Best-selling US author, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, visits the busy little market town of Oswestry, Shropshire on Thursday 15th March at 2pm as part of the fastest growing literary festival in the UK. Vanessa will talk about her widely acclaimed debut novel, The Language of Flowers – a heart-breaking novel about the meaning of love, family…and flowers. Mandy...

Frank Cottrell Boyce will be visiting Oswestry Library on Monday, 12th March 2012 from 3.30pm. He will be talking about his new book, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again”. Enter your OWN DESIGN by downloading the picture and returning it to Oswestry Library by 29 February 2012. Here’s one design recently...

On March 13th 2012, several organisations including UNISON, the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI), Voices for the Library, The Library Campaign, Campaign for the Book and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) will be holding a joint lobby of Parliament calling on politicians to protect vital library services. In...

A Lunch with David Nobbs (Creator of Reggie Perrin) Mon 19th, 1 pm at The Walls Restaurant Tickets: £20 (£18 pre-booked before end of Feb) includes The Walls’ lunch. BOOK: 01691 662244 or email mail@bookabookshop.co.uk Creator of one of UK TV’s best loved comic characters, Reggie Perrin, David Nobbs is guest of honour at what promises to be a hugely...

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