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New Edition Bookshop

Locality: Fremantle, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9335 2383

Address: 41 High Street 6160 Fremantle, WA, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 What we’re reading: Snapdragon by Kat Leyh, a graphic novel for middle readers, which is a staff section favourite alongside Lucy Knisley’s Stepping Stones. There’s a little more spookiness in Snapdragon, but it’s also a really satisfying story about growing up and finding out who you are and what you can do. Good stuff!

23.01.2022 What we’re reading: Toto Among the Murderers, an atmospheric slice of student life in 1973, when just about every peril could befall a young woman living in the margins. A novel inspired by the author’s own brush with the infamous serial killers, Fred and Rosemary West. I love reading stories which situate the reader in the context where historic events occurred, so this ticks a lot of boxes! -Anne

20.01.2022 Today’s Bookface is a new biography on Vida Goldstein, the first woman to stand for Australian parliament in 1903. Suffragette, politician and tireless campaigner for equality, she also had excellent hats! Penguin Books Australia

20.01.2022 Catch local author Polly Phillips discussing her debut novel in a conversation with Emily Paull at Success Library. Head to the event page for more information or grab your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/polly-phillips-author-in-co

17.01.2022 A bit of excitement this morning as the shop became a location for an upcoming film. You may even catch a glimpse of a few staff members in the final cut!

17.01.2022 What we’re reading: The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay. Out earlier this year, this novel pricked my ears because it’s (in part) a post-apocalyptic road trip tale where ‘zooflu’ has swept the population, enabling humans to understand what animals are saying. The cacophony drives most folks insane, unable to filter the information streaming from the mouths and mouthparts of wallabies, crocodiles, housecats and blowflies. When Jean’s son kidnaps her granddaughter and heads for the coast, she sets out to find them with Sue the dingo alongside. It’s thought-provoking, frank and unsentimental, a really outstanding Australian debut. -Anne Scribe

17.01.2022 Vale Ron Davidson. Beloved local author, Fremantle legend and friend of New Edition Bookshop. We wish to extend our condolences to his family and those in the community who are grieving his absence, as we are. His commitment to Fremantle could never be forgotten. Thanks to Fremantle Press for this apt photograph.

17.01.2022 A heads up about Kembali 2020,an event run by our friends Writing WA which includes live feed from Ubud Writer's Festival. Tickets available via the event!

17.01.2022 Big week for new releases from Mr. James Foley! The latest installment of S.Tinker Inc., Chickensaurus, joins the other three AND a new hilarious picture book from the team who bought you My Dead Bunny, There’s Something Weird About Lena. Great spooky slapstick vibes for Halloween for younger readers! It’s all treat and no trick. Gingerbreads by the indomitable Kristy of course!! Fremantle Press Walker Books

17.01.2022 Check out these new 1000 piece puzzles with splendid scenes by Monika Forsberg !! Super bright and lovely, just like the staff.

15.01.2022 Shuggie Bain has taken out the Man Booker Prize this year! We’ve got plenty of copies, as well as the shortlisted titles if you want to read an entire esteemed stack.

12.01.2022 What we’re reading: Luster by Raven Leilani. An insightful, stiletto-sharp observation on life in contemporary New York as a black woman. Edie meets her older white boyfriend Eric at a tipping point in her life, and becomes enmeshed in his suburban family through a series of mishaps. It’s a minefield of sexual and racial politics, occasionally humourous and always twisted. If you like Kiley Reid and Sally Rooney with a dash of body horror and erotica you’ll be into Luster too. -Anne Picador books

12.01.2022 Recently we enjoyed the launch of maar bidi: next generation black writing, an anthology of poetry, essays, short stories and memoir from a diverse group of young black writers. It’s compiled and edited by local academics Elfie Shiosaki and Linda Martin, a journey through style, form and meaning to the experience of being a young person of colour in a conflicted world. Cover artwork by local artist Kambarni. Magabala Books

11.01.2022 Whether on two wheels or four paws, it’s a nice day to be on High Street.

11.01.2022 Staff Pick: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, a short novel about a strange summer which will make you think. When Lillian takes on a nannying position for her old boarding school roommate, it’s a surprise to learn first that Madison has married a very wealthy politician and second, become stepmother to two highly strung children who burst into flames when they’re agitated. It will keep you reading to see what Wilson does with this plot! Text Publishing

10.01.2022 Can we suggest the seasonally appropriate collection of comics by Sarah Andersen (Sarah’s Scribbles) about a sweet vampire-werewolf romance for today’s reading? Utterly delightful! Andrews McMeel

09.01.2022 A little bit of early Christmas magic, with a reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Wild Swans, set in a Manhattan brownstone in 1960. Be transported to a darkly magical realm where the princess enjoys a pizza pie!

09.01.2022 What we're reading: There's no Such Thing as an easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura, follows a young woman in Tokyo with career burn out who is searching for something simple to keep a regular income. The writing has a hypnotic rhythm that weaves a detailed narrative of the mudane and quirky intricacies of the day to day in a number of seemingly unrelated jobs that turn out to be more than they first appear. Most thoroughly enjoyed by Kat. Bloomsbury Publishing UK

09.01.2022 A new picture book with illustrations by the excellent Mac Barnett in a playful papercut collage style, great to read aloud! Walker Books Australia

07.01.2022 Way Out West! If you haven’t had a chance to check out this new history of the local music scene between 1960 and 1979, we’ve just restocked with plenty of copies, and each comes with a companion MP3 cd to enjoy! High Voltage Publishing

07.01.2022 It’s an especially good day when Suki AND Tuco visit!!

06.01.2022 Not one but TWO authors in the shop! We’ve got signed copies of A Crocodile in the Family and Bedtime Daddy, get them while they last!

06.01.2022 Feeling a little ruff? It’s a good day to paws and hunt out a fetch new book. This guy loves pawetry but we have plenty of paperbark fiction if that’s more your cup of kibble.

04.01.2022 Voted most comfortable rug in the shop, the Cooking section also boasts new releases from Hetty McKinnon, Julia Busuttil Nishimuira and Mr. Ottolenghi. Call in for a sniff!

04.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC week from New Edition Bookshop! Here’s a few of our kid’s books from First Nations authors and illustrators, new and old. Always was, Always will be.

02.01.2022 Mr. James Foley was kind enough to call in and sign copies of his books this week! Look for Chickensaurus, Gastronauts, Dungzilla and BroBot in Younger Readers. Fremantle Press

02.01.2022 A lived experience like no other, Emerson Whitney’s memoir Heaven is a kaleidoscopic whirl of intellectual sensory nonfiction which overturns what it means to grow up and situate yourself in the world outside of gender binaries. Unique, shimmering and perilous writing, great for fans of Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts. McSweeney's

01.01.2022 What we’re reading: Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time. A fascinating look at humanity from prehistory to now, and how we’ve been putting bread on the table all this time. Look for Alan’s review on our website: https://newedition.com.au Bloomsbury Publishing Australia