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Welcome to our July Newsletter! Read on to find out about our upcoming events, blogs and latest packing room pick. | |
Café Booka Have you sampled our new Café menu yet? We serve brunch, lunch, coffee, teas and cakes. Pop in for a bite or two - takeaway available! View our menu here. | |
OSWESTRY An Evening with Annie Garthwaite – The King's Mother Join us for an evening with Annie Garthwaite, the critically acclaimed author of Cecily, as she talks about her much anticipated new novel The King's Mother. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
OSWESTRY An Evening with Dr Natalie Cawley – Just About Coping Dr Natalie Cawley talks about her new memoir Just About Coping. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
OSWESTRY An Afternoon with Barbara Erskine – The Story Spinner Join us for afternoon tea with bestselling author Barabara Erskine as she talks about her stunning new novel The Story Spinner. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
OSWESTRY An Evening with Jess Phillips – Let's Be Honest: Truth, Lies & Politics Truth, lies, and politics with bestselling author and politician Jess Phillips. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
BRIDGNORTH An Evening with Ann Cleeves – The Dark Wives Calling all crime fiction fans! Join us in Bridgnorth for an evening with bestselling crime writer Ann Cleeves as she talks about her new 'Vera' novel, The Dark Wives. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
OSWESTRY An Evening with Coleen Nolan – A Hand to Hold Join TV personality, singer and author Coleen Nolan, as she talks about her new book A Hand to Hold. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
CHESTER An Evening with Al Murray – Arnhem: Black Tuesday Comedian, author and military historian, Al Murray talks about his new book Arnhem: Black Tuesday. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
OSWESTRY An Evening with Strictly Star Janette Manrara – Tiny Dancer, Big World Calling all Strictly fans! Join Strictly star and It Takes Two host Janette Manrara as she talks about her new book Tiny Dancer, Big World Change your life for the better, starting today, with this primer on positivity. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
CHESTER An Evening with Louise Minchin – Isolation Island Book Launch Booka Bookshop and Linghams Booksellers are thrilled to host the book launch for Louise Minchin's debut crime novel Isolation Island. A tense, addictive thriller set within the world of hidden cameras and celebrity egos. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
OSWESTRY An Evening with Kate Atkinson – Death at the Sign of the Rook Bestselling author Kate Atkinson returns with a brand new Jackson Brodie novel, Death at the Sign of the Rook. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
WREXHAM An Evening with Ann Cleeves – Interviewed by Steph McGovern Calling all crime fiction fans! Join us in Wrexham at the William Aston Hall for an evening with bestselling crime writer Ann Cleeves, as she talks about her new 'Vera' novel, The Dark Wives. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness Discover the magic of ALL SOULS. Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself – and her family history – in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved Number One Sunday Times bestselling All Souls series...The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness. We love the unique case foil design of the Signed Independent Bookshop Exclusive Edition! | |
Guest Blog: Andrés N. Ordorica I have been a lover of books for as long as I can remember. Books afforded a younger me, quiet and aloof, a world of possibilities with infinite braver versions of myself. ![](https://mcusercontent.com/8aff04f3274584e7841d498da/images/737e341e-2b45-4cdc-1a9e-aceea65552ce.png) | | |
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