Boobook on Owen – the one with the ocean views

by | Jul 12, 2019 | Bookstores

Boobook on Owen is nestled into the main Huskisson thoroughfare, between cafes, ice cream stores and real estate agents where wistful tourists have brunch, indulge their kids (there is a fudge store right nearby) and ponder making a sea change. The beautiful little...

Harry Hartog ANU – the one on the Uni campus

by | Apr 28, 2019 | Bookstores

It’s no secret Harry Hartog is one of our fave Canberra bookstores, so imagine how excited we were to learn that they were opening up a new store here!! Renaissance is the perfect word to descibe the new-look campus at the Australian National University (ANU)....

Christmas at the Canberra Bookstores!

by | Dec 17, 2018 | Bookstores

Public service announcement: You can now leave your Christmas shopping as late as you like – our plan below will keep you sane and your gift list sorted Confession time. We ADORE Christmas here at Tate House. Our Christmas trees are up, our author is spending...

Canty’s – the secondhand one in Fyshwick

by | Oct 15, 2018 | Bookstores

Don’t you just adore the smell of books – especially treasured, secondhand or old books? Ever spent an afternoon immersing yourself in them, hunting through shelves and picking out things you never thought you’d find? Well, if you haven’t been...

Cairns Books – the one in far north Queensland

by | Sep 28, 2018 | Bookstores

Sunny Cairns in far north Queensland was not the place we thought we would stumble onto – or into – an amazing independent bookstore! We lucked out finding Cairns Books in the air-conditioned glory of the Cairns Shopping Centre. Independently owned and...