Renee's Recommendations

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Hello! I'm Renee, an inner westie and bookseller at our lovely Marrickville store. Books have always been a huge part of my life, but it wasn't until my 30s that I studied to become a librarian. I especially love memoirs, but I am trying to read more fiction these days. While I can occasionally handle heavy topics, if there was a section of the bookstore called "Nothing Terrible Happens", it would be full of my staff picks.

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The Deed by Susannah Begbie - 9780733650796
$32.99
The Deed
Susannah Begbie
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION MEET THE EDWARDS FAMILY Tom...
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This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub - 9781405946124
$22.99
This Time Tomorrow
Emma Straub
The instant New York Times bestseller - a fiendishly clever, nostalgic, and tender novel about...
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Long Island by Colm Toibin - 9781761267734
$34.99
Long Island
Colm Toibin
A novel of enormous wit and profound emotional resonance from one of the world's finest...
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Knife
$36.99
Knife
Salman Rushdie
A moving and life-affirming memoir about survival and the power of love to heal, from...
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How to Protect Bookstores and Why by Danny Caine - 9781648411632
$27.99
How to Protect Bookstores and Why
Danny Caine
Why bookstores matter and how we can help Can bookstores save the world? As bastions...
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Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout - 9780241607008
$22.99
Lucy by the Sea
Elizabeth Strout
From the Pulitzer prize-winning author of MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON In March 2020 Lucy's...
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - 9781526649676
$22.99
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt
**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE BBC RADIO 2...
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Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood - 9781761069499
$34.99
Stone Yard Devotional
Charlotte Wood
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE...
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Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 9780008470333
$9.99
Notes on Grief
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
**Pre-order DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie now!** A devastating...
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The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green - 9781529109894
$24.99
The Anthropocene Reviewed
John Green
Mind-expanding essays on modern life and the human experience in the first non-fiction work by...
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Stolen Focus by Johann Hari - 9781526620217
$22.99
Stolen Focus
Johann Hari
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A SPECTATOR AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK...
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Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck - 9780141186108
$22.99
Travels with Charley
John Steinbeck
A witty, incisive classic of road-trip literature, from one of the great champions and critics...
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The Space Between the Stars by Indira Naidoo - 9781922351616
$36.99
The Space Between the Stars
Indira Naidoo
Shortlisted for the ABIA Nonfiction Book of the Year 'A tender, touching and at times...
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Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman - 9781784704001
$22.99
Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman
The paperback edition of the liberating Sunday Times bestseller is set to enhance readers' lives...
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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner - 9781529033793
$19.99
Crying in H Mart
Michelle Zauner
'That book f**king destroyed me,' - Olivia Rodrigo 'Michelle Zauner explores what it means to...
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