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Constant Reader Bookshop

Locality: Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9438 1763

Address: 27 Willoughby Road 2065 Crows Nest, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.constantreader.com.au

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25.01.2022 Constant Reader Polly Samson Event - https://mailchi.mp/const/constant-reader-polly-samson-event

24.01.2022 Hi everyone! The PM has spoken about needing to limit our browsing time when we are doing our essential shopping - we know this is hard in a bookshop (browsing is half the fun) but we are trying to help you shop as quickly as you can! If you know what title you want why dont you give us a call, you can pay over the phone and we can have it ready and waiting for you ahead of time.... If you are isolating and cant get out let us know we can put your books in the post for you or if you live in Mosman or Crows Nest postcodes we can run them around. Currently we are open 10am-4pm.

24.01.2022 The Constant Reader is currently still open as per the government advice and we continue to ensure we keep our premises as safe as possible for all. However due to the ongoing situation we are temporarily amending our trading hours. Effective the 25th of March 2020 our hours will be Monday Sunday - 9am 5pm. If for some reason you are unable to get in to see us please give us a call so we can arrange a way to get books to you.... Thank you for your patience and understanding and we hope you all stay safe. We will continue to serve our community as best we can for as long as we can. Constant Reader.

23.01.2022 Winter is here, do you have the right socks? We do but they are walking out!

23.01.2022 A story well told!

23.01.2022 Happy long weekend! We will be open tomorrow 10am-4pm.

22.01.2022 The Constant Reader Kiosk and Take-Away service has morphed into the Constant Reader Day Club - We are back to allowing 5 customers in the store at any one time once you have sanitised your hands at the door. We ask that everyone respect each other and our staff and maintain social distancing. Please keep browsing to a minimum to ensure everyone who wants to come in, can. Our hours are staying the same at the moment, 10am - 4pm Monday to Saturday and 10am - 2pm Sundays. ... Looking forward to seeing you back in the shop. Crows Nest - 02 9438 1763 Mosman - 02 9977 4533 www.constantreader.com.au

21.01.2022 Margaret Atwood returns to her poetic roots with a beautiful new collection, her first in over a decade. Through witty and wise observations our world, humanity and environment are spotlit with both realism and hope. In store soon and available for pre-order now.

19.01.2022 The Constant Reader continues to open to help our communities, as we can, get through this time. We are restricting our hours further and have further limited the number of customers in the shop in an effort to keep us all safe. From Monday the 30th of March 2020 we will be opening 10am - 4pm in both Crows Nest and Mosman There will be a restriction of only 5 customers in each shop at any time. ... If you know what you want why dont you give us a call ahead of time and we can have it ready and waiting for you! We ask that all customers listen to and respect the direction of our staff and maintain social distancing at all times. Thank you for your patience and support and we hope everyone stays safe!

19.01.2022 Thanks so much Serena for doing such a fun artwork for us!

18.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day!

18.01.2022 Huge congratulations to Douglas Stuart whose debut novel, Shuggie Bain, has won the Man Booker Prize 2020. Our resident Scot, Julia describes it as a tender description of a family living in the toughest of circumstances. Shuggie gets hold of your heart strings and, as with his love for his mother Agnes, doesn't let go.

18.01.2022 Our event last night with Craig Silvey was wonderful! Thanks so much to Craig and Tim Ross for taking the time to speak to us about this incredible and deeply moving book.

17.01.2022 Hi everyone, due to a national Optus outage our phones dont seem to be working. We apologise for the inconvenience and hope that all will be back online soon. While we are here, a quick update to the COVID situation. As the city opens up more and more it is important to remember that there is still risk and we are trying to manage it to keep everyone safe. We are currently allowing 10 customers in each store at any one time and are asking everyone to sanitise their hands on... the way in. Additionally we continue to only accept payment by card, we remind everyone we do not apply any credit card surcharges. This continues to be a difficult time, please respect our staff and procedures as we all try and manage expectations and keep ourselves, our customers and our communities safe. All the best everyone, stay safe and keep an eye out for further changes!

17.01.2022 Puzzles! Be quick very limited stock! Crows Nest - 9438 1763, Mosman - 9977 4533 10am - 4pm

15.01.2022 The long-awaited memoir from Barack Obama is now in store so come and pick up a copy today!

14.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day for tomorrow everyone! We are open on the weekend, but we ask that you continue to follow our social distancing measures - only five customers in each shop at any time, and mandatory hand sanitiser on entry (even if you are wearing gloves and just sanitised next door). Can we also ask that you keep your browsing to a minimum, for all our safety and so that any people waiting to come in can avoid a long wait? Please follow and respect the directions of our staff. Thanks for all your support.

13.01.2022 Winter has well and truly arrived this week, but we think that gives us a perfect reason to find a nice cosy corner and get lost in a great book! Our pick this week is The Spill by debut author Imbi Neeme - Writer. Anna is really enjoying reading Australian fiction at the moment and she really loved this book. She says: "A woman crashes her car with her two daughters in the back seat. There are no fatalities, but the ripples caused by the incident will not fade away. Thirty... years later, the sisters have just buried their mother and are trying to reconcile their wildly different memories of the crash and what came after. This is a story of tumultuous family relationships, especially that of the two sisters. The snapshots we see of their lives, always under the shadow of the crash, are poignant and illuminating. Nicole and Samantha are both deeply flawed characters, but by the end of the book I loved them both. Their relationship is incredibly fraught, but they never give up on each other. This was a story that has really stayed with me, and the more I thought about it the more I loved it. I am always drawn to stories about sisters and their shared history. I absolutely devoured this book and enjoyed every page of it!" Penguin Books Australia See more

13.01.2022 The excitement that comes with opening boxes of new releases never gets old, especially not with a new Kate Grenville to unpack! Her first book in many years, A Room Made of Leaves explores the life of Elizabeth Macarthur in the early years of the Sydney colony. Historical fiction with a twist, this novel tackles the place of women in society and the seductive appeal of false narratives. Pick up a copy in store now! Text Publishing

12.01.2022 Happy Birthday to us! One year ago today we opened our Mosman store. We would like to thank each and every one of our customers for supporting us through this big step, we couldnt have done it without you! Heres to many more years ahead!

11.01.2022 We have another highly anticipated new release to share with you today! David Mitchell is most well known for Cloud Atlas and has just released his first novel in five years - Utopia Avenue. We cant wait to read it!

11.01.2022 Constant Reader Events - Craig Silvey in Conversation - https://mailchi.mp//constant-reader-events-craig-silvey-in

10.01.2022 Local book delivery vehicle!

10.01.2022 Hi all, with all the news and uncertainty we would like to let everyone know that at this stage both Constant Reader shops remain open and committed to ensuring we continue to serve our communities as long as we can and it is safe to do so. This was an interesting article in todays Herald - https://www.smh.com.au//the-books-that-can-help-ease-our-t

10.01.2022 With our friends over at Beaufort Street Books in Perth we will be hosting an event with Lionel Shriver on a Zoom Webinar! Welcome to the new world! Hope you can make it, online. - https://mailchi.mp/constantreader/bu8x664xto-2723974

09.01.2022 Is June too early in the year to declare your book of the year? Anna doesnt think so! She has just read The Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts and its definitely her favourite book of the year (so far). Claire and Melissa are also huge fans - all three found it an incredibly powerful read that resonated deeply and really got to the heart of modern Australian life. We are very excited about this book, and cant wait to share it with you! Click through to read Annas review on our website. Pushkin Press

08.01.2022 With Fathers Day just around the corner we would like to take a moment to recommend our new favourite espionage thriller - The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare. Julia read it and absolutely loved it: "I bought this for my husband but couldnt resist nabbing it first and gosh I am very pleased I did! Shakespeare has woven a proper old-school style story of espionage and power games centred around a scientific breakthrough which promises untold wealth and domination to who...mever gets their hands on it. John Dyer however, into whose hands the secret is thrust, is utterly ill-prepared for the violence and desperation the discovery has engendered in his fellow parents at the Oxford prep school at which his son has just started. Pursued by baddies including a ruthless hedge fund manager, a bellicose Russian with a flirty wife and a determined but increasingly frantic diplomat, Dyer relies on his instincts and remains immune to the greed driving the quest for ownership of science in order to keep himself and his son safe. Juxtaposing historic Oxford with the world of espionage works supremely as the gripping story unfolds, heart in mouth, until the surprising but utterly right denouement." See more

08.01.2022 Together with Stanton Library we are hosting an online event with the delightful Belinda Alexandra on the 9th of September, at 6:30pm. Belinda writes wonderful historical fiction, and her new book is no exception! The Mystery Woman is all about the secrets that hide behind small-town respectability, and the hope for second chances. For more information click the link below. We hope you can join us!

07.01.2022 A fun read for the sports player or fan in your life, Titus O'Reily's new book promises jaw-dropping stories of desperate attempts to win leaving morals firmly on the sidelines. In store early November, this is sure to be a Christmas hit!

07.01.2022 We hope you all have a fantastic Easter holiday with lots of video calls to family and friends! We will be taking a break for the public holidays and will be closed from Friday to Monday. So only the Easter Bunny will be making any deliveries. But never fear we will be back at 10am Tuesday the 14th. Thanks for all your support everyone, stay safe!

07.01.2022 Congratulations to all the authors on the Miles Franklin longlist this year!

07.01.2022 What could be better on a cold and gloomy weekend than curling up somewhere warm with a good book? We certainly cant think of anything nicer! We recommend Lionel Shrivers new novel, The Motion of the Body Through Space, a darkly humorous social satire. Kit says: "I will start off by admitting that this was my first Lionel Shriver, and that this was not the type of book I would ordinarily read, but by god I am glad that I did! This is what I call a good book. The Motion o...f the Body Through Space was highly enjoyable; a superbly written and darkly hilarious literary feast. This was a book where I simultaneously savoured each page but also one where I found myself not wanting to put it down! I was sceptical that black humour could work with a literary writing style, but Shriver impressed me. Not only was it filled with sardonic humour that had me chuckling consistently, but the sheer quality of the writing itself made me exceedingly happy. The lead character, Serenata perfectly embodied the style and tone of Shrivers writing as an intelligent, mordant, acerbic wit who perfectly satirises the fitness industry and contemporary American society." HarperCollins Lionel Shriver Author Page See more

06.01.2022 Constant Reader Events - David Mitchell in Conversation - https://mailchi.mp//constant-reader-events-david-mitchell-

06.01.2022 Congratulations Tara June Winch!

05.01.2022 The brand new Treehouse book from Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton is out now!

05.01.2022 The absolutely delightful Nat Amoore - Writer & Podcast Host came to visit us today. Nats new book, The Power of Positive Pranking, has just arrived in store - it is a fun and funny read for kids aged 8-11 - and we now have a limited amount of signed copies available. Grab yours while they last!

04.01.2022 Congratulations to all the authors shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award this year!

03.01.2022 Congratulations to the Booker Prize Shortlist! https://www.constantreader.com.au/c/booker-prize-short-list

03.01.2022 Looking for a good read for an 8-14 year-old? Or a fan of Harry Potter? See Ericas review of the Keeper of the Lost Cities

02.01.2022 Congratulations to the 2020 CBCA winners!

02.01.2022 Hi Everyone, Just a quick update regarding our Constant Reader Kiosk. Thank you all for your support and encouragement. Please can we ask that you think about what you need before you come up to the shop to keep your time at the doors to a minimum. While we can assist, we do need to keep the door areas clear and safe. We dont want to have to close fully if we can avoid it. Heres a link to our new reading guide, have a browse online and give us a call to put something asid...e for you before you come up. http://www.constantreader.com.au/reading-guide Thank you all for your cooperation. Stay Safe!

01.01.2022 The long-awaited memoir of former president Barack Obama has been announced! Due to be published in November of this year, just a couple of weeks after the presidential election, it will "tell the story of Obamas rise from young community organiser to 44th US president, providing a deeply personal account of the balancing act of running for office as a Black American, as well as the demands of the presidency on his family." We cant wait! Penguin Random House Barack Obama

01.01.2022 You may not be able to browse in store at the moment but the windows are chock full of new releases and great books! The doors are open for pick ups and suggestions so come have a browse of the window while out for the essentials or give us a call or send us an email. Crows Nest 94381763 or Mosman 99774533.

01.01.2022 Julia Bairds new book, Phosphorescence, has been one of our most requested books of the year. We have a lovely pile of copies back in store, and we think it is the perfect read for these strange and difficult times. Grab a copy in store today!

01.01.2022 To ensure that we keep our staff and our customers safe, we have made the difficult decision to change the way we do business and restrict the access to our shops. From today the doors will not be open for general browsing. But we will not be closing the shops completely! Our staff will be on the phone and email to offer advice and suggestions. Please give us a call Crows Nest 02 9438 1763 and Mosman 02 9977 4533. We will be open for the collection of orders made online or by... phone. We will also be delivering free of charge in our local areas (2065 for Crows Nest and 2088 for Mosman), within 24 to 48 hours on weekdays. All orders over $100 will receive free shipping. If you are not signed up to our newsletter click on the link below to subscribe. Thank you for all your patience and support as we navigate this impossible time. https://constantreader.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe/post