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BOOKS ON THE GO — Anna Baillie-Karas, Annie Waters and Amanda Hayes [Listen]

Ep 169: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Ep 168: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Ep 167: New Animal by Ella Baxter

REVIEWS

What We’re Reading: April 2021

Annie — Love Objects by Emily Maguire and The Shape of Sound by Fiona Murphy This month I’ve been reading some great Australian authors, just in time for #AussieApril (a prompt inspired by and… Read More

What We’re Reading: March 2021

Annie — Over summer I read many books that were not due to be released until later in the year (one of the great privileges of being a bookseller). Several… Read More

Favourite staff reads of 2020

— Annie I read lots of good books last year and have gushed about many of them to lots of people – most notably The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett… Read More

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Awards, News

CBCA Shortlisted Books 2021

The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has been the home of the Book of the Year Awards since 1946. These stories connect our communities, and through them children grow shared… Read More

Awards, News

Indie Book Awards Winners 2021

The Indie Book Awards were established in 2008 with the aim of creating a unique award recognising and rewarding the best Australian writing as chosen by Australian independent booksellers. The Awards… Read More

Awards, News

The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2021

The 2021 Shortlist was revealed on 23rd March, and comprises five books: The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Conte A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville  The Mirror and the Light by… Read More

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― Susan Sontag

WHO WE ARE

Established in 1977, Mostly Books is Adelaide’s oldest bookstore. We are proudly independent.

We stock a wide range of books, and pride ourselves on our excellent customer service and product knowledge.

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119 Belair Rd
Torrens Park SA 5062

Inside Mitcham Square
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HOURS

Monday
9.00AM – 5.30PM

Tuesday
9.00AM – 5.30PM

Wednesday
9.00AM – 5.30PM

Thursday
9.00AM – 9.00PM

Friday
9.00AM – 5.30PM

Saturday
9.00AM – 5.00PM

Sunday
11.00AM – 4.00PM

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Call us: 08 8373 5190
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Mostly Books acknowledges that we are on Kaurna country, its sovereignty never ceded. We acknowledge the Kaurna people as the custodians of the Adelaide Plains and we honour their spiritual relationship with this land. We pay respect to the Kaurna Elders; past, present and emerging.

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