‘I love our bookish community, I love making decisions about the curation of our stock and being a part of the wider publishing industry and I love developing my bookseller superpower of recommending the right book at the right time!!’
From the latest chronicle in the story of Frank Bascombe by Richard Ford, to several books that take the reader across the savannahs and into the dark history of colonial Africa, to a translated work of Argentinian literature that, as Dave Eggers writes, ‘hits with the force of a freight train’. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
From a luminous and funny book about canine companions and grief, to a very grisly tale about every fathomable horror under the hot medieval sun.
From a Booker Prize winner’s new eco-thriller, to a brilliantly inventive work of prose poems by Melbourne-based writer Grace Yee.
From A Country of Eternal Light to Rainer Maria Rilke’s only novel.
These stories show how much the gift of books and a love of reading is shared within a family. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums!
Alison Roman dropped by Roaring Stories during her Australian tour of her new book, Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook.
From the great French novelist Émile Zola, to a combined cookbook and memoir. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
In his debut book, former Firedoor chef Jimmy Callaway takes us on a mouth-watering journey into the abundantly inventive world of the sando – Japan’s unique take on the western sandwich.
From an emotionally wrenching story about pregnancy, to an endearing fairy tale, to a historical fiction novel by Ann Patchett. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month
