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Re-opening in November!
A short, very happy, post to share that the store will be opening again in November! We’ve found a lovely, cosy new home for the store at...
Jodie
Oct 81 min read
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Signing off
I am about to transfer the website, social media and everything else for The Yass Book Store to Jodie. So this is my last post to say...
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Jul 12 min read
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The Yass Book Store lives on ...
The good news is that The Yass Book Store has a new owner! The bad news is that Jodie needs a space to put the shop. We have been looking...
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May 142 min read
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AFTERNOON of POETRY and SHOP NEWS
The shop is starting to look a bit bare and we are winding down, ready to close up next weekend. It has been a lovely couple of months...
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Apr 182 min read
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Don't know what to read next?
Award winners, shortlists, longlists and my pics... Awards The Australian Indie Book Awards were announced this week with Robbie Arnott...
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Mar 252 min read
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Win $850 worth of books!
Competitions and awards this month. Win books, grap one of the longlisted Stella Prize books and prepare for autumn. Enter the Indie Book...
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Mar 91 min read
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The Yass Book Store to close
Sadly, I have decided to close the shop at the end of April this year. Some of you may already know that our home is for sale and when/if...
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Feb 172 min read
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Meet the Authors: Exciting Upcoming Events and Book Signings
There are a few big events coming this month. Show your support for these amazing authors and come along. Romance on Library Lovers' Day ...
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Feb 101 min read
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Last events of the year
November is flying by and the big day is looming large! There are a few special events coming up - Peter Fitzsimons in Yass and Emily...
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Nov 10, 20242 min read
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Peter Fitzsimons coming to Yass
We have some very exciting events coming up in October and November. I'll be selling books at events at Goulburn, Crookwell and Yass...
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Oct 10, 20242 min read
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Big name authors
It's that time of the year again when all the big names release their books. Tim Winton, Liane Moriarty, Chris Hammer, Jodi Picoult,...
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Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Hibernate with a book or jigsaw puzzle
New in the shop this month Books coming soon Contact us if you would like to put a hold or pre-order any of these titles. Events Please...
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Jul 26, 20241 min read
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SALE
Don't miss our end of financial year sale. Starts tomorrow! If you can't make it into the shop this week - have a look at the online...
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Jun 24, 20241 min read
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The Parrot has landed
I am so excited to be taking over the wonderful local business Paper Parrot. Anne has run the online business from her home in Yass for...
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Jun 16, 20243 min read
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Author visits to Yass
If you have been in the shop recently you may notice I have moved things around a bit. The counter is now at the back, so Helen and I can...
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May 19, 20243 min read
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Great Australian Bookshop Tour comes to Yass
Have you read and loved The Rosie Project, like me? Maybe you have read Graeme Simsion's other books? Or Anne Buist's Forensic Psychiatry...
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Mar 24, 20244 min read
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CBCA notables for Yass Valley schools
Once again the Children's Book Council of Australia have come up with a wonderful list of notable children's books across several...
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Feb 28, 20241 min read
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New year, new books
January is always fun, with holiday makers wandering through the store, as well as locals grabbing holiday reads and books to keep kids...
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Feb 25, 20242 min read
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Local stars
We are lucky to have so many talented writers and artists in the Yass Valley and wider Canberra region. Sam Vincent has just been...
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Nov 10, 20233 min read
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Spring has sprung
It is wonderful to be in the shop looking out at a sunny, blue sky and not freezing. It feels like we have been hibernating and are just...
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Oct 5, 20233 min read
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