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What are the consequences of blowing the whistle on unethical and illegal conduct? When he was an Army lawyer, David McBride, author of The Nature of Honour provided documents to the ABC regarding war

Our February Book of the Month is The Postcard by Anne Berest, which Sally heralds as ‘a family story, a mystery and a memorable portrait of Europe before, during and after the Holocaust.’ Impeccably written

Ray’s first recommendation for 2024 is The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons. The seventh in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series, begun by Stieg Larsen, but you don’t have to have read the

Sometimes a book is so close to the bone that one wonders where the author ends and the fiction begins. So it is in Baumgartner, our January Book of the month, by Paul Auster, one of

BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT, Julia Baird and Anna Funder, two of our best selling authors and renowned public intellectuals, will be at Bookoccino to sign copies of their books. Thursday, 21 December between 4.00-5.00pm Julia Baird,

Amy Chua’s debut novel, “The Golden Gate” is a noir-like historical thriller that takes readers on an evocative and insightful journey through the world of 1940s San Francisco, whilst simultaneously making them question how

What does preventive detention look like? Just ask Abu Zubaydah Raymond Bonner The Sydney Morning Herald December 6, 2023 — 3.30pm It was only 48 hours after the World Trade Centre came down that

Join us for an inspiring and uplifting evening with Julia Baird, to talk about her new book, Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything. A host of ABC’s The Drum, and bestselling author of Queen

Joy Lock is an Avalon poet and painter. At 97 she continues to be a proliferate creative and a valued community member. She joins us on Monday 18th December from 5pm to celebrate the

The 2023 Man Booker may have gone to another Paul, but our bets were firmly on Paul Murray’s the The Bee Sting. As the Barnes family faces financial ruin, parents Dickie and Imelda withdraw from

SALLY: Question 7 covers a lot of ground – the life and work of HG Wells, the creation and detonation of the atomic bomb, a deep inquiry into your family history and identity, a

China is Australia’s biggest trade partner AND biggest security anxiety. Prime Minister Albanese’s visit to China was the first by an Australian prime minister in seven years. President Biden and Xi Jinping met in

2023 STAFF FAVOURITE The second book from Fred’s & Chez Panisse alumni Danielle Alvarez is fresh, inspiring and delicious! This is a book for people who love to cook. If you were lucky enough

Green Dot, Madeleine Gray  In Green Dot, we follow Sydney-dweller and reluctant adult Hera as she starts a job as an online comments moderator. Hera both embodies and hyperbolises coming-of-age into adulthood today. She