Live like a local – explore like a tourist
To say that 2020 has been a tough year would be a gross understatement. I always encourage shopping small, shopping local, but ESPECIALLY this year - small businesses have been hit hard in the pandemic, and it is harder to recover, of course, when you don't have the resources of a big corporation. Many have had... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
When? 7.30am – 6pm this Saturday, August 11 Where? The fabulous Avid Reader on Boundary Street, West End is the only bookshop listed for an event in the Brisbane area – check the official website or social media to see if your favourite is hosting an event! You can find my Top 5 independent Brisbane bookstores... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, Shireen Morris launched her book Radical Heart, which event host Scott Stephens called "an astonishing piece of political and legal theoretical writing", in conversation with Richie Ahmat at Avid Reader in Brisbane's West End. Shireen spoke with passion and eloquence about the key issue that her book tackles – the fight... Continue Reading →
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 →
