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Assistant Manager wanted!
Mostly Books is looking for an Assistant Manager to join our small, delightful team on a part-time basis. We can offer the right person up to 28 hours a week. As a community bookstore that has been...
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What We’re Reading: August
Leela — Fever by Jonathan Bazzi I recently picked up Fever by Jonathan Bazzi, and was engaged from the first page. Translated from Italian, Fever is autofiction and Bazzi’s debut novel. It begins when...
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Miles Franklin Winner 2022
Each year, the Miles Franklin Literary Award goes to a stand-out novel that explores Australian life. This year’s winner is Bodies of Light, establishing Jennifer Down as one of the youngest winners...
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What We’re Reading: July
Jane — The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin Lenni is 17 years and Margot is 83 years. Between them they have lived 100 years. Meeting as patients at the Glasgow Princess Royal...
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What We’re Reading: June
Annie — Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Of the three narrators in Remarkably Bright Creatures, perhaps the most notable is Marcellus, the Giant Pacific Octopus who resides at an...
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What We’re Reading: May
Annie —Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan As the autumn sets in in earnest, I’ve been reading for either comfort or thrill. Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These has some of both – it is a...
View ArticleMoonbow Art
Amy Prior and Carly Schwerdt’s handprinted artworks draw upon extensive time spent in solitude enveloped in local Australian landscapes. Their work is an invitation, through its personal and intuitive...
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CBCA Shortlist 2022
The Children’s Book Council of Australia was established in 1945, and has been supporting quality Australian children’s literature ever since. Each year the Council selects books, for toddlers through...
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What We’re Reading: April
Annie —Love Marriage by Monica Ali During one of those imposed periods of isolation that seem to be touching us all, I took the chance to sink into a couple of novels that are on the lighter side....
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Indie Book Awards 2022 Winners
The Indie Book Awards celebrate Independent Booksellers’ support of Australian literature. Each year the Indie booksellers nominate their favourite books across six categories, chosen for their...
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The International Booker Prize Longlist 2022
The International Booker Prize goes to a novel or short story collection translated into English. The prize aims to celebrate diverse authors, and also the important role of translators, with the prize...
View ArticleOnline Author Event: Hannah Gadsby
In Conversation with Marieke Hardy 7:30 pm Adelaide time, Tuesday April 26thOnline event, available for 7 days after screeningTicket Cost: $10 ticket only // book + ticket $64.99 (including postage)...
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What We’re Reading: March
Annie — As we launch bodily into 2022, I’ve been reading two books about rediscovering purpose in one’s life and dealing with the past.Olga Dies Dreaming by Xocitl Gonzalez Olga Dies Dreaming is set...
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The Fringe at Mostly Books
DANIEL KEAN’S BIRDS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA Exhibition Launch Thursday March 10 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm We are delighted to host a Fringe show this year featuring the art of one of our loyal customers, Daniel...
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What We’re Reading: February
Annie — The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich & Good Blood, by Julian Guthrie Both the books I’m reviewing this month have themes of disease and community – one fiction, and one non-fiction. The...
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In Case You Missed It 50
Everyone has been a bit distracted over the last two years – routines have been disrupted, restrictions imposed and we’ve missed so many everyday joys like keeping up with the best new books, finding...
View ArticleA New Partnership
We have some exciting news for the start of 2022: one of our most familiar faces has cemented herself as part of the business! Charmaine and Annie are delighted to announce that they have entered into...
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WHAT WE’RE READING: JANUARY
Annie —Love & Virtue, by Diana Reid & The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich I read some great things over the holiday season (partly thanks to some enforced downtime) and two of my favourite...
View ArticleFeatured Artist: Dewa Sahadewa
These artworks were created by my friend Dewa who lives on the island of Bali. I met Dewa 10 years ago while walking through the rice paddies in Penestanan, near Ubud. Dewa lives with his family in a...
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Christmas Picks
Every year we are awash in a sea of wonderful books, and it is the job of our hardworking booksellers to choose their favourite recommendations as we come up to the holidays. Below, please find these...
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