Book Bazaar Umina Beach

Our Junior Bookclub meet once a month to have afternoon tea and chat about the book we have all just read. Everyone meets at Book Bazaar just after 4 depending on their school buses and then we head across to 304 on West for afternoon tea and discussion at around 4:05pm. The cost is $20 and includes the book and afternoon tea. New members are always welcome to message us and get started on the next book.
Book Description: The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Every... year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is in fact a good witch who shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna's thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge - with dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby. A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth's surface. And the woman with the Tiger's heart is on the prowl
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One of our recent staff favourites!

Our Junior Bookclub meet once a month to have afternoon tea and chat about the book we have all just read. Everyone meets at Book Bazaar just after 4 depending on their school buses and then we head across to 304 on West for afternoon tea and discussion at around 4:15pm. The cost is $20 and includes the book and afternoon tea. New members are always welcome to message us and get started on the next book.
Book Description: The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Ever...y year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is in fact a good witch who shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna's thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge - with dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby. A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth's surface. And the woman with the Tiger's heart is on the prowl . .
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We were lucky enough to go to a great event put on by Browse last night - "An Inspirational Evening with Emma Isaacs" of Business Chicks fame. Shauna Ryan from Strong Woman spoke and then the lovely Melinda Schneider sang as well as talking about her story and her new single supporting #NowAustralia. Emma Isaacs was the final speaker and spoke of the power of Winging It and heading towards the edge where the magic is. It was wonderful to meet so many amazing women, and a few men! Thanks Belle Property Killcare for buying a pile of books for your staff xxx Pan Macmillan Australia

Thank you Julie Allsopp ChessmanJulie for coming in to do a Father's Day window today 🙂 We have great present ideas for dad, from picture books to cook books and plenty inbetween.

Congratulations to all the winners and honour books for this year's CBCA awards.

Only 40 seats left for this one at the Erina Centre with Peter Phelps and Hachette Australia Books. Book your seat this week to avoid missing out.

The new Lonely Planet guide to the top 500 food experiences is out now!

Come and join us at the Erina Centre to hear Richard Glover talk about Australia in the 60's and 70s and why so many have such nostalgia for that time. Drinks and nibbles will be provided beforehand. Doors open at 3:15pm for a 3:30pm start. The event is free but you must book a seat. (Ticket link to come closer to the date)
The new book from the bestselling author of Flesh Wounds. A funny and frank look at the way Australia used to be - and just how far we have come. 'It wa...s simpler time'. We had more fun back then'. 'Everyone could afford a house'.There's plenty of nostalgia right now for the Australia of the past, but what was it really like?
In The Land Before Avocado, Richard Glover takes a journey to an almost unrecognisable Australia. It's a vivid portrait of a quite peculiar land: a place that is scary and weird, dangerous and incomprehensible, and, now and then, surprisingly appealing.It's the Australia of his childhood. The Australia of the late '60s and early '70s.Let's break the news now: they didn't have avocado.It's a place of funny clothing and food that was appalling, but amusingly so. It also the land of staggeringly awful attitudes - often enshrined in law - towards anybody who didn't fit in.
The Land Before Avocado will make you laugh and cry, be angry and inspired. And leave you wondering how bizarre things were, not so long ago.Most of all it will make you realise how far we've come - and how much further we can go.
'This is vintage Glover - warm, wise and very, very funny. Brimming with excruciating insights into life in the late sixties and early seventies, The Land Before Avocado explains why this was the cultural revolution we had to have' Hugh Mackay
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We will be going along as the bookseller next week to this event with Emma Isaacs. There are still tickets available if you would like to join us.

A lovely Love Your Bookshop Day message! We have had a fabulous day and gave away way more totes than lollipops - and I even scored a bottle of champagne from one of our lovely customers :) Thank you to all who popped in today xxx

** Booked Out - Hoping to add more seats or a new date soon!
Come and join us at the Erina Centre to hear Father Rod Bower introduce us to his newly published book 'Outspoken'. Outspoken' is a unique book that looks at the inspiring evolution of a man set on making the world a better place, one sign at a time. Drinks and nibbles will be provided beforehand. Doors open at 5:45pm for a 6pm start. The event is free but you must book a seat.
... 'Outspoken' is part life story, part love story, part manifesto. It is the story of Father Rod, known for his controversial roadside signs on display outside the Gosford Anglican Church. It tells of his childhood growing up in an adopted family, coping with the sudden loss of his father, leaving school at sixteen, his search for his birth mother and his journey to becoming a priest.
The controversial roadside signs cover many topics including gun control, climate change, Islamophobia, marriage equality, Indigenous rights, domestic violence and asylum seekers. These signs guide the development of his book which expresses a fresh, considered religious perspective on each of these controversial issues.
We are looking forward to an evening of positivity, compassion and warmth.
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Hoping to see some of you tomorrow for Love Your Bookshop Day - we even have cute lollipops and tote bags to give away :)

Looking forward to some interesting conversations about Arthur Less tomorrow, and to getting good coffee at Jasmine Greens Park Kiosk :)

Our Junior Bookclub meet once a month to have afternoon tea and chat about the book we have all just read. The cost is $20 and includes the book and afternoon tea. New members are always welcome to message us and get started on the next book.
Book Description:Quark's Academy by Catherine Pelosi Children's Book Author
SCIENCE IN PROGRESS - ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! Junior science geniuses Augustine, Celeste and Oscar can't believe their luck when they're accepted into an elite... and mysterious science academy summer camp run by the elusive Inventor Quark. From the moment they step inside the gates of Quark's Academy at the end of Molecule Drive, they know they're in for a week they'll never forget. But things at the academy are not quite what they seem, and the three quickly realise that they'll need to put their squabbles aside and their heads together if they're ever to get out of there alive... A page-turning adventure for readers aged eight to twelve, QUARK'S ACADEMY is bound to cause a hair-raising reaction! 'an engaging and entertaining debut for readers aged eight and up with an interest in STEM - or those who just love a well-paced adventure story with fantastical elements.'
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It is Love Your Bookshop Day on Saturday and Text are delivering cake! Message them to tell them about your favourite bookshop and they may get a special delivery (it doesn't need to be us, but we do love cake!)

Preparations are underway for the Australian Booksellers Association’s (ABA) Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) on Saturday the 11th of August. After big birthday celebrations earlier in the year we are keeping it low key but have fabulous tote bags to give away and lollipops and would love to see you on Saturday!

Maybe I need Prime Video....

Like a portal to another realm. A most wonderful place