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...

To celebrate the release of A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough, our friends at Penguin Random House have generously put together five incredible prize packs, supporting an organisation very close to Sir David's heart; the World Wild Fund for Nature. How to go in ...

To help celebrate Love Your Bookshop Day, we are running a Design Your Dream Bookshop competition where you can in the running to win a $35 Harry Hartog voucher, plus a bookmark and badge based around the wonderful middle-grade fiction The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor (...

Look no further, your Spring School Holiday activities have arrived!  Catering for kids 6 years and up, these writing and illustration workshops are the perfect way to keep children and teens creatively stimulated. Led by some of Australia's best writers, the Workshops a...

We pay sharp attention when we witness unanimous swooning for a book. This time, it's the tender and comedic fiction Sorrow and Bliss by Sydney writer Meg Mason, which is billed for fans of Sally Rooney, Taffy Brodesser-Akner and Fleabag. Four of our Booksellers share their tho...

I find it difficult to write fathers. No matter how hard I try, they always turn out to be good. I’ve never had trouble with the mothers in my novels, who have come to mind with faults already sewn in. Or rather, the story comes to mind an...

As Father's Day is all about family, we've turned to our own to hear more about the story of our founders, David and Robert Berkelouw. They share what Father's Day means for them, and their top book recommendations for the celebration. David Berkelouw What does Father&#...

Whether he's hankering for a touch of adventure, a snifter of whisky, or just a stylish solution to clunky key chains, we've got a gift to suit this Father's Day. Orbitkey from $32.90 These ingenious keyrings store your keys in a silent stack for neat and stylish stora...