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Message from Booka Bookshop - A great list of coming events this autumn in their shops in Oswestry, Chester, Wrexham, Bridgnorth & even Liverpool
| Welcome to our August 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. | |
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.
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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.
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CHESTER
An Evening with Al Murray – Arnhem: Black Tuesday Comedian, author and military historian, Al Murray talks about his new book Arnhem: Black Tuesday.
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BRIDGNORTH
An Afternoon with Marianne Cronin – Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love Marianne Cronin talks about her new novel Eddie Winston is Looking for Love, a heartlifting story about the power of intergenerational friendship and finding love in unexpected places.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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BRIDGNORTH
An Evening with J.L. Blackhurst – Smoke and Murders Shropshire based crime writer J.L. Blackhurst talks about her new novel Smoke and Murders, the follow-up to Three Card Murder and the second book in 'The Impossible Crime' series.
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OSWESTRY
An Evening with Donna Ashworth – Growing Brave Bestselling author Kate Atkinson returns with a brand new Jackson Brodie novel, Death at the Sign of the Rook.
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OSWESTRY
Peter James – Book Signing Come and meet the man behind the books! Bestselling author, best known for his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, Peter James, will be signing copies of his new book One of us is Dead at Booka on Thursday 19th September 1.30pm
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WREXHAM
An Evening with Dan Biggar – The Biggar Picture Join one of the great Welsh Rugby players of all time as Dan Biggar talks about his incredible career and his new autobiography, The Biggar Picture.
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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.
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OSWESTRY
An Evening with Amy Jeffs – Saints: A New Legendary of Heroes, Humans and Magic Amy Jeffs, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Storyland and Wild talks about her new book Saints, delving deep into the history of Britain's past through the tales that captured the medieval imagination.
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OSWESTRY
An Afternoon with Liane Moriarty – Here One Moment Liane Moriarty, author of bestselling phenomenon Big Little Lies comes a compelling novel of family and fate, as a mysterious old woman shows confusion and paranoia in the lives of a disparate group of individuals.
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LIVERPOOL
An Evening with Tim Spector – The Food For Life Cookbook Bestselling author of The Diet Myth, Spoon-Fed and Food for Life, Tim Spector, talks about his new book The Food For Life Cookbook
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OSWESTRY
An Evening with John Lewis-Stempel – England: A Natural History Highly acclaimed nature writer John Lewis-Stempel as he talks about his new book England: A Natural History.
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LIVERPOOL
An Evening with Ian Rankin – Midnight and Blue From the iconic crime writer and number one bestseller Ian Rankin comes a brand new John Rebus thriller, Midnight and Blue.
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Jimmy Anderson: The Autobiography 21 years. 188 Test Matches. 704 Test Wickets. Jimmy Anderson reflects on a spectacular career as one of England's greatest ever bowlers, in his upcoming autobiography. A story of dedication and resilience, Jimmy gives his unfiltered take on his experiences coming of age as a 15- year-old playing for Burnley Cricket Club, the astronomic ascent to making his international debut at twenty years old and every astonishing moment in the 21 years since.
The Packing Room team have enjoyed many an outing watching Jimmy taking wickets. So, we are delighted to have signed copies available to pre-order now! Published 7th November. Follow the link in bio to get your copy. | |
Guest Blog: Penelope Slocombe As an only child growing up on a remote Scottish island, reading was a companion, a doorway to adventure, to faraway places, to the unexpected and the unknown.
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