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Torquay Books

Locality: Torquay, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5261 2311

Address: 14B Gilbert Street 3228 Torquay, VIC, Australia

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

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23.01.2022 Bestselling author Katrina Nannestad returns with her most masterful novel yet and it’s already received some incredible praise from @favelparrett The perfect Christmas book for your avid young readers

22.01.2022 New cookbook in store from Bendigo local Benjamin ATO Sam. Originally from Ghana, Benjamin moved to Victoria in 2008 and is excited to be able to share his African culture and recipes.

21.01.2022 Today is @australiareads reading hour! To celebrate some of Australia's best-loved children's authors have written some special books They are available for $2.99 each

21.01.2022 A huge congratulations to the winning authors, illustrators and publishers of the CBCA 2020 Book of the Year Awards. @cbcaustralia

20.01.2022 Some of our younger customers have already started asking for Christmas books so here is a small selection of what is on offer We also have Christmas cards and wrapping paper available too for those of you sending packages overseas 9 weeks to go! Where has 2020 gone?!

19.01.2022 100-year-old Benjamin Ferencz is the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials, where he prosecuted 22 leading Nazis. Parting Words follows the story of his life including his learnings on ambition and determination, happiness, love and importantly how we can all make the most of ours. If you're seeking some wisdom, then this is the perfect book for you! #PartingWords #BenjaminFerencz

19.01.2022 Is there such a thing as owning too many cookbooks? We don't think so - such a source of creative inspiration, armchair travel and tasty, tasty food #torquaybooks #shoplocal #cookbookaddict

18.01.2022 Hopeful, uplifting and deeply moving, this collection by award winning writers like @favelparrett , is an urgent call to action, a powerful reminder that we only have one world in which to coexist and thrive with our fellow creatures. ANIMALS MAKE US HUMAN is also a fundraiser for our wildlife, from land, sea and sky. Proceeds go to the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Australian Wildlife Conservancy. @penguinbooksaus

18.01.2022 A beautiful new picture book from local author @reneetreml about a shy kangaroo joey. @penguinbooksaus @puffinbooksaus

18.01.2022 It's here! Go into the draw to win a personalised signed guernsey with every purchase of @garyablettjnr's autobiography

18.01.2022 In a cooking mood? Here are our bestselling cookbooks for 2021 so far. Feel free to click and collect if anything takes your fancy! We also have a newsletter so if you like book news, please sign up via the website #shoplocal #torquaybooks

17.01.2022 New book from @jppomare, a fast-paced psychological thriller that you'll absolutely want to read in one go! @hachetteaus

16.01.2022 It's here! The book we've all been looking forward to has finally arrived. A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama is now available in store and online. This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama's conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day. @penguinbooksaus

16.01.2022 Our bestselling cookbooks in recent weeks are Is it too much to want to buy all of them? #cookbookaddict #torquaybooks #shoplocal

16.01.2022 WELCOME BACK MELBOURNE We are looking forward to seeing you back in our shop. We’ve missed you!

14.01.2022 NAIDOC week is the celebration of First Nations People like those from Wadawurrung Country where our shop is situated. This book by Fred Cahir tells the story of its history and chronicles 3 waves of invasions from 1800-1870. The author acknowledges the necessity for non-Aboriginal Australians to recognise and confront their own place and role in the history of Aboriginal-colonial invader relations. #naidocweek #naidoc2020 #alwayswasalwayswillbe

11.01.2022 We are really looking forward to hosting a Facebook live conversation on Thursday between local authors @marksmithauthor @kate_hazel_hall_author and @mirandaluby. Join us at 9am

11.01.2022 Have you ever wondered how authors create their worlds? Listen to this great conversation between authors Kate Hazel Hall, Mark Smith, Author and Miranda Luby Writer about writing place in YA fiction Text Publishing Interlude Press

09.01.2022 Day Break is the story of a family making their way back to Country on January 26. We see the strength they draw from being together, and from sharing stories as they move through a shifting landscape. The story refocuses the narratives around ‘Australia Day’ on Indigenous survival and resistance, and in doing so honours the past while looking to the future. Confronting yet truthful, painful yet full of hope, Day Break is a crucial story that will open up a conversation on t...ruth-telling for the next generation. @hardiegrantchildrenspublishing #daybreak

08.01.2022 Last book club of 2020! We read some pretty fantastic books this month and had a lot of fun chatting about them with our very passionate young readers! If you have a young reader of your own, we can highly recommend ‘The Grandest Bookshop in the World’ (Grade 5/6) and ‘The Wolves of Greycoat Hall’ (Grade 3/4)... Thank you to everyone who has come along to book club this year, in person or via Zoom. We can’t wait to see you all again next year - stay tuned! We hope you all have a great summer full of wonderful books! - Lucy and Chloe #shoplocal #torquaybooks

07.01.2022 Lovely Chloe will be at the shop tomorrow from 10 til 3pm for collection of your click and collect orders Here's Chloe with our top 10 sellers of the week #shoplocal

07.01.2022 We are so stoked to have @natural_harry's new book in stock. Harry will be dropping by the store esrly next week to sign some of our copies too

06.01.2022 Review time! Gill says: 'One of my favourite books of 2021. Lockwood has a writing style like no other. The first half of the story is an astute and lyrical observation of the craziness of social media. The second half is an emotional roller coaster as the protagonist deals with a family drama. This book will leave your head spinning in the best possible way' #bookreview #smizingeyes #shoplocal

05.01.2022 Roses are red, violets are blue... And everything in our window is too! Featuring Yumi Stynes and Melissa Kang’s wonderful new book, ‘Welcome to Consent’! #torquaybooks #shoplocal #welcometoconsent

05.01.2022 This beautiful new book provides practical tips on how to live with nature and inspiration for bringing more greenery in to our lives. Stunning #kinfolk

04.01.2022 New funny, feel-good novel about a small boy with a big heart, a woman who would do anything for her son and a journey that will change their lives - loved it @julietmsampsonauthor @penguinbooksaus

04.01.2022 No one wants a skunk. But Skunk is Badger's new roommate, and there is nothing Badger, who prefers to be left alone to do Important Rock Work, can do about it. A mix of Winnie-the-Pooh meets Wallace & Gromit, #SkunkAndBadger is a fresh take on a classic odd-couple friendship. Newbery Honor author @amys_writer_photos has written junior fiction that's at once hilarious and deeply felt. @allenandunwin

04.01.2022 'There is no doubt @officiallymcconaughey dances to the best of his own drum. His storytelling is so engaging it is impossible to not want to read it in one sitting. The perfect beach read. Greenlight!' ~ Gill, bookseller #torquaybooks #shoplocal #bookreview #beachreads

03.01.2022 Bluey and Bingo head to the pool with Dad. What could go wrong?

03.01.2022 A new staff favourite! ‘Sea Country’ is a beautiful new offering from @magabalabooks all about growing up on Flinders Island We are still open for click & collect and online orders to help you through lockdown