We are so excited to announce that we will be launching a Harry Hartog store at the new Marrickville Metro development in Sydney, which in true Inner West style ‘up-cycles’ a disused industrial warehouse located next to Marrickville Metro. It maintains much of the existing warehous...

This month we are not only celebrating mums but also the power of love and family to connect us. Whether you'd like to spoil a mother, grandmother, aunt, friend or other beloved family member, a book can be a beautiful place to start. We know that Mother's Day can be complicat...

What are our booksellers giving their mums this Mother's Day? With so many books and gifts on offer at Harry Hartog, it can be hard to know what to choose come present-giving time. So we asked our booksellers to reveal what they will be putting a red ribbon on this Mother's Day. ...

In this special piece, Australia-born, LA-based author of Like Mother ($32.99) Cassandra Austin reflects on her favourite mothers in fiction ... but just because they're her favourite doesn't mean they are easy to love. Read on... Medea, Marmee and Mrs Bennett; there are some wonde...

The year has settled in, with chilly eves and russet leaves in the air. We find ourselves yearning for things to make and do with our hands and minds; ways to reinvigorate a favoured old pastime or discover a passion anew. These are our book recommendations for finding a new hobby, and ha...

About the Giveaway To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mr Tickle by Roger Hargreaves, Harry Hartog Maroochydore are offering their community the opportunity to win a bonus Mr. Happy Plush toy. To go in the running, simply purchase a copy of the 50th Anniversary Edition of the book before ...

New year, new Double Loyalty book stack! This month we are celebrating all things Australian Made, so you may notice that each title comes from the hands and minds of local authors and illustrators, who we love to support.   For fiction lovers, we have the feel-good debut from Jul...

This time last year, many communities in Australia were suffering the devastating effects of the bushfires. One galvanising side-effect of this was the way we collectively rallied behind these communities.  As an Australian-owned and run business, we take pride in supporting loc...

In Always Add Lemon, Danielle Alvarez, the chef behind Sydney #1 restaurant Fred’s, dishes up the recipes you want to cook and the food you want to eat. With 100 seasonal, vegetable-forward recipes and foundational projects, you can squeeze some vit C on your kitchen ambit...

We have long been fans of Newcastle-based illustrator Sami Bayly, who debuted in 2019 with the stunning Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ugly Animals. With the book going on to win the Children's Indie Book Award and be shortlisted for a slew of other awards, we are not alone in our admiration....

To celebrate the release of Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton, we are giving you the chance to win the life-sized Dolly Parton cut-outs promoting the book. About the Book Reading between the lyrics of Jolene, I Will Always Love You and 175+ more cherished tunes is Songtelle...

When my brother Sam and I were travelling around Australia raising awareness and funds for cancer research with our charity Love Your Sister, we were fortunate to meet a myriad of people who shared their stories with us. We met people who open their hearts and homes to our damaged folk and...

My essential ‘Asian’ pantry is really my everyday pantry. Whether we realise it or not, we are already using many of the ingredients that are important to cooking everyday Asian meals. Some of my essentials are: Miso  Miso is an essential source of salty, earthy a...

Find the Golden Brick & Win a Signed Copy of Brickman's Family Challenge!

To celebrate the release of Brickman's Family Challenge Book by Ryan McNaught – the southern hemisphere's only LEGO-certified professional – we have cheekily hidden a Golden Brick in 10 participating Harry Hartog stores*. Find the Golden Brick &...

Having seen readers and booksellers alike swoon for his debut book, Boy Swallows Universe, we expect much of the same universal love for his newest, All Our Shimmering Skies. We cheekily asked Trent what it’s like having captured the heart of Australia… Occasional b...

My book, The Grandest Bookshop in the World, is set in the famous Cole’s Book Arcade in Melbourne. Drawing on the ideas of its founder EW Cole (as well as ample dashes of my own!), here are the Essential Features of a Bookshop to Sharpen the Intellect and Amuse the Family. &nbs...