Future Events

Hosting a regular programme of author talks, book signings and themed events is an important and exciting part of what we do. We work hard to bring an exciting mix of bestselling authors and some of the best new writers to Oswestry. Booka prides itself on creating an ‘event experience’ for both audience and author. As well as the bookshop we make use of a number of outside venues for our larger events.

In addition to our own events, we also provide bookselling services to support the appearance of authors and celebrities at a number of Festivals and Shows.

An Evening with Mike Gayle – Hope Street

19th February 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm) at Bridgnorth Library, Listley Street Bridgnorth Shropshire WV16 4AW

An Evening with Mike Gayle – Hope Street

Join bestselling author Mike Gayle as he talks about his uplifting and heartfelt new novel Hope Street. The greatest adventure is coming back home. Lila Metcalfe is a trainee journalist in Derby and she’s very used to being given the stories that no one else...

Tickets: £10 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of THope Street) or £20 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Hope Street).

An Evening with Lora Jones – The Woman In the Wallpaper

20th February 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm) at Booka, 26-28 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP

An Evening with Lora Jones – The Woman In the Wallpaper

Join us at Booka Oswestry on publication day of the most anticipated historical debut of 2025: The Woman in the Wallpaper by Lora Jones. The Miniaturist meets The Yellow Wallpaper in this sumptuous debut novel about three women whose fates collide in a wallpaper...

Tickets: £10 (Admits one, redeemable against a signed copy of The Woman In The Wallpaper) or £18.99 (Admits one, includes signed copy of The Woman In The Wallpaper)

Diane Ewen Book Signing – The Great Unicorn Rescue

22nd February 2025, 2.00pm at Booka Bridgnorth, 72 High Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4DX

Diane Ewen Book Signing – The Great Unicorn Rescue

Come and meet award winning Children’s author and illustrator Diane Ewen as we celebrate the publication of her new book The Great Unicorn Rescue. Diane will be visiting Booka Bridgnorth on Saturday 22nd February to create a special Great Unicorn Rescue window...

Tickets: £7.99 (includes a signed copy of The Great Unicorn Rescue)

An Evening with Clare Mackintosh – Other People’s Houses

27th February 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.15pm) at Bridgnorth Library, Listley Street Bridgnorth Shropshire WV16 4AW

An Evening with Clare Mackintosh – Other People’s Houses

Join us on publication day for an evening with bestselling author Clare Mackintosh as she talks about her stunning new DC Ffion Morgan mystery, Other People’s Houses. Even on the most desirable street, there’s a dark side . . . The Hill is the kind of...

Tickets: £10 (Admits one, redeemable against signed copy of Other People's Houses) or £16.99 (Admits one, includes signed copy of Other People's Houses)

Life in the Pit Lane – An Evening with Calum Nicholas

2nd March 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.15pm) at Peter Humphreys Centre, Oswestry School, SY11 2TL

Life in the Pit Lane – An Evening with Calum Nicholas

Calling all Formula 1 fans! Ahead of the 2025 F1 season, join us for an evening with Red Bull Racing’s senior engineer Calum Nicholas as he talks about his career and Life in the Pitlane, his inspiring new memoir. Replete with all the high-octane tales and...

Tickets: £25 (All tickets include a signed copy of Life in the Pitlane)

An Evening with Lorriane Kelly – The Island Swimmer

7th March 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm) at Peter Humphreys Centre, Oswestry School, SY11 2TL

An Evening with Lorriane Kelly – The Island Swimmer

Join us for an evening with much loved TV presenter Lorraine Kelly as she talks about her uplifting and heartwarming debut novel The Island Swimmer. Once the tide turns, you can’t hold it back… When Evie’s father falls desperately ill, she finally...

Tickets: £15 (admits one & includes a signed paperback copy of The Island Swimmer)

An Evening with Sara Davies – The Six-Minute Entrepreneur

14th March 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.15pm) at The Holroyd Community Theatre, Oswestry, SY10 7SZ

An Evening with Sara Davies – The Six-Minute Entrepreneur

NB NEW DATE & VENUE Booka Bookshop and Linghams Booksellers are delighted to present an evening with business woman, entrepreneur and TV personality Sara Davies as she talks about her new book, The Six- Minute Entrepreneur. Have you ever wanted to start or grow...

Tickets: £30 Admits One and includes a signed copy of The Six-Minute Entrepreneur or £40 Admits Two and include One copy of The Six-Minute Entrepreneur

An Afternoon with Sara Davies – The Six-Minute Entrepreneur

14th March 2025, 1.00pm (doors 12.45pm) at Heswall Hall, 111 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 0AF

An Afternoon with Sara Davies – The Six-Minute Entrepreneur

NB NEW DATE & VENUE Booka Bookshop and Linghams Booksellers are delighted to present an afternoon with business woman, entrepreneur and TV personality Sara Davies as she talks about her new book, The Six- Minute Entrepreneur. Enjoy coffee and cake at Heswall Hall,...

Tickets: £30 (Admits one, includes a signed copy of The Six-Minute Entrepreneur, coffee and cake) or £40 (Admits two, includes one signed copy of The Six-Minute Entrepreneur, coffee and cake)

An Evening with Jake Morris-Campbell – Between the Salt and the Ash

17th March 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.15pm) at Booka, 26-28 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP

An Evening with Jake Morris-Campbell – Between the Salt and the Ash

Join us for an evening with Jake Morris-Campbell, talking about his new book Between the Salt and the Ash: A Journey into the Soul of Northumbria. A writer’s quest to understand the deep past and uncertain future of his homeland. After inheriting the...

Tickets: £10 (Admits one, redeemable against signed copy of Between the Salt and the Ash) or £20 (Admits one, includes signed copy of Between the Salt and the Ash)

Broken Country – An Evening with Clare Leslie Hall

24th March 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm) at Booka, 26-28 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Broken Country – An Evening with Clare Leslie Hall

Join us for an evening with Clare Leslie Hall as she talks about her highly anticipated new novel Broken Country, an epic love story that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love? Everyone in the village said nothing good would come of...

Tickets: £10 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Broken Country or £17 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Boken Country)

Ladies Only – ‘Bad Manners’ West Mercia Women’s Aid Dinner

26th March 2025, 6.45pm at Hencote, Crosshill, Shrewsbury, SY4 3AB

Ladies Only – ‘Bad Manners’ West Mercia Women’s Aid Dinner

Ladies Only – ‘Bad Manners’ West Mercia Women’s Aid Dinner with Amy Beashel and Josie Long To mark the publication of Bad Manners – a novel inspired by the all-male Presidents Club dinner – author Amy Beashel and Booka are hosting an...

Tickets: £60 (includes two course buffet dinner, entertainment and a signed copy of Bad Manners)

An Evening with Hallie Rubenhold – Story of a Murder

28th March 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm) at Booka, 26-28 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP

An Evening with Hallie Rubenhold – Story of a Murder

Join us for an evening with renowned social historian Hallie Rubenhold, the award winning and bestselling author of The Five, as she talks about her new book Story of a Murder. In 1910, the name Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen entered legend. The remains of his wife, the...

Tickets: £10 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Story of a Murder) or £25 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Story of a Murder).

Farmotherlands Book Launch – An Evening with Julie Leoni & Friends

2nd April 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.15pm) at The Holroyd Community Theatre, Oswestry, SY10 7SZ

Farmotherlands Book Launch – An Evening with Julie Leoni & Friends

Join us for an evening of poetry, community, farming, nature and music as we celebrate the launch of Farmotherlands with Julie Leoni and friends. With Julie for the evening are Ian and Stef from Treflach Farm, Casha and Barbara from Babbinswood Farm and Tom Adams,...

Tickets: £18 (includes a signed copy of Farmotherlands)

The Grapevine – An Evening with Kate Kemp

3rd April 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm) at Booka, 26-28 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP

The Grapevine – An Evening with Kate Kemp

Join us for an evening with Kate Kemp as she talks about her stand-out debut novel The Grapevine, a gripping and atmospheric murder mystery that exposes the secrets behind closed doors in 1970’s suburban Australia. Australia, 1979. It’s the height of summer and...

Tickets: £10 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of The Grapevine) or £19 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of The Grapevine).

John and Paul – An Evening with Ian Leslie

9th April 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm) at Booka, 26-28 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP

John and Paul – An Evening with Ian Leslie

Join us for an evening with Ian Leslie as he talks about his new biography John and Paul, the story of the love and jealousy of two young geniuses who merged and multiplied their talents to produce one of the greatest bodies of music in history. John & Paul begins...

Tickets: £10 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of John and Paul) or £25 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of John and Paul).

One Small Step – An Evening with Parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt

14th April 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.15pm) at The Holroyd Community Theatre, Oswestry, SY10 7SZ

One Small Step – An Evening with Parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt

On your marks! Booka Bookshop, in collaboration with Adrenaline Sporting Events, are delighted to present 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...

Tickets: £15 without book (Admits One, £10 redeemable against a signed copy of One Small Step) / £27 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of One Small Step)

Our Oaken Bones – An Evening with Merlin Hanbury-Tenison

16th April 2025, 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm) at Booka, 26-28 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Our Oaken Bones – An Evening with Merlin Hanbury-Tenison

Join us for an evening with Merlin Hanbury-Tenison as he talks about his new memoir Our Oaken Bones, a story of renewal, reviving a family, a farm and Britain’s Ancient Rainforests. I lie on the rock to let my limbs dry after my immersion in the river. My bones...

Tickets: £10 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Our Oaken Bones) or £22 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Our Oaken Bones).