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My Bookshop by Corrie Perkin

Locality: Prahran, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9824 2990

Address: 513 Malvern Road 3142 Prahran, VIC, Australia

Website: http://mybookshop.com.au

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25.01.2022 Dear Melbourne, Please dont feel blue. Julia Bairds magnificent Phosphorescence is here to cheer. As the Australian wrote recently, reading this is Like spending an evening with a wonderful friend, with unlimited time and a glass of good wine in hand.... A beautiful and rallying read.

24.01.2022 A regram from our own post a few weeks ago when we looked at the 12 bestseller novels during CV-19 Lockdown (i). All we can say is: Groundhog Day. (And these beauties are still selling well)

23.01.2022 The State Government has said shops may remain open - for now. We will remain open - for now. If you prefer to shop without leaving your home, just call us on 9824 2990 or visit mybookshop.com.au to arrange your book deliveries. And dont forget: we deliver free of charge to homes within 10kms of our store

23.01.2022 The Monday Quote

22.01.2022 Where other practitioners of the genre revel in chaosthe coarse spectacle of society unravellingAlam keeps close to his characters, who, like insects in acrylic, remain trapped in a state of suspended unease.

19.01.2022 Some fine fiction for younger bookworms. One extra week of school hols = more time to read great books

18.01.2022 Open til 4pm today. Come visit

18.01.2022 What a tie-in cover! With a very big thankyou to my always wonderful husband Pete for organising the surprise framing.

18.01.2022 Is the industry’s purpose to make the widest array of viewpoints available to the largest audience possible? Is it to curate only the most truthful, accurate, and high-quality books to the public? Or is it to sell as many books as possible, and to try to stay out of the spotlight while doing so? Should a publisher ever care about any part of an author’s life besides their ability to write a book?

17.01.2022 The new novel by award-winning UK crime writer Louise Candlish is our weekend tip for crime fiction buffs. Writes the Daily Mail, After the phenomenal success of Our House, Candlishs new book is bound to be a bit of an event. This plot is very different, but Candlishs talent for youngish characters beset by contemporary sins is intact.

16.01.2022 And we are baking!

15.01.2022 The 2020 Miles Franklin Award winner will be announced later this week - and we are honoured to have copies of the six fine shortlisted novels in store. Just let us know if youd like all or any of these books

15.01.2022 Congratulations to Favel Parrett and Tara June Winch, joint winners of the Australian Booksellers Choice 2020 Fiction Award. These two outstanding novels - There Was Still Love and The Yield - are both in stock and perfect reads for this quieter Winter Lockdown time @favelparrett @tara_june_winch @hachetteaus @penguinbooksaus @booksandpublishing @loveyourbookshopday #whyilovemybookshop #fiction #goodread #novel #bookclub

12.01.2022 Angelina, Babar and Hairy Maclary

11.01.2022 Tabletop Tuesday is our excuse to celebrate all things food, wine, coffee and cake - and a chance to welcome Frankies At Husk to our Hawksburn Village. A famous St Kilda West cafe comes to Malvern Road. Yay! @frankiesathusk @frankies_top_shop @huskofficial @hawksburnvillage #hawksburn #hawksburnvillage #hawksburnvillageshops #malvernroad #prahran #southyarra #toorak #armadale #stkildaeast #richmond

11.01.2022 The Miles Franklin 2020 winner will be announced this Thursday! Stay tuned. Thanks for sharing Better Reading

10.01.2022 Because of Lockdown, we will be closed tomorrow (Sunday). Its been a tough decision to make (Sundays are such chilled, fun days in the shop). But we found during the previous Lockdown, people really tend to stay at home on Sundays, and use the day to regroup, rest and recharge. And so with hardly anyone around, we are going to do the same - regroup after a very disconcerting week, rest (because we all need to stay healthy), and recharge (because Week Two of Lockdown Chapter Two will benefit by everyones focus and energy and goodwill). Enjoy your Sunday x

10.01.2022 We wish all our Melbourne bookshop community a safe Lockdown Chapter ii and hope you and your loved ones our best wishes, good health, and positivity during this anxious time. We home deliver free of charge within 10kms of the Hawksburn Village and we are here to assist if you need a book to read, activity books for the kids, a good read for your partner, a book gift or gift voucher delivered to a friend, or your next book club book. Just call us on 98242990 or visit mybookshop.com.au. For now, we will be open 10am-4pm Mondays-Saturdays but we have decided to close Sundays until govt restrictions lift

09.01.2022 TONIGHT'S the NIGHT // Webinar with Hugh Mackay @ 5.30pm. Tickets $ 10 https://www.trybooking.com/BQKMA

09.01.2022 Were hitting the road this week and delivering books to our Friends on the Mornington Peninsula. Another Lockdown, another obstacle to stocking up on important reading material, gifts, greeting cards etc. We are here to help with our free home delivery service. DM with your order or call us on 9824 2990 before Tuesday 4pm with your requests and leave the rest to us. We are here to help, and happy to serve

08.01.2022 If you havent yet discovered writer Olivia Laing, please venture on the journey. Her non-fiction writing and her essays on culture in particular prompt and provoke. We love her, and we love this new collection of pieces which argue the importance of art in our lives. Writing in the Guardian at the start of the CV-19 crisis Laing maintained, Theres so much thats frightening, so much thats wrong. But if this virus shows us anything, its that were interconnected, just... as Dickens said. We have to keep each other afloat, even when we cant touch. Art is a place where that can happen, where ideas and people are made welcome. Its a zone of enchantment as well as resistance, and its open even now. Highly recommend this beautiful hardcover @olivialanguage @guardian @w.w.norton #olivialaing #whyartmatters #culture #whyhumanitiesmatter #essays #essaycollection #goodread #bookswelove #instabook #instagrambooks #bookstagram See more

08.01.2022 Melbourne, we will find the light at the end of the tunnel

07.01.2022 Homeland Calling is a collection of poems created from hip-hop song lyrics that channel culture and challenge stereotypes. Written by First Nations youth from communities all around Australia, the powerful words display a maturity beyond their years. Edited by award-winning author and poet Ellen van Neerven, and brought to you by Desert Pea Media, the verses in this book are the result of young artists exploring their place in the world, expressing the future they want for themselves and their communities. Check out many of the original songs and music videos on Spotify or YouTube. All royalties from the sale of the book will go towards Desert Pea Medias training and development programs in Indigenous communities.

06.01.2022 Stay healthy and safe, everyone. Look out for one another, stay connected, go for plenty of walks, and make the most of simple pleasures. And if you ever feel alone, just call in to the bookshop - or any of our beautiful Hawksburn Village shops - for a browse and a chat. We would all love to see you

06.01.2022 Our Lockdown go-to: the family jigsaw puzzle x

06.01.2022 When words matter..... We love this new book by British linguistics guru, writer and language blogger Paul Anthony Jones. The Cabinet of Calm - collection of 50 of the English languages most obscure words and phrases, each one selected to provide some calmative food for thought in difficult times, is how Jones describes his latest work. A thoughtful gem for these concerning times

06.01.2022 Melbourne Press Club and My Bookshop by Corrie Perkin upcoming events ++++ Wednesday 18 November (tomorrow) How to Read a Budget - Masterclass https://www.melbournepressclub.com/.../how-to-read-a-budget ++++ Wednesday 25 November Jane Harper - Book club event (Corrie hosting) https://www.melbournepressclub.com/.../jane-harper-in...... ++++ Thursday 26 November EDIT How to land a job in journalism https://www.melbournepressclub.com/.../the-edit--how-to... ++++ Friday 4 December Laura Tingle with the Quarterly Essay (Corrie hosting) https://www.melbournepressclub.com/.../the-high-road-with... (FYI Laura will be assuming the role of President at the National Press Club at their AGM on 4 December) ++++ Tuesday 8 December Lily D’Ambrosio with Victoria's Energy Future https://www.melbournepressclub.com/.../victoria-s-energy... ++++ Wednesday 16 December Pat McGorry and John Cain with the Social Toll of a Pandemic. See more

06.01.2022 Blue and green should never be seen, unless with something in-between ...... or in a very tall fiction book stack

06.01.2022 6 great Australian novels

04.01.2022 We are open - until Government health officials say otherwise. Our doors are open 10am-4pm Mondays-Saturdays (closed Sundays during Lockdown). Please observe all health protocols, and unfortunately we can only allow 4 customers in our store at one time. If you would like to have any books home delivered, please call us on 9824 2990. And our new-look website offers 24/7 shopping and book browsing. Have a safe Saturday, everyone

04.01.2022 At 4pm today the winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin literary award will be announced. You can see the shortlist by swiping across. For now, we would like to once again acknowledge the extraordinary foresight of Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, one of the great figures of Australian cultural history. Born in country NSW in 1879, Franklin rocketed to fame with the 1901 publication of her most famous novel My Brilliant Career. Over the next five decades she worked in the US a...nd the UK as a writer, war worker, and womens rights advocate before returning home in the 1930s where the promotion of Australian literature became her focus. Franklin never married and had no children and upon her death in September 1954, left instructions for the residue of her estate - nearly valued for probate at 9000 - to be used to found an award for Australian literature. The award was first presented in 1957 and remains one of this countrys greatest artistic achievements. We honour her legacy @milesfranklinliteraryaward #literaryprize #award #milesfranklin See more

04.01.2022 "Significant concerns about the sustainability of Australian literature".

04.01.2022 Might this be the Lockdown Vol 2 good, fun read we are seeking at this time? Hope so, because we love Kevin and love his writing, especially his non-fiction work in various American publications

04.01.2022 Oh, Melbourne Our beautiful UNESCO City of Literature goes back into Lockdown. And we are ready. Stay healthy, everyone. Comply. Follow physical distance rulings. Sanitise and wash your hands. Keep connected to your loved ones. Exercise. Meditate. Read books. Write down your thoughts. And we hope you find joy in lifes little pleasures

03.01.2022 Tabletop Tuesday begins today with a book on manners for the modern family by mother-of-five Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece. The publishers note reads: The founder of a successful childrens clothing line, author of an influential parenting blog, and mother of five children, Marie-Chantal of Greece is constantly asked how she manages to do it allraise her kids and run her business while leading an active social life. So many of these queriesabout proper etiquette for children in our fast-paced, technology-centred worldled her to recognise the need for a modern handbook on childrens manners.

03.01.2022 Italian food via The Silver Spoon series

02.01.2022 First Chapters We Love; The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and first published in 1911. Please, please read it first with your 8-12 year-old before you all go together to see the beautiful new film version featuring Colin Firth and Julie Walters .....

01.01.2022 Dont you just love it when the cheesecake you cook not only TASTES FAB but it looks not dissimilar to the one in the recipe book? Thanks to Melbourne chef, Insta goddess and food writer Julia Bussuttil Nishimura, its impossible to go wrong. (Julia has a new cookbook arriving end of August so stay tuned !!) @juliaostro @plumbooks @macmillanaus #cookbook #cookbooks #booksforcooks #recipes #cheesecake