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Friday Night Spoken Word Performance Ever been to a poetry slam? Well, this is the Bookoccino take. We are shaking up another Friday night this summer with an interactive in-store performance, encouraging diverse voices

As perfect a novel as you’ll ever find. Wry and gentle, atmospheric and absorbing, Time of the Child is an enriching story about love and second chances by master storyteller Niall Williams. There are very few

Join us to celebrate this lush, illustrated book for lovers of fashion and interior design by bestselling photographer and author Robyn Lea. Set foot in the private spaces of twenty of the world’s top

Join us for an unforgettable event with Gina Chick, the inaugural Alone Australia winner, who tells the story of her extraordinary, indomitable life in one of the most powerful and moving memoirs you will

Hello Friends of Bookoccino, Welcome to your Summer Reading Guide! This is our sixth edition and our favourite one yet. You can click the image to view or download your guide via the button

Thurs 19-Dec: Avalon Village late night shopping with live music, carols, face painting, ice cream van and a visit from Santa, 4-9pm

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates   Words, books, writing, storytelling — the power to haunt, to change the world. With the force of a prosecutor and the lyricism of a poet, Coates takes us with

You can support our bookshop and promote your business to our community by advertising with us. Our reading guides are more than a catalogue for Christmas shoppers. Our next edition features cover art by

    THE MIGHTY RED by Louise Erdrich   One of those books you can’t wait to get home to. Funny and tragic in equal measure, The Mighty Red is a quixotic look at how

There is much doubt cast on Rooney’s talent as a writer, particularly following the wild success of Normal People. She is habitually positioned in a binary: a once-in-a-generation genius or over-rated, her prose hollow

  In minute-by-minute, fast-paced, riveting detail, Ben Macintyre,  tells the story of the seizure of the Iranian embassy in London in April 1980, a crisis largely over shadowed by the Americans being held hostage

Join us for an inspiring evening of poetry and musical performances by distinguished artists, and encounter new ways of imagining the natural environment. Poets: Judith Bishop (visiting from Melbourne), Martin Langford and Luke Fischer

  Join us for a special day at Trincomalee, Richard Unsworth’s historic home and garden on Lovett Bay.    Catch the ferry from Church Point. Bathe in the serenity of the Western foreshores. Enjoy scrumptious

Come on a journey of deep listening with world-renowned nature sound recordist Andrew Skeoch. Experience an evening of immersive soundscapes and discussion. Andrew uses sound recordings and spectrograms to introduce ways of identifying species

  To be a cake maker is to be woven into the sweetness of people’s lives. Baking is an exploration of romance, adventure and comfort. Join us for a delicious afternoon tea with Nadine

Date Booked  Do You Have A Question That You Would Like To Ask The Panel? 29-Aug-24 How do the States represented in the Electoral College achieve voter equity for all of those who will

A six part workshop with poet and philosopher Luke Fischer, open to adult writers at all levels of experience and valuable to anyone interested in improving their writing and deepening their appreciation of nature. Covering topics such

The latest book from staff favourite Amor Towles is a sophisticated collection of six great short stories and a novella. Short stories are sometimes a hard sell, but we plead with you to stay the course. They

A riveting family memoir. The author’s father was a soldier in Mao’s army in the 1950s.   His loyalty turned to disenchantment and escape to America.   Wong was New York Times bureau chief

We are delighted to present a special treat for our creative community this July, with a cosy and free performance by Peta Morris and Noah Bloom from Element Ensemble. An improvised and immersive audiovisual