News & Reviews
Ben MacIntyre visits Bookoccino
Ben McIntyre, the international best-selling author of true spy stories, stopped by Bookoccino on Tuesday, 7 March. For a limited time you can pickup a signed copy of your favourite spy thriller. The Spy and
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Bookoccino Community Christmas Party
Now in our 30th year of business, Bookocino continues to celebrate all things literary and community with a glass of complimentary bubbles, the company of great thinkers, great live music and plenty of fun for
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Patrick Radden Keefe
Patrick Radden Keefe is one of the most acclaimed masters of literary journalism. His books range from The Troubles in Ireland (The Prize-winning Say Nothing) to an expose of the family that gave us
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2022 Summer Reading Guide
Friends and Readers, With a cheeky Ben Quilty cover, reading recommendations from Kamila Shamsie, Geraldine Brooks, Mohsin Hamsid, Anna Funder and Richard Fidler, as well as from everyone at Bookoccino our 2022 Summer Reading guide is
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What We’re Reading….August 2022
As we edge toward Christmas publishers begin to put on a spectacular show and booksellers get excited. Here are a couple of things that we’re getting excited about this August. Its just the beginning
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Latest…
Our latest newsletter introduces new events with Geraldine Brooks, Mike Donaldson, Sophie Hansen and Annie Herron, Sandi Logan and Bill Leimbach and in-store French lessons, our regular storytime and our favourite reads for the
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We talk with Damon Galgut – author of ‘The Promise’
The Booker judges have announced their shortlist of 6 books and we’re betting on The Promise by Damon Galgut. His remarkable new novel (all of his novels are remarkable) is a sly, sweeping family saga centred on
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The 2021 Booker Longlist is here!
The Booker prize released its 2021 longlist on Tuesday, including Bookoccino staff favourites Rachel Cusk, Damon Galgut, Maggie Shipstead and Francis Spufford on a 13-strong list of titles vying for the shortlist, to be
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May — Our Book of the Month
Oh, Rachel Cusk. So cool and indifferent. Inspirer of division among literary friends; omnipotent and intentionally obtuse. Half of Bookoccino love you, and, because we love our better halves we dedicate May to you.
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Live music at Bookoccino – May 21
Visited by some of Australia’s finest musicians for intimate Friday night and Sunday morning sessions, Bookoccino is a unique live music venue in a quiet village. We serve excellent coffee, sumptuous French, Italian and
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Wry, insightful and a pleasure to read
Kati An excerpt from ‘The Committed’ by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Chapter 1 I may no longer be a spy or a sleeper, but I am most definitely a spook. How can I not
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Our Book of the Month
You know when you say something is your favourite, and then you feel bad for all of your other favourites? Well that’s where we find ourselves this month….torn between a book and a hard
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Summer in lockdown
Greetings from the North Northern Beaches We always knew we were special; privileged to live in this idyllic land of endless beaches and sunshine. Now you might say we’ve gone from Paradise to
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Two of Australia’s finest
Sit in on a chat between two of our literary idols ~ Malcolm Knox and Christos Tsiolkas ~ this Thursday night. Discussing Malcolm’s latest (and greatest) novel, Bluebird, the two friends talk about personal
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A Cause for Celebration
Cooking for comfort? Whether quarantine has turned us into experimental chefs or habitués of the take-away, we can continue to explore our love for good food with beautiful new cookbooks! August is a
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