News & Reviews

She had the world at her feet. Sam Bloom had travelled to some of the world’s most remote places, fallen deeply in love and married her shy, funny, scruffy and tirelessly hardworking soulmate Cameron.

  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

THE CASE FOR CLASSICS   For most of us, our relationship with classic literature started young. In our English class rooms we were introduced to Orwell and Salinger, Austen and Shakespeare, and whether their

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. In his 1999 bestseller ‘Why Weren’t We Told’ Australian historian Henry Reynolds wrote frankly about his personal journey to understand

Rules of Civility is a kaleidoscopic portrait of 1930s New York. Bookoccino’s Pascale Kahn talks with Amor Towles about his glittering debut. Our heroine Katey Kontent navigates a world as effervescent as it is

A tender and gently adventuruous gem about the power of friends to soothe aches big and small. Alice, a little piglet, loves life with her grandmother, making lists and créme brûlée, organizing buttons, and

Congratulations to all the writers, artists, publishers and fellow booksellers who took out an Australian Book Industry Award last night. 2020 ABIA HALL OF FAME Lloyd O’Neil Award for Service to the Australian Book

Dear customers, A brief note on our current trading conditions. So far, we’ve been fortunate. The last few weeks have taught us to be patient, resilient, obedient. Your encouragement, support and loyalty have bouyed

           Many Thanks to all who attended our ‘Considering China’ talk. Special Thanks to Jane Perlez, Hugh White, Richard McGregor and Peter Hartcher You can listen to the podcast here or purchase books

Welcome to our Summer 2019 reading guide The ultimate season for seaside living, with its long, luxuriant days; sultry evenings and time to pause, Summer is also one of the best seasons for reading.

The editors of The New York Times Book Review have selected the best fiction and nonfiction titles for 2019. We largely agree. Click on each to learn more. While you’re here, check out this

In conversation with Bookoccino co-owner and former New York Times foreign correspondent and author Ray Bonner, John Zubrzycki discusses his life and work in India as a foreign correspondent, diplomat and author. His widely

Kate McClymont had the room in cahoots as she recounted stories of stupidity and conniving from Sydney’s underbelly. Talking about her new book “Dead Man Walking“, on the murder of Michael McGurk, with Greg

Celebrated and controversial, Lionel Shriver, event at Bookoccino. The author of 13 novels, including the international best-selling We Need to Talk About Kevin, which was made into a movie of the same title with

Raymond Bonner - Pulitzer, schmulitzer! - is washing the dishes at my local bookshop, wrestling with the coffee-machine, scoffing at a resume longer than Captain Ahab’s journeys.