Christmas Gift Ideas
Whether they’re into thrilling crime fiction, contemporary literature, gardening, cooking or more – here are our picks for the best 2023 titles to gift to a loved one this Christmas. […]
Frank Moorhouse and ‘Le Ghetto de Balmain’
By Matthew Lamb For much of the 1960s through to the 1980s the life and work of author Frank Moorhouse was synonymous with Balmain, Sydney. He was among the first […]
What we are reading in November
What Claire is reading Killer Traitor Spy by Tim Ayliffe is the third book in a thriller/crime series which centres on John Bailey a Sydney based journalist, ex foreign correspondent […]
Love Your Book Shop Day 7th October
Roaring Stories has an array of activities for you to enjoy on Love Your Book Shop Day on the 7th October. Visit us instore for great prizes, author meet and greets and much more. The team will be ready to welcome with you and you will receive a free tote bag with every purchase instore on the day ( whilst stocks last).
And you maybe the lucky winner of our All Killers No Fillers Book Stack! Purchase any book instore on Saturday 7th October, sign up to the Rowing Stories subscriber list and go into the draw to win the entire instant library prize consisting of 16 October new releases!
Read below about some of the great activities we have planned below and we hope to see you in store on Saturday.
What we are reading in October
From the latest thrillers to the recent history of the Solomon Islands and much more. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
Congrats Bronwyn! 15 years a bookseller
‘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!!’
What We’re Reading in August
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.
What We’re Reading in July
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.
What We’re Reading in June
From a Booker Prize winner’s new eco-thriller, to a brilliantly inventive work of prose poems by Melbourne-based writer Grace Yee.
What We’re Reading in May
From A Country of Eternal Light to Rainer Maria Rilke’s only novel.