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
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
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding: The bestselling uplifting emotional novel from the beloved international author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
$24.99 AUD
Category: Bestseller
The bestselling novel from the author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, a haunting and magical novel about joy, grief, courage, and transformation. 'On the afternoon that Esther Wilding drove homeward along the coast, a year after her sister had walked into the sea and disappeared, the light was painfu ...Show more
Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World by Toby Walsh
$34.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
A prescient analysis of what makes artificial intelligence so ... artificial Artificially intelligent machines are set to play an increasingly important role in our lives. They will take the dirty tasks of life off our hands, as well as the dull, the difficult and the dangerous - which is a good thing. ...Show more
Locked Ward (#4Natalie King, Forensic Psychiatrist) by Anne Buist
$32.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
Forensic psychiatrist Natalie King returns in a new locked-room mystery Natalie King may be a psychiatrist, but that doesn't mean she can persuade her baby to go to sleep. Sienna wants to party through the night-and lack of sleep is a major trigger for Natalie's bipolar disorder. Sleep school at Sout ...Show more
Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan
$19.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
Winner of the Christopher Isherwood PrizeA Guardian, Spectator, Sunday Times, Financial Times and Evening Standard Book of the Year'What a stunning novel.' Graham Norton'Funny, passionate, heartbreaking.' Tracey Thorn'Life-enhancing.' Scotsman'Unforgettable.' Cólm Toibín'Spectacular.' Books of the Year, ...Show more
Salt River Road by Molly Schmidt
$32.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
Introducing an exciting new voice in Australian fiction, Molly Schmidt, winner of the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award. Salt River Road is a compelling coming-of-age novel about grief and healing set in a small town in the 1970s. In the aftermath of their mother's death, the Tetley siblings' li ...Show more
The Way We Are: Lessons from a lifetime of listening by Hugh Mackay
$34.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
Australia's leading social psychologist examines our society today and asks timely and urgent questions about its future Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain.Yet none of our differences-whether based on ethnicity, politics, religion,cultural tastes and preferences, or gender ...Show more
The Dolphin and the Spearfisher by Alton Walley; Richard Walley (Illustrator)
$14.99 AUD
Category: Alton Walley
My Soul Treasure (Kate's Soul Treasure) by Kate Searle Alison Mutton
$27.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Authors
My Soul Treasure is a beautifully illustrated and uplifting children's picture book that serves as a powerful healing tool. Through its enchanting story, young readers are encouraged to connect with their souls, discover their inner strengths and manifest positive emotions and experiences in their every ...Show more
Hello Keanu! - A Poetry Anthology by Emily Sun ((various roles), Editor); Sarah Yeung ((various roles), Editor)
$20.00 AUD
Category: Poetry & Short Stories
Hello Keanu! brings together a diverse group of Australian poets on the theme of Keanu Reeves. From Neo's iconic cool in The Matrix to Scott Favor's cruel indifference in My Own Private Idaho and more, contributors to the book offer multigenerational perspectives and a range of poetic styles as they exp ...Show more
Your Time Starts Now: Food and fame, failure and freedom: the life story of Australia's first MasterChef by Julie Goodwin
$36.99 AUD
Category: MRRW Festival Author's Books
The extraordinary life story of Australia's beloved Julie Goodwin, first winner of MasterChef and bestselling cookbook author Julie Goodwin was catapulted into our hearts as the first-ever winner of MasterChef Australia. In many ways her win was unlikely. As a child Julie adored music and art, but her ...Show more
Borderland by Graham Akhurst
$22.99 AUD
Category: Graham Akhurst
Age range 13+Jono, a city-born Indigenous teenager is trying to figure out who he really is. Life in Brisbane hasn’t exactly made him feel connected to his Country or community. Luckily, he’s got his best friend, Jenny, who has been by his side through their hectic days at St Lucia Private.After graduat ...Show more