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Happy National Bookshop Day from Boomerang Books
There has been a lot of talk in the media (and from politicians) about the ‘death of bookshops’. It’s true that our industry is being challenged by a host of threats, particularly with the rampant march of technology and with anti-competitive domination of a handful of global superbrands.
That’s why it’s important that you help the Australian book industry to thrive and survive well into the future, by visiting a local bookshoptoday.
Sure, we want you to buy your books from us online, but we also want you to set foot in a physical bookstore today – there are plenty of great independent and chain bookstores in your locale that need your support.
Imagine a time where these stores don’t exist – not a pleasant thought. As the lyrics of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ point out: You don’t know what you got ’till it’s gone.
Long live the bookshop.
What great fun it was to celebrate National Bookshop Day on Saturday morning, first at the Children's Bookshop at Beecroft and then at my local Better Read Than Dead at Newtown.
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| Reading in the PARK on King Street Newtown |
The Beecroft gig turned out to be more of a pre book launch for
Sounds Spooky (its not even out till September 1). Sarah and I read the story, chanted the verses and thenextracted ideas from the gathered throng for Sarah to use in a gost illustration that she created. Now THAT was a stunner watching Sarah create the ghost character from Sounds Spooky! Authors can be very jelous seeing these works create right before our very eyes! Thanks to Paul at the Bookshop (our room upstairs was filled with bodies and also decorated with spider webs and all sorts of spooky bits and pieces) and to our publicist at Random House -Dorothy- for getting this gig together. Jacqueline Harvey, John Larkin and Belinda Murrell were also there (they got to sit in the bookshop window). Of course after we read the story and chatted it was a signing session. Most memorable though and just wonderful to overhear was one little boy who turned to his father and said
"I don't have to be scared at night now!" As an author of the text that just gives me goosebumps!
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| jealous of these illustrators |
And it is always a buzz to support my local independent book store
Better Read than Dead
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