisms which can contain hundreds of tiny components. Each of them has a specific task to perform. Every morning when I sit at my bench, it is an adventure into a new timepiece with its own history to lose myself in. And in their history, we can find the history of time itself.
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Unbreakable
by Ronnie O'Sullivan Unbreakable by Ronnie O'Sullivan has quickly become our bestselling Sport title of this year! The book is framed around twelve lessons that 'The Rocket' learned over a career spanning more than three decades. This is Ronnie O'Sullivan as you've never seen him before, the definitive and unflinching story of a true British icon and a fascinating insight into the mindset of the world's greatest snooker player. | | |
Guest Blog: Claire Fuller The Books That Made Me Reading took off for me when I was nine when my family moved house and I had a term left of my final year at junior school.
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Wardrobe Revolutionaries On average, British women hoard approximately £285 worth of unused clothing within their wardrobes. This is the equivalent of £34 million worth of useless purchases in Shropshire alone.
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