As with the rest of Australia, we have been heartbroken by the fires sweeping the country and the resulting losses of life, homes and habitats. We have also been heartened by the incredible ways in which communities have rallied to help, to heal and to rebuild. To that end, we are committing t...

Revealing our January Double Loyalty lineup, ranging from eye-opening non-fiction to pulse-racing crime! Littlies, roam into the boisterous Zoo School by Heath McKenzie. Older readers, open the cover of How the Brain Lost its Mind by Allan Ropper and Brian David Burrell to ta...

The days are hot, the nights are long ... Summertime is ripe for reading. And so we are elated to announce the Harry Hartog Summer Sale! With 35% or more off selected books and gifts, this is your chance to discover a book you may have missed. You know the book – ...

Home means many things to many different people. In these books and gifts, we range over the great and varied continent of Australia – its brutal convict history, its glorious fauna, its Indigenous heart, its unique light … plus a feathered friend or two. Beginning with th...

We think of Harry Hartog as a meeting place between the worlds found inside books and the world around us – a frontier of discovery for the adventurer inside us all. And so our final round-up of must-read books is dear to our heart, as it celebrates that sense of discovery, of derring-do...

As the silly season sets in, we increasingly turn to the good things in life – the great outdoors, the joys of sharing a meal with loved ones, time spent reconnecting with our neglected senses of taste, smell, and touch. And so we cultivated a collection of our favourite books around the...

For this collection, we roved over sports grounds and playgrounds, picked up chunky pens and cheeky Christmas-themed games. It’s an odd bunch, united by a yen for fun. And what could be more fun than A Trip to the Beach? With the best sandcastle ever built and a few perfect waves, ca...

Did you know that reading quietly for only six minutes has been shown to reduce heart rate and ease muscle tension? And that, just like exercise, reading for 30 minutes a day can add years to your life? It also reduces stress by 68% more than listening to music, going for a walk or having a cu...

We all need some Fun & Laughter in our lives now and then, don’t we? From feathered fowls to funny bones, prancing unicorns to demoted planets, take a walk on the witty side of life with these reads that do not take themselves too seriously. (And creature features, there are a fe...

I have long been on a journey that started with a letter from my loving sister Myrtle, telling me of a family I didn’t know I had, and of a life that had been taken from me. When I learned at fourteen that both my mother and father were dead, and found out about brothers and sisters that...

Newcastle-based Sami Bayly is the illustrator of the gorgeous hardcover book, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals. For the Harry Hartog Handbook, we asked her what drew her to natural history and what her favourite reads are from that genre. As a young girl, I grew up on a small ...

We're putting a spring in your step this Black Friday! For November 29 only, when you spend over $149 you will receive a BONUS pair of Blue Q socks of your choosing*! They are sassy, supremely comfortable, and a portion of their proceeds go to Doctors Without Border...

Crossing to Safety Wallace Stegner Stegner’s classic, written in his late seventies, on the lifelong friendship between two couples. One of my all-time favourite books.     The Spare Room Helen Garner I love this possibly most among all Garner’s b...

Step Up is inspired by real life changemakers, and the small (or significant) changes we can choose to make a difference in the world. Whether it’s barracking for your beliefs, protecting the environment or living more consciously, these books and products made an impression on us. H...

Stories are at the heart of what we do at Harry Hartog. Every book on our shelves is a story waiting to be discovered.  In the Stories section of the Harry Hartog Handbook, you'll find high-stakes espionage, starless seas, tiny stars and Saturday portraits. There's horror, his...

It is a great pleasure to introduce you to the Harry Hartog Handbook. A founding principle of Harry Hartog is our dedication to creating enchanting, beautiful and welcoming spaces for our customers. We support our booksellers in consciously bringing authors, books and readers together in a...

It is with great excitement that we announce the 2019 Harry Hartog VIP Night! The event is to be held on Wednesday 13th November from 6pm - 8pm. During these two glorious hours all customers will receive a 15% discount on absolutely everything!&nbs...

It's unusual for everyone in a Book Club to love a book, let alone everyone in a bookshop.   But that is what happened with There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett.   So we begged Favel to visit us. Two pens an...

Did you know that reading will advance your child's learning? A bedtime story six days a week can put kids almost a year ahead when they start school. Take the pledge to stop what you're doing and read with the children in your life on 19 September for Australian Reading Hour.  ...

Today we celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day, the national celebration of Indigenous culture, stories, language and literacy run by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF). It is vital for young children to have access to books in their language. And seeing their way of life reflected...