Love Your Bookshop Day


It's Love Your Bookshop Day on Saturday 11 August and to celebrate we are giving away a First Chapters prize pack.  You could win those 15 titles that have been read by local authors since we started the event series back in April.


The prize includes
Grungewick by Michael Winkler
With the Music by Nichola Scurry
The Rain Never Came by Lachlan Walter
The Eyeball End by Ali MC
Gunshine State by Andrew Nette
Live And Let Fry by Sue Williams
Rapture by Jeremy Stanford
Alma Mahler by Sasha Dimovski (translated and read by Paul Filev)
Relatively Famous by Roger Averill
Elizabeth Macarthur by Michelle Scott Tucker
The Everlasting Sunday by Robert Lukins
The Fireflies of Autumn by Moreno Giovannoni
Get Up Mum by Justin Heazlewood
The Worry Front by HC Gildfind

We will draw and announce the winner on Love Your Bookshop Day - simply visit Brunswick Bound between now and Saturday 11 August for your chance to win.

Thank you to all the authors who have participated in First Chapters so far.  And to all the publishers and attendees who have supported us along the way.

Don't forget, First Chapters is your opportunity to discover new authors and a great way to spend a Friday night in Brunswick.  Forthcoming events include readings by Julia Prendergast, Ruby Murray, Enza Gandolfo, Kate O'Donnell, Eleni Hale, John Tesarsch, Kate Kovacic and so many more.

Keep an eye on our Instagram feed over the next week to follow us instabombing our favourite necks of the 'hood with these great books.

Thanks to Josephines, Foxtrot Charlie, Mediterranean Wholesalers, Oven Street Bakery, The Counihan Gallery in Brunswick, Lulamae, New Model Beauty Queen, Babylon Flowers, Red Betty, Otto & Spike, Savers, A1 Bakery, Round and Round, Siteworks and Tree Top Toys for your support and for being such awesome Brunswick destinations!

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