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Book Week 2020: Our Top Recommendations

Two new middle-grade novels to foster a love of reading

Monogamy

Hamnet

Actress

The Mirror & The Light

The Long Distance Playlist

Dear Girls

Sand Talk

The Dutch House

This Is How We Change the Ending

Three Women

The Girls

The Nickel Boys

It Sounded Better in my Head

Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day

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International non-fiction suggestions ☺️ 📕

International non-fiction suggestions ☺️

📕 ‘Hidden Potential,’ Adam Grant: On the science of improving for lovers of ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear.
📕’Shakespeare: the man who pays the rent,’ Judi Dench: the Dame’s life through all the Shakespeare characters she’s played, and including notes on her rehearsal and acting methods. Drama fiends will love this one!
📕 ‘Wandering Through Life,’ Donna Leon: prolific crime writer Donna Leon tells us about her peripatetic life, a memoir suffused with stories, travel and humour.
📕 ‘Listen: On music, sound and us,’ Michael Faber: On what goes on inside us when we listen to music. From biology to emotion, ageing to notions of ‘cool’.

Way more non-fic where these come from! Visit us in store for more ideas.

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💫 Happy publication day to HEARTSTOPPER VOLUME

💫 Happy publication day to HEARTSTOPPER VOLUME FIVE! 💫

We have a stack in store so RUN DON’T WALK to get your mitts on a copy of the latest Alice Oswald masterpiece ❤️

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Your Gift Guide Part 4

AUSTRALIAN NON-FICTION

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📕 ‘Bright Shining,’ Julia Baird: journalist Julia Baird turns her attention to the subject of grace in the modern world.
📕’The House That Joy Built,’ Holly Ringland: on overcoming fear and doubt in order to pursue joy in your creative life. An uplifting read!
📕’Question 7,’ Richard Flanagan: a truly visionary book that is sort of a novel, sort of a memoir, and kind of history… For lovers of literature and inventive works!
📕’Right Story, Wrong Story,’ Tyson Yunkaporta: from the bestselling author of ‘Sand Talk’. A fascinating insight into Indigenous thinking and storytelling.

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📕’Killing for Country,’ David Marr: a truth-telling project by journalist David Marr, who discovers a historical family connection with the brutal Native Police.
📕’Bite Back,’ Hannah Ferguson: from the founder of feminist media platform Cheek Media comes your empowering introduction to feminism and politics designed to include all readers.
📕 ‘I Don’t’, Clementine Ford: Clementine Ford makes the case against marriage in this love letter to women about an institution that may not have their best interests at heart.
📕 ‘Quaint Deeds,’ A. J. Mackinnon: from beloved travel writer comes a memoir about the ups and downs of teaching, drawing on the author’s forty years in the classroom.

GIVEAWAY! 📚 We have the sweetest Bob Graham g

GIVEAWAY! 📚

We have the sweetest Bob Graham giveaway for you this month thanks to our pals at @walkerbooksaus

This prize back includes:
☀️ A copy of Bob Graham’s latest picture book, ‘The Concrete Garden’ (which is SO cute!)
☀️ A limited edition signed art print featuring artwork from the book
☀️ A packet of chunky sidewalk chalk so you make your own concrete garden!

To enter:
🌱 Make sure you’re following us
🌱 Tag friends in the comments. The more comments, the more entries
🌱 Share on your stories and tag us!

The winner will be announced Saturday 9 December, so get tagging!!

**Please note that the winner must be able to collect from The Book Bird in Geelong West.

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Your Gift Guide Part 3 CRIME FICTION From cosy f

Your Gift Guide Part 3

CRIME FICTION
From cosy fire-side crime reads in the spirit of Agatha Christie, to gritty Australian rural crime, spy thrillers, and Scandi noir, we’ve got your who-dunnits covered…

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📕’The Last Devil to Die,’ Richard Osman: the latest in the ‘Thursday Murder Club’ series.
📕 ‘The Running Grave,’ Robert Galbraith: Cormoran Strike strikes again in this dark detective novel set in the Norfolk countryside.
📕’Mr Einstein’s Secretary,’ Matthew Reilly: something a little different from Mathew Reilly. An epic spy thriller set in the 1920s and 30s.
📕 ‘The Year of the Locust,’ Terry Hayes: the long-awaited sequel to ‘I Am Pilgrim’ which nearly every spy thriller lover has read!

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📕’None of This is True,’ Lisa Jewell: as featured on the Shameless podcast! An addictive, twisty read about two women, podcasting, and lies.
📕’Good As Gold,’ Justin Smith: an Australian Western set in gold-mining country in the late 1800s from the author of ‘Cooper Not Out.’
📕’Everyone on this Train is a Suspect,’ Benjamin Stevenson: a really fun, locked-room mystery about a crime writers festival on a train that goes terribly awry.
📕’The Seven,’ Chris Hammer: THE biggest crime release in Australia right now. A new rural read from the author of ‘Scrublands’ featuring detective Nell Buchanan from ‘The Tilt.’ You don’t need to have read ‘The Tilt’ to enjoy ‘The Seven.’

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POV: You work in an independent bookshop in a heritage village and it’s sunny outside ☀️ #thebookbirdgeelong #thebookbird

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Your Gift Guide Part 2

INTERNATIONAL FICTION

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📕 ‘The Seventh Son,’ Sebastian Faulks: for readers who love something slightly weird and beautifully done.
📕’The Postcard,’ Anne Berest: translated from the French, this novel about Auschwitz, Paris, and a mysterious postcard is getting rave reviews.
📕’Good Material,’ Dolly Alderton: the ultimate fun summer read about love, friendship, and different kinds of endings.
📕’Prophet Song,’ Paul Lynch: the winner of the 2023 Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a dystopian Irish political novel.

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📕’Tom Lake,’ Ann Patchett: the latest novel from Ann Patchett is for lovers of gentle, literary character-driven family stories.
📕’Light at Lavelle,’ Paullina Simons: from the author of ‘The Bronze Horseman’ comes another binge-worthy historical romance for lovers of Bridgerton.
📕’The Fraud’, Zadie Smith: acclaimed author Zadie Smith’s first historical novel is based on a real London trial in the latest 19th century.
📕’Wellness,’ Nathan Hill: the big whopping Great American Novel for readers of Jonathan Franzen and Elizabeth Strout.

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Bookseller Charlotte’s top reads of 2023! 📕

Bookseller Charlotte’s top reads of 2023!

📕 Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood (@allenandunwin)
📕 Wifedom, Anna Funder (@penguinbooksaus)
📕 The Visitors, Jane Harrison (@4thestatebooks)
📕 Question 7, Richard Flanagan
📕 I’d Rather Not, Robert Skinner (@blackincbooks)
📕 The Sitter, Angela O’Keefe (@uqpbooks)
📕 Foster, Claire Keegan (@faberbooks)
📕 The Goodbye Cat, Hiro Arikawa

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It’s December! And for us, that means making fun

It’s December! And for us, that means making fun gift guides to help smooth the whole present-buying process for you. Hooray!

Here is PART 1 of our Christmas gift guide, focussing on Australian fiction and complete with notes 📝 We will be posting genre-specific gift guides in the lead up to Christmas, so hit SAVE on these posts to easily refer back when you pop in store.

Questions? Just send us a DM.

AUSTRALIAN FICTION
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📕 ‘The In-between,’ Christos Tsiolkas: a wonderfully-told love story between two very different men in mid-life.
📕 ‘Stone Yard Devotional,’ Charlotte Wood: a meditative novel about retreat for lovers of literary fiction.
📕’The Visitors,’ Jane Harrison: First Nations historical fiction set in 1788. Very compelling and beautifully written.
📕’The Naturalist of Amsterdam,’ Melissa Ashley: for those who enjoy women’s stories from history with a big dose of nature. This is also a beautiful hardback with exquisite end-papers that makes a lovely gift.

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📕 ‘Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens,’ Shankari Chandran: the winner of the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Set in a nursing home and about community, race and resilience.
📕’Prima Facie,’ Suzie Miller: adapted from the hit play, this fast-paced novel is set in the halls of justice and examines how the legal system fails those who report crimes of sexual assault.
📕 ‘Green Dot,’ Madeleine Gray: the smart fun summer read for those twenty- and thirty-somethings in your life! This is getting excellent reviews.
📕 ‘Darling Girls,’ Sally Hepworth: THE Sally H is back with a new novel about secrets, sisters and a place called ‘Wild Meadows.’

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Bookseller Josh’s top reads of 2023! 📕 Papy

Bookseller Josh’s top reads of 2023!

📕 Papyrus, Irene Vallejo (@hodderbooks)
📕 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin (@vintagebooks)
📕 Liberation Day, George Saunders (@bloomsburypublishing)
📕 Family Meal, Bryan Washington (@atlanticbooks)
📕 A Country of Eternal Light, Paul Dalgano (@4thestatebooks)

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Bookseller Tyler’s top reads of 2023 📕 ‘Ev

Bookseller Tyler’s top reads of 2023

📕 ‘Everything Under the Moon: Fairy Tales in a Queerer Light’ (@affirmpress)
📕’The Isles of the Gods’ by Aimee Kaufman (@allenandunwin)
📕’The Sun and the Star’ by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro (@puffinbooksaus)
📕’The Secret History’ by Donna Tart (@penguinbooksaus)
📕’Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone,’ by Benjamin Stevenson (@penguinbooksaus)

Pop in store to chat more with Tyler about his best books of this year!

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‘Prophet Song’ by Paul Lynch has won the 2023

‘Prophet Song’ by Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker Prize, taking out the major award for his stunning political novel set in Ireland.

We have more stock on the way from the distributor, which should be landing shortly. If you’re keen to read this year’s Booker winner we will happily take reservations. Just shoot us a message or give us a call!

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We also have copies of all the shortlisted novels if you need something to tide you over until ‘Prophet Song’ arrives ☺️

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Bookseller Sarah’s favourite reads of 2023!

📕 Empress of the Nile, Lynne Olson (@scribepub)
📕 Search History, Amy Taylor (@allenandunwin)
📕 The Guest, Emma Cline
📕 Monsters, Claire Dederer (@sceptrebooks)
📕 In Memoriam, Alice Winn (@vikingbooks)
📕 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin (@vintagebooks)
📕 Cult Classic, Sloane Crosley

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Gift vouchers can now be purchased online!! 🎁

Gift vouchers can now be purchased online!! 🎁

Just in time for the giving season, our online shop now sells digital gift vouchers that you can fill out and send straight to the recipient. Find the relevant page under the “gift vouchers” tab on our online shop.

**Please note: for now, buying gift cards online is easiest on a desktop or laptop. The mobile display is still being ironed out, so just pop on to your computer for the smoothest experience. If that all sounds a bit too hard, our staff are always happy to help over the phone (03 5224 1438).

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