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Jo Hicks
Nov 102 min read
Last events of the year
November is flying by and the big day is looming large! There are a few special events coming up - Peter Fitzsimons in Yass and Emily...
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Jo Hicks
Oct 102 min read
Peter Fitzsimons coming to Yass
We have some very exciting events coming up in October and November. I'll be selling books at events at Goulburn, Crookwell and Yass...
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Jo Hicks
Aug 302 min read
Big name authors
It's that time of the year again when all the big names release their books. Tim Winton, Liane Moriarty, Chris Hammer, Jodi Picoult,...
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Jo Hicks
Jul 261 min read
Hibernate with a book or jigsaw puzzle
New in the shop this month Books coming soon Contact us if you would like to put a hold or pre-order any of these titles. Events Please...
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Jo Hicks
Jun 163 min read
The Parrot has landed
I am so excited to be taking over the wonderful local business Paper Parrot. Anne has run the online business from her home in Yass for...
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Jo Hicks
May 193 min read
Author visits to Yass
If you have been in the shop recently you may notice I have moved things around a bit. The counter is now at the back, so Helen and I can...
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Jo Hicks
Mar 244 min read
Great Australian Bookshop Tour comes to Yass
Have you read and loved The Rosie Project, like me? Maybe you have read Graeme Simsion's other books? Or Anne Buist's Forensic Psychiatry...
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Jo Hicks
Feb 281 min read
CBCA notables for Yass Valley schools
Once again the Children's Book Council of Australia have come up with a wonderful list of notable children's books across several...
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Jo Hicks
Feb 252 min read
New year, new books
January is always fun, with holiday makers wandering through the store, as well as locals grabbing holiday reads and books to keep kids...
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Jo Hicks
Nov 10, 20233 min read
Local stars
We are lucky to have so many talented writers and artists in the Yass Valley and wider Canberra region. Sam Vincent has just been...
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Jo Hicks
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Spring has sprung
It is wonderful to be in the shop looking out at a sunny, blue sky and not freezing. It feels like we have been hibernating and are just...
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Jo Hicks
Aug 29, 20234 min read
Yass controversy
Well it was an interesting week with news our council wanted to remove a book from the library. I like many others, wrote to Councillors...
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Jo Hicks
Jul 24, 20232 min read
New opening hours
I spent Saturday at Canberra Cat Fest where we had a stall for the Yass Valley Cat Rescue and I had one for the shop. We raised money for...
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Jo Hicks
Jun 21, 20234 min read
The next book
June update from the book shop, events, new books and other news.
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Jo Hicks
May 22, 20233 min read
Yazzbar events
Winter is almost upon us and although May has been full of sunny days, it is cold in the shop. So over the next few months, some of the...
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Jo Hicks
Apr 19, 20233 min read
Bookbinder of Jericho release
The new book by Pip Williams, author of the bestseller The Dictionary of Lost Words was our most popular book in March. It is so exciting...
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Jo Hicks
Mar 16, 20233 min read
Notable children's books
Hello autumn! I can't say I am looking forward to cooler weather in the shop but I do love this season of changing light and colours. We...
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Jo Hicks
Jan 26, 20233 min read
Happy New Year
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and relaxing break. January is a strange month where I lose track of dates and days - everything...
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Jo Hicks
Nov 12, 20223 min read
Festive season
It's coming! As much as we may try to avoid it! Christmas is appearing in shop windows and near supermarket checkouts. I even started...
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