It’s time to kickstart your imagination and get ready to write for our annual Kids’ Story Writing Competition as part of our Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week celebrations.
Kids’ Story Writing Competition 2023
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Diary of an autistic bookseller
April is National Autism Awareness month, which is about raising awareness, acceptance and inclusion surrounding autism. Our wonderful Indy generously shares some insights to her experience of being autistic and makes some reading recommendations for those who would like to learn more.
Reading Resolutions
We’ve put together some ideas to give you some inspiration, whether you’re looking to completely reset your reading habits or perhaps just seeking a little boost to your reading mojo by trying something a bit different.
Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas
Last minute gift ideas from our staff…
Christmas and January Trading Hours
Find out our trading hours for Christmas and early January…
Welcome to our new website!
We are so excited to share it with you…and we’ve got a great competition to get you started…
jock serong: 11 october
author event: jock serongtuesday 11 october || 6.30pmIn store | Tickets $10 | Bookings essentialIt’s been five years since we first hosted Jock Serong for an author talk at Farrells. We have been big fans since his first three novels – Quota, The Rules of...
alice zaslavsky: 24 november
author event: alice zaslavskythursday 24 november || 6.30pmIn store | Tickets $10 | Bookings essentialJoin us for an evening of foodie chat with the author of best-selling cookbook, In Praise of Veg, winner of the ABIA for Best Illustrated Nonfiction 2021, and a...
Love Your Bookshop Day 2022
It was truly a joy to once again be able to celebrate Love Your Bookshop Day in store – after two difficult years of lockdowns preventing it, how wonderful it was to be able to welcome all our lovely community inside to help us celebrate the day.
inga simpson: 9 november
We are delighted to welcome acclaimed writer, Inga Simpson, to discuss her latest novel, Willowman. Inga is the author of several novels including Mr Wigg, Nest, Where the Trees Were and The Last Woman on Earth, and is renowned for her nature writing. Her 2016 memoir Understory related her love of trees, and she expanded on this theme with her first children’s book, the beautifully illustrated Book of Australian Trees, in 2021.