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Jo Hicks
Jan 26, 20233 min read
Happy New Year
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and relaxing break. January is a strange month where I lose track of dates and days - everything...
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Jo Hicks
Nov 12, 20223 min read
Festive season
It's coming! As much as we may try to avoid it! Christmas is appearing in shop windows and near supermarket checkouts. I even started...
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Jo Hicks
Oct 14, 20223 min read
Zines and a bit of mystery
The Southern Tablelands Arts (STA) Zine Workshop we hosted was fantastic! The kids created the most amazing zines with fabulous stories...
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Jo Hicks
Sep 23, 20223 min read
School holidays
Spring has sprung and the kids are on holidays for the next 2 weeks! We will be holding a zine workshop, run by Southern Tablelands Arts...
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Jo Hicks
Aug 21, 20223 min read
Celebrating local authors
Since opening the shop just over a year ago, I have met many talented writers living and working in the the Yass Valley and surrounds. In...
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Jo Hicks
Jul 18, 20223 min read
Author visits
July has been a month of author visits, book signings and a few great new releases (see the best seller list below). Yass seems to have...
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Jo Hicks
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Winter Solstice
As we get through these very cold days, I hope you are staying well and keeping warm. I am off to Sydney this weekend for the Australian...
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Jo Hicks
May 11, 20222 min read
Winter arrives
As the leaves change colour and fall and it gets cooler (a lot cooler), the shop has been a bit quiet. Several of the local cafes have...
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Jo Hicks
Apr 4, 20222 min read
A new beginning
Wow, February and March flew by... The big move turned out to be a blessing, more people discovered the shop and so many are loving...
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Jo Hicks
Feb 26, 20222 min read
Moving to a new home
We have moved! Last Saturday was my last day in the cottage. We opened again on Thursday in the Liberty Theatre, what a big week it...
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Jo Hicks
Jan 7, 20222 min read
OK, let's go 2022!
The past few months have been exciting and challenging for me. Moving from a safe, well paid desk job to become a business owner was a...
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Jo Hicks
Nov 8, 20211 min read
It's beginning to feel like...
I can't believe is is November already! This is my 4th week of long service leave and I am loving being able to concentrate on the shop,...
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Jo Hicks
Sep 1, 20211 min read
The Yass Book Store is online
I am so happy to be able to launch the online shop today to mark the first of September and the start of a very welcome spring! We are...
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Jo Hicks
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Your local bookstore
About 2 months ago, I decided to follow my dreams and open a book store. Maybe not the ideal time with Covid still impacting our lives...
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