News & Reviews
Musician & Author Sally Seltmann LIVE!
Join us for a family friendly record signing and special live performance by the multi-talented Sally Seltmann at 6pm on Tuesday the 2nd of August. An award winning Australian singer – songwriter and author,
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Latest…
Our latest newsletter introduces new events with Geraldine Brooks, Mike Donaldson, Sophie Hansen and Annie Herron, Sandi Logan and Bill Leimbach and in-store French lessons, our regular storytime and our favourite reads for the
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We talk with Damon Galgut – author of ‘The Promise’
The Booker judges have announced their shortlist of 6 books and we’re betting on The Promise by Damon Galgut. His remarkable new novel (all of his novels are remarkable) is a sly, sweeping family saga centred on
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The 2021 Booker Longlist is here!
The Booker prize released its 2021 longlist on Tuesday, including Bookoccino staff favourites Rachel Cusk, Damon Galgut, Maggie Shipstead and Francis Spufford on a 13-strong list of titles vying for the shortlist, to be
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A gift that keeps giving
Would you like a special gift for your Mum, Dad, Sister, Brother or Best Friend? We feel like nothing much can beat the joy of a beautiful gift turning up unannounced in the letterbox.
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May — Our Book of the Month
Oh, Rachel Cusk. So cool and indifferent. Inspirer of division among literary friends; omnipotent and intentionally obtuse. Half of Bookoccino love you, and, because we love our better halves we dedicate May to you.
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Elizabeth Farrelly ~ Join the waitlist
It is our pleasure to welcome architect, philosopher and former Sydney City councillor Elizabeth Farrelly, in conversation with renowned architect Richard Leplastrier, to Bookoccino on Tuesday April 13th. This event is now SOLD OUT.
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Live music at Bookoccino
Visited by some of Australia’s finest musicians for intimate Friday night and Sunday morning sessions, Bookoccino is a unique live music venue in a quiet village. We serve excellent coffee, sumptuous French, Italian and
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Wry, insightful and a pleasure to read
Kati An excerpt from ‘The Committed’ by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Chapter 1 I may no longer be a spy or a sleeper, but I am most definitely a spook. How can I not
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Our Book of the Month
You know when you say something is your favourite, and then you feel bad for all of your other favourites? Well that’s where we find ourselves this month….torn between a book and a hard
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