Bookstores

12 Jul Boobook on Owen – the one with the ocean views

Posted at 23:28h in Bookstores by TateHouse

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 store, like...

28 Apr Harry Hartog ANU – the one on the Uni campus

Posted at 04:58h in Bookstores by TateHouse

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). At...

17 Dec Christmas at the Canberra Bookstores!

Posted at 05:53h in Bookstores by TateHouse

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...

15 Oct Canty’s – the secondhand one in Fyshwick

Posted at 22:49h in Bookstores by TateHouse

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 to Canty's - read on...

28 Sep Cairns Books – the one in far north Queensland

Posted at 23:34h in Bookstores by TateHouse

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 operated by a...

24 Sep Harry Hartog – the one with a little extra magic

Posted at 05:02h in Bookstores by TateHouse

Ready yourselves for a post full of insane amounts of excitable and enthusiastic adjectives...

10 Aug Paper Bird – The one that’s all about the kids (and young adults!)

Posted at 23:05h in Bookstores by TateHouse

We at Tate House started reviewing bookstores because we can’t get enough of how they grow and enrich the communities around them, creating a love of reading and learning (not to mention how many of them support their local indie authors!!). Paper Bird--an independently owned...

14 Jul Robinson’s Books – the one where you can escape the fluorescent mall lights

Posted at 23:53h in Bookstores by TateHouse

‘It is a genuine pleasure to work here’ are words not always spoken but are a sure sign that you are in more than just an average bookstore. This is definitely the case for Robinson’s Bookstore, tucked away in the Monaro Mall, Canberra Centre. Stepping into...

09 May The Lane Bookshop – the one that is passionate about books

Posted at 08:42h in Bookstores by TateHouse

Age is not usually something people like to brag about, especially when we talk about our own! In the case of the long-standing independent bookstore, The Lane Bookshop, however, age is one of its many assets and something the team there are proud to discuss....