Chapter Two Books

There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child... Make Christmas morning a little more exciting for the adults in your life by gifting your loved ones (or yourself) some literature... Or perhaps spoil the children even more with some more additions for their bookshelves. We have the perfect Christmas pick me gifts up for even the biggest grinches!

As Tolstoy said: "Spring is the time of plans and projects", how about a finding a book to inspire your springtime plans and projects...

Tomorrow is National Bookshop Day - a day that aims to celebrate the joy of reading books, a day to thank our loyal customers for their continued support, and a day to encourage all Australians to shop locally.

"Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just." ~Blaise Pascal

As John Steinbeck one said, "What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” While we wait for the return of the sun why not lose yourself in a good book - accompanied by a glass of red by the fire of course.

With Mother's Day just around the corner there is no better excuse to spend this autumn day surrounded by books and beautiful autumn leaves. From cook books to gardening guides, from wonderful fiction to inspiring artistic hardbacks and every genre in between, we have unique gifts for all kinds of mums.

Today we celebrate freedom, and those that fought and died for it in many parts of the world.

"Easter combines the best of the present with the traditions of the past – like Cadbury cream eggs with hunting and gathering".

"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." - Irina Dunn

Today is International Women's Day. Show the women in your life you appreciate them and their contribution to the world. Women are strong, smart and sassy.