MRRW Festival Author's Books
There is nothing the Margaret River BookShop crew loves more than being the official bookseller for the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival. We love connecting readers with their favourite authors, discover new voices and celebrate the power of storytelling. You will find our festival bookshop in the foyer of the HEART from Friday 17th May – 19th May Sunday
Settlement, Struggle and Success by Jenny & Bill Bunbury
$45.00 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
2024 marks 100 years since the Margaret River Hospital (now the Community Centre) opened. The hospital,opened in 1924, and has long been a much loved and essential part of the Margaret River community. Settlement, Struggle and Success tells the story of the early group settlers and their life of hardsh ...Show more
The Dolphin and the Spearfisher by Alton Walley
$14.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Authors
Follow Keek and Gidgi, two brothers with a profound love for the oceans and rivers. This coming of age story follows the learnings of these young future leaders in the final days of the warmer seasons.
Kelpie Chaos by Deb Fitzpatrick
$14.99 AUD
Category: Kids Winter Reading Guide
An uplifting tale of resilience, teamwork and the extraordinary bond between humans and animals. A kelpie puppy is about to be sent to the pound and Eli knows he has to do something. After adopting the flame-chested kelpie, now named Zoom, the family falls in love, but they soon learn there's a lot invo ...Show more
Devil's Kitchen (PB) by Candice Fox
$34.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
Candice Fox's latest thriller is the definition of nailbiter, as a female agent goes undercover in a New York firefighting crew that is far more dangerous than the fires they fight. When a city's heroes become its boldest criminals . . . For years the firefighters of New York's Engine 99 have rushed f ...Show more
Kintsugi by Marie O'Rourke
$29.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
These essays are a poignant reminder that some things cannot be fixed but can still hold immense beauty and meaning. All her life, Marie O'Rourke has been a Good Girl, a perfectionist, using words to apply golden seams to an imperfect life in an attempt to make something beautiful out of things that are ...Show more
Who Owns the Moon? : In Defence of Humanity's Common Interests in Space by A. C. Grayling
$34.99 AUD
Category: A.C.Grayling
Silicon for microchips; manganese for batteries; titanium for missiles. The moon contains a wealth of natural resources. So, as the Earth's supplies have begun to dwindle, it is no surprise that the world's superpowers and wealthiest corporations have turned their eyes to the stars. As this new Space Ra ...Show more
Whale Hunters of the West by Tim Blue
$39.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
For half a century in colonial days, West Australians vied with vast sailing fleets from the United States and France in the global hunt for whales. Seas offshore from the southern and western coasts were scoured for right, humpback and sperm whales, for oil to illuminate homes and lubricate machinery. ...Show more
The Shark Caller by Dianne Wolfer
$17.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Authors
Isabel is on a plane heading back to her island birthplace in Papua New Guinea. Izzy is looking forward to seeing her family again, but there's another tragic reason for the trip. Izzy's twin brother, Ray, died in a freak diving accident, and Izzy and her mum are taking his ashes home for traditional de ...Show more
Many Maps: Charting Two Cultures: First Nations Australians and European Settlers in Western Australia by Bill Bunbury; Jenny Bunbury
$29.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
The title Many Maps, Charting Two Cultures, looks at the way two contrasting societies often misunderstood each other in the western third of Australia. Maps can be drawn and interpreted in different ways. It is possible to map a path through life, find a way through a forest, traverse a desert or chart ...Show more
Invisible Country: Southwest Australia: Understanding a Landscape by Bill Bunbury
$29.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
When Europeans first settled in Australia, the land withheld many of its secrets from these new arrivals. There were broad rivers, wide plains and tall forests, all of which, to European eyes, suggested promising sites for settlement. To many of the new settlers, the First Australians were a puzzle. The ...Show more
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
$22.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
An enchanting and captivating novel, about how our untold stories haunt us - and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. After her family suffers a tragedy, nine-year-old Alice Hart is forced to leave her idyllic seaside home. She is taken in by her grandmother, June, a flower farmer who rais ...Show more