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Set in the early 1960s, JFK is president. From Guatemala, where Gabriel Dax, a hapless spy, uses his cover as a pedestrian travel writer, to gain an interview with a potential left-wing presidential candidate

Join us Saturday 11 October to celebrate reading and the importance of independent bookstores in our local community. Sally, Ray, and the team are planning a fun day with: – On-the-spot poetry writing by

Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away, David Gelles   He had  ‘a congenital aversion to authority,’ was arrested for vagrancy, revolutionised mountain climbing, scaling the

Buy Tickets here From the creator of Darling, Shine! comes an unforgettable memoir about fertility, family, grief and love. Growing up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Chloe Chapman thought her life would unfold

There is little doubt that climate change is impacting the world around us, from the weather to the wildlife and to humanity itself. But are we really making the changes necessary to turn the

Join Erin Hortle for an intimate Bookoccino event as we celebrating A Catalogue of Love. This stunning novel delves into the complexity of love – love of surfing, love of the natural world (particularly

I did not expect to find “Is a River Alive?” such an interesting even easy read. In flowing lyrical prose at once descriptive and informative. Macfarlane reveals the beauty of nature and the importance

Join us for an enthralling tale of legacy, love and reinvention set between 1840’s France and the colonies of Australia, with bestselling author Heather Rose. It is 1839, Van Diemen’s Land. A young woman

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2025 Winner Ghost Cities by Siang Lu This profound, highly imaginative novel cleverly draws on Chinese history to explore the absurdity of modern life and work. A young man named

Inside this Winter Reading Guide * Celebrate our cover artist, Tim Schultz. It was a privilege to visit Tim and witness his thoughtful, playful, inquisitive intellect reflected in his impressive library * A wide variety of

Join us on Saturday 16 August from 2pm for an afternoon of book-specials, games, competitions, performances and poetry for local kids! Plus, register with us and receive special access for 20% off our full

  You must read this smart, tragic, humorous story! Julia: Funny, smart, and strangely moving, I absolutely loved this book! Set in ancient Syracuse, but written with a modern Irish Street wit, it follows two

A wickedly funny satire. An academic flees a recent break up and lands in the absurd heart of Middle Eastern politics, charged with running a de-radicalisation program, armed with nothing but naïvely good intentions.

  Hard By a Great Forest reads like a dark fairytale for our times. Lyrical, unsettling and strangely tender, it is the story of young man on the hunt for his missing family, now

Modern Man is lost, floundering in a sea of neuroses. The legendary psychoanalyst presents an eminently readable theory of their origin and treatment, carefully articulating his understanding of the unconscious, the place of dreams

  Wed 03 Sep – 06:00 pm Glen Street Theatre (Glen Street, Belrose, NSW 2085) Suitable for ages 12+ 2 hours (inc interval) Kate Grenville is no stranger to the past. Her success and

Three debut authors join two returning finalists and a two-time winner on the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist, which the judges praised for “writing that refuses to compromise” and for inventing “new languages

  By the author of Bookoccino favourite Withering-by-Sea, a long-awaited new fantasy adventure novel for sophisticated 8-12 year olds who love a strong heroine and don’t mind a little danger. This much praised story will

  Helen Garner’s capacity to pay attention and look at life with a curious gaze has never wavered. In this simple, beautiful book she thinks about and appreciates young men as they train, play

Mums of Avalon, join us with your little ones for morning tea with Sophie Walker, founder of Australian Birth Stories and authors of The Complete Guide to Postpartum and The Complete Australian Guide to