News & Reviews

For 36 years, the disappearance of Lynette Dawson, a Northern Beaches nurse and housewife, was a mystery. Her husband, Chris Dawson, a high school teacher was a suspect, after he moved a 16-year old

Flawed Hero: Truth, Lies and War Crimes, is the fall-from-grace story of Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts Smith. The author, Chris Masters, a veteran journalist whose reporting for the Sydney Morning Herald led

We invite you to catch Ray’s appearance on The Drum with Julia Baird, for those who missed it. Discussing everything from The Voice, the survival of bookstores, and the upcoming US election on ABC’s The Drum

Two of Australia’s finest comedians, Richard Glover and Wendy Harmer will cover everything from noisy restaurants, pre-ripped jeans and pedestrians who walk five abreast, to being the “funny looking kid” who grew into a

Join us for a long, lazy lunch with one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, Danielle Alvarez. Danielle has a rich culinary background, having worked at iconic Californian establishments The French Laundry and Chez Panisse. The highly sought

Our Book of the Month is The Trackers, by Charles Frazier A wealthy rancher fears that his wife’s earlier marriage will scuttle his plans to become a US Senator. A brilliant noir that captures

It has been called the defamation trial of the Century – Australia’s most-decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith against the media. The pictures of Roberts-Smith, square-jawed, ramrod straight, nattily attired in a dark suit, white shirt

We are partnering with the good folk at Michael Reid Gallery in Newport to host a special reading group for artists and art lovers. Bookoccino’s manager James Tierney will be on deck to guide

Two champion surfers come together for an inspirational and intimate evening. World Champion and Olympic surfer Owen Wright will be In conversation with 2 time World Champ Tom Carroll. They discuss Owen’s incredible recovery

Your Name is Not Anxious Our world is riddled with anxiety, but need not be. In Your Name is Not Anxious, Dr Stephanie Dowrick, shares a whole body, whole-self approach to radically reduce stress and

Anna Funder, a self-described “privileged white woman,” abandoned a career as an international human rights lawyer to become a writer, and she has not been timid when choosing what to write about.  In her

  In our Winter Reading Guide we give you 20-pages of this season’s top-shelf books, with the recommendations of Bookoccino’s staff and notable authors. Click the image or pick up a free copy at Bookoccino.

This program is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their breathing or learn the skills of how to improve mental and physical functioning using the breath as the foundation for physical or psychological

I WENT to the book launch for Wonder Boy: Tony Hseih, Zappos and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley, a transfixing tale of the son of immigrants who was a multimillionaire by the time he

My first day back in NY, I saw The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder on the front table at Shakespeare & Co, an independent New York bookstore, and immediately bought it. The