Award winners, shortlists, longlists and my pics... Awards The Australian Indie Book Awards were announced this week with Robbie Arnott...

Competitions and awards this month. Win books, grap one of the longlisted Stella Prize books and prepare for autumn. Enter the Indie Book...

Sadly, I have decided to close the shop at the end of April this year. Some of you may already know that our home is for sale and when/if...

There are a few big events coming this month. Show your support for these amazing authors and come along. Romance on Library Lovers' Day ...

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...

We have some very exciting events coming up in October and November. I'll be selling books at events at Goulburn, Crookwell and Yass...

It's that time of the year again when all the big names release their books. Tim Winton, Liane Moriarty, Chris Hammer, Jodi Picoult,...

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...

Don't miss our end of financial year sale. Starts tomorrow! If you can't make it into the shop this week - have a look at the online...

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...

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...

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...

Once again the Children's Book Council of Australia have come up with a wonderful list of notable children's books across several...

January is always fun, with holiday makers wandering through the store, as well as locals grabbing holiday reads and books to keep kids...

We are lucky to have so many talented writers and artists in the Yass Valley and wider Canberra region. Sam Vincent has just been...

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...

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...

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...

June update from the book shop, events, new books and other news.

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...