Flood causes ‘several thousand dollars’ damage at Embiggen Books
Specialty science bookstore Embiggen Books is scheduled to reopen its doors at the end of this week, after flooding caused the store to temporarily close in September. Store owner Warren...
Bookseller+Publisher magazine: July issue top picks
The July issue of Bookseller+Publisher magazine has landed! Here are some of the forthcoming releases that impressed our reviewers this issue: Spirit of Progress (Steven Carroll, Fourth Estate, August) Clive...
Independent Melbourne bookstores hit by flood waters
At least two independent Melbourne bookstores were hit by the dramatic flash floods in the Victorian capital city last Friday. The St Kilda Readings store, located on Acland Street, was forced...
Melbourne college bookshop to close in March
The Ridley Melbourne Bookshop has announced that it will close its doors in March. The theological bookshop, which is part of Ridley residential College in Melbourne's inner north, sent a...
Emerging Writers Festival: The story so far
[caption id="attachment_1562" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Lifted Brow at Page Parlour"][/caption] The Emerging Writers Festival (EWF) came to life on Friday night in Melbourne in the form of The First Word,...