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...

Ever helpful, we've put together Some Things to Remember this Father's Day.  Dad Really Likes Eating For the steak-loving Dad, it’s all about the accessories! With the Maverick Acacia Steak Knives Set, he’ll never have to fear an overcooked piece of meat again....

Dipping into our extensive treasure trove of rare, collector's and one-of-a-kind books, we've put together a bumper PRIZE PACK for one lucky booklover on Love Your Bookshop Day, valued at over $1700!  The books include: * Signed first edition The Narrow Road to the Deep No...

This Plastic Free July Harry Hartog Bookseller is choosing to refuse single-use plastic with our sights on tackling and eliminating the Big Four; plastic bags, straws, coffee cups and water bottles. Plastic Bags are used for an average of 12 minutes, but a single plastic bag has a life exp...

Our most recent Harry Hartog Woden Book Club book was this year's Australian/Vogel Award Winner, "The Yellow House" (Allen & Unwin) by Emily O’Grady. Claire Leyton, bookseller at Harry Hartog Woden, interviewed the book’s extraordinary author, Emily O&rsq...

Dear reader,  It is time for the second instalment in our monthly series, What Writers Read. Last month, Sarah Krasnostein graced our shelves with her stellar book recommendations -- from Elizabeth Strout to Emmanuel Carrere to Sonia Faleiro. And her own extraordinary book, "...