It's Love Your Bookshop Day, so here's a list of my top five indie bookstores (in alphabetical order, because I love them all equally). Avid Reader & Where the Wild Things Are 191 & 193 Boundary Street, West End One of the first Brisbane businesses I fell in love with, Avid Reader is a Brisbane... Continue Reading →
Shop Local – Stay Connected
As much as we are all trying to stay abreast of what is happening in the world at the moment, it's eve more important to stay connected to the people and things we love, and that make us feel good. Lots of local people and organisations have wonderful online initiatives going (many of them free).... Continue Reading →
Cancelled: Sean O’Beirne launches ‘A Couple of Things Before the End’ at Avid Reader
Imagery supplied by Avid Reader PLEASE NOTE: This event has been cancelled due to the current health concerns and advice provided by QLD Health around non-essential travel. At this stage, the only in-store events being cancelled are specific to authors travelling interstate. All other events will go ahead as planned unless Avid Reader notify otherwise. Visit... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Liam Pieper launches ‘Sweetness and Light’ at Avid Reader
Imagery supplied by Avid Reader Wednesday 18 March 6pm arrival for a 6.30pm start Avid Reader Bookshop Krissy Kneen is in-conversation with Liam Pieper at the launch of his latest novel, Sweetness and Light; an intoxicating, unsettling story of the battle between light and dark, love and lust, morality and corruption. India, monsoon season.... Continue Reading →
Top 5: Love Your Bookshop!
We’ve compiled a list of our top five indie bookstores (in alphabetical order, because we love them all equally). Let us know if we missed your favourite!AVID READER West End, Boundary St This beautiful store is a Brisbane institution, with regular events with authors, literary salons and opportunities for emerging writers to read their work,... Continue Reading →