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Message from Booka Bookshop
| Welcome to our April Newsletter!
Spring has sprung and our bookshops are bursting with brilliant new reads and our events programme is in full-swing!
Read on for details of our opening hours over Easter, our upcoming events through April and May, new signed copies available for pre-order, plus latest offerings from Cafe Booka. | |
| Please note our opening hours over Easter in Oswestry and Bridgnorth. | |
| Café Booka
We've introduced a new menu with filled bagels and are about to introduce some refreshing Spring specials to drink. Look out for new cakes and sweet treats too! We also have bags of our Lost Barn 1839 Espresso Blend Coffee (Ground and Bean) available to purchase for you to enjoy at home .... | |
Looking Back....
An F1 Mechanic, a crime writer, a morning TV icon and a Dragon -a few pics from some of the events we recently hosted .... | |
| More exciting events to look forward to this April and May - get your tickets now! | |
OSWESTRY
Holroyd Community Theatre
Mon 14th April - 7.00pm
An Evening with Parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt From the man who started it all, Paul Sinton-Hewitt tells the story of Parkrun, from his simple idea to the global phenomenon it has now become.
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OSWESTRY
Booka
Wed 16th April - 7.00pm
An Evening with Merlin Hanbury-Tenison - Our Oaken Bones Merlin Hanbury-Tenison talks about his new memoir Our Oaken Bones, a story of renewal, reviving a family, a farm and Britain's Ancient Rainforests.
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BRIDGNORTH
Wed 30th April - 7.00pm
Bridgnorth Library
An Evening with Rachel Joyce - The Homemade God Bestselling author Rachel Joyce talks about her new novel The Homemade God.
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OSWESTRY
Wed 30th April - 7.00pm
Holroyd Community Theatre
Victory'45 - An Evening with Al Murray & James Holland Bestselling historians and number one military podcast hosts James Holland and Al Murray talk about their new book Victory '45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders
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BRIDGNORTH
Thurs 1st May -1.30pm
Bridgnorth Library
An Afternoon with Louise Minchin - Isolation Island Join us in Bridgnorth for an afternoon with TV presenter, journalist and author Louise Minchin as she talks about her debut crime novel, Isolation Island, published in paperback on 24th April.
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OSWESTRY
Thurs 1st May - 7.00pm
Booka
An Evening with Louise Minchin - Isolation Island Join us for an evening with TV presenter, journalist and author Louise Minchin as she talks about her debut crime novel, Isolation Island, published in paperback on 24th April.
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OSWESTRY
Tues 13th May - 7.00pm
Booka
An Evening with Lucy Easthope - Come What May Lucy Easthope, the UK's top emergency planner talks about her new book Come What May and shares life-changing lessons on recovery learnt through a life working in disaster.
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OSWESTRY
Wed 14th May - 7.00pm
Holroyd Coomunity Theatre
An Evening with Reeta Chakrabarti - Finding Belle Join us for an evening with journalist and Chief Presenter for BBC news, Reeta Chakrabarti, as she talks about her career and her debut novel Finding Belle.
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OSWESTRY
Tues 20th May - 7.00pm
Booka
An Evening with Marcus Du Sautoy - Blue Prints Leading mathematician Marcus du Sautoy talks about his new book Blueprints, an entertaining exploration of how Mathematics shapes creativity.
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CHESTER
Wed 21st May - 7.00pm
Story House Theatre
An Evening with Ruth Jones Much loved actress, screenwriter and bestselling author, Ruth Jones, talks about her new novel, 'By Your Side'.
Booka Bookshop and Linghams Booksellers, working with Chester Literature Festival at Storyhouse Chester
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| More exciting author events to be announced soon! Watch this space... | |
Signed Independent Bookshop Exclusive Editions We are offering lots of signed copies for pre-order. Many of these are Independent Bookshop Exclusive Editions with special features, including bespoke endpapers and spayed and printed edges. Visit our website to view all that is available ... | |
| 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! | |
