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Lesley McKay's Bookshop

Locality: Woollahra

Phone: +61 2 9328 2733

Address: Shop 3, 128 Queen St 2025 Woollahra, NSW, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 It's almost Mother's Day!! We have some gorgeous new books to help you show your appreciation and love for your mum! Just ask our friendly staff and we will wrap your books too!!

24.01.2022 Children are invited to the bookshop for Poppys Storytelling Circle.A fun and imaginative story hour for pre-school children aged 35 years. Every other Tuesday 10.00 am11.00 am. Free bookings essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

24.01.2022 Congratulations to Emily Bitto author of The Strays who was awarded the 2015 Stella Prize for women’s writing! Chosen from a shortlist of six fiction and nonfiction books that included: Foreign Soil by Maxine Beneba Clarke, The Golden Age by Joan London, Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven, The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna, and The Invisible History of the Human Race by Christine Kenneally. Emily Bitto was presented with $50,000 which buys a writer not only a degree of financial independence, but also time in which to pursue their passion. We wish her the best of luck for all her future endeavours, and would like to congratulate all of the shortlisted writers as well!

24.01.2022 TOLSTOY: A RUSSIAN LIFE We invite you to a literary lunch with Rosamund Bartlett, author of Tolstoy: A Russian Life, in conversation with Geordie Williamson, chief literary critic of The Australian. 2 course lunch with wine, by Damien Pignolet, $50 per person. Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12 for 12.30pm. Woollahra Hotel, corner Queen and Moncur Streets, Woollahra. Bookings Tel 02 9328 2733 or email [email protected].

23.01.2022 We have Yotam Ottolenghi's cookbooks 'Jerusalem' and 'Plenty' on sale now, just $40.00 each! So come in and grab them before we sell out!

22.01.2022 You are invited to the launch of Jessica Rowe's 'Love Wisdom Motherhood' at Lesley McKay's Bookshop, Queens Court, 118 Queen St Woollahra, 7 April 2011 at 6.00 pm.

22.01.2022 Celebrate the publication of The Imago - E. L. Grant Watson & Australia, by Suzanne Falkiner. An intriguing portrait of a pioneering writer of the desert country. To be launched by acclaimed biographer Jacqueline Kent. Thursday 17 March 2011 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm, at Lesley McKays Bookshop. RSVP 02 9328 2733 or [email protected]

21.01.2022 Come in from the cold and cook up a feast with 10% off selected Cooking Books!!

21.01.2022 Tomorrow Monday 6th October, we will be open from 10am till 4pm! Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful long weekend!

20.01.2022 Join us on Friday 24th of April at 10am to chat with Jane Mathews author of Midlife Manifesto. She will share her toolkit and her experiences with you, to motivate you, to define your goals and to take action. Its a free event, but bookings are essential so book online at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/ or call Woollahra Library on 9391 7100. The Tea Topic event will be held at Woollahra Council Chambers: 536 New South Head Road, Double Bay. See you there!

19.01.2022 Mother’s Day is fast approaching, so we have pulled together our top three picks from four top selling categories! Non-Fiction 1. One Life: My Mother’s Story by Kate Grenville 2. Ransacking Paris by Patti Miller... 3. The Porcelain Thief by Huan Hsu Cooking 1. The Best of Gretta Anna *for a limited time only it comes with a complimentary apron! 2. Home by Karen Martini 3. Spice I Am by Sujet Saenkham Crime 1. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 2. Gun Control by Peter Corris 3. Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo Fiction 1. My Brilliant Friend (Book 1) by Elena Ferrante 2. Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler 3. A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale

18.01.2022 Congratulations to Emily Bitto author of The Strays who was awarded the 2015 Stella Prize for womens writing! Chosen from a shortlist of six fiction and nonfiction books that included: Foreign Soil by Maxine Beneba Clarke, The Golden Age by Joan London, Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven, The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna, and The Invisible History of the Human Race by Christine Kenneally. Emily Bitto was presented with $50,000 which buys a writer not only a degree of financial independence, but also time in which to pursue their passion. We wish her the best of luck for all her future endeavours, and would like to congratulate all of the shortlisted writers as well!

18.01.2022 Due to sold-out Literary Lunch, we are hosting a second event with this fascinating author...a Literary Breakfast with Rosamund Bartlett, in conversation with Geordie Williamson, chief literary critic of The Australian. Delicious breakfast by Damien Pignolet $35. Thur 10th of February, 2011, 8.00 for 8.30 am, Bistro Moncur, Woollahra Hotel, Woollahra. Bookings 02 9328 2733 or email [email protected]

18.01.2022 Want to meet one of Australias most successful crime writers? Discussing his 40th Cliff Hardy novel Gun Control, Peter Corris will be talking with P.M. Newton at Woollahra Municipal Council on the 17th of April from 6pm. Address: 536 New South Head Road, Double Bay Book online at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/ or call Woollahra Library on 9391 7100, payment at the door of $20 (includes a glass of bubbly), or $10 for Woollahra Library Friends members... Cant wait to see you there!

15.01.2022 This weeks new release discount is My Story - by Julia Gillard, 10% off for a short time only!

14.01.2022 Our Christmas/Summer catalogue will be available in the bookshop from 1 December. Or you can download a copy at our website www.lesleymckay.com.au

12.01.2022 The 2015 Sydney Writers Festival is only a month away! Were so excited to see so many wonderful national and international authors on the program this year! Tickets are selling fast, but its not too late, so get in before you miss out on your favourite festival highlights! For details visit the festivals official website: www.swf.org.au or pop into our shop and pick up a program!

11.01.2022 Please be advised that tomorrow's opening hours are changing: Sunday we will be open from 10am till 4pm. Thank you for your continued support and sorry for any inconvenience!

11.01.2022 Come in for some awesome discounts! We have 20% off all cookbooks and 10% off Robert Galbraith's new crime novel The Silkworm!!

11.01.2022 Need some inspiration for your next great read? Why not pick one from our top 10 this week! Fiction: A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale The Presidents Hat by Laurain Antoine ... Falling In Love by Donna Leon Blood On Snow by Jo Nesbo My Brilliant Friend (Book 1: The Neapolitan Novels) by Elena Ferrante Non-fiction: Red Notice by Bill Browder Being Mortal by Atul Gawande The Porcelain Thief by Huan Hsu Fall of the Ottomans by Eugene Rogan Dear Life: On Caring For The Elderly (Quarterly Essay 57) by Karen Hitchcock

08.01.2022 The 2015 Sydney Writers’ Festival is only a month away! We’re so excited to see so many wonderful national and international authors on the program this year! Tickets are selling fast, but it’s not too late, so get in before you miss out on your favourite festival highlights! For details visit the festival’s official website: www.swf.org.au or pop into our shop and pick up a program!

05.01.2022 Mothers Day is fast approaching, so we have pulled together our top three picks from four top selling categories! Non-Fiction 1. One Life: My Mothers Story by Kate Grenville 2. Ransacking Paris by Patti Miller... 3. The Porcelain Thief by Huan Hsu Cooking 1. The Best of Gretta Anna *for a limited time only it comes with a complimentary apron! 2. Home by Karen Martini 3. Spice I Am by Sujet Saenkham Crime 1. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 2. Gun Control by Peter Corris 3. Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo Fiction 1. My Brilliant Friend (Book 1) by Elena Ferrante 2. Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler 3. A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale

05.01.2022 This Easter we are closed Good Friday, but will remain open on Saturday 9-5:30, Sunday 10-4 and Monday 9-5. Hope to see you all to pick up some great reads for the long weekend!!

04.01.2022 We've moved around the corner to a lovely bright shop in Spicer Street, right next to the Spicer Street Café. (Our mailing address is Shop 3, 128 Queen St). Telephone, email, etc are all unchanged.