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March-April Public Holiday Trading Hours
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EASTER LONG WEEKEND
Thu 29 March: 9am - 9pmFri 30 March: CLOSED - Good FridaySat 31 March: 9am - 5pmSun 1 April: 11am - 5pm - Easter Sunday
Mon 2 April: 11am - 5pm - Easter Monday
Tue 3 April: 9am - 6pm
ANZAC DAY
Wed 25 April: 11am - 5pm
Pre-Order Offer: The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton
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If you like Tim Winton, you'll love this! Pre-order and pay for his new novel, The Shepherd's Hut, for the chance to win a selection of new books courtesy of the masterful storytellers at Penguin/Random House. Best of all, you'll secure the special pre-order price of $29.99 (a saving of $10!).
Read more about The Shepherd's Hut and pre-order your copy locally right here.
This offer ends 28 February, 2018. Stock due in store 12 March, 2018.
Holiday Trading Hours and Christmas Deliveries
Dear readers,
This is just a quick note to let you know that as of today, Tuesday 12 December, 2017, we can no longer guarantee Australia Post deliveries prior to the Christmas public holidays. We still offer free in store collection on every online order and will continue to process orders right through until Christmas Eve. If you have any questions about an order you've placed, please call us on (08) 8231 4454 to check the status.
In our final message of the year, we'd like to thank you for the immense support you've given us throughout 2017. From a record-breaking Love Your Bookshop Day, to book signings with some of Australia's leading thinkers and cultural icons, the success of the past year is evidence of what we can achieve with a passionate community behind us.
With every book you purchase, every event you attend, and each new friend you introduce to your favourite local bookshop, you help to strengthen the culture of independent bookselling here in Adelaide. With the recent launch of an online retail giant upon our shores, we expect competition to be fierce in 2018. But we're confident that there remains a place for independent bookshops in Australia’s cultural landscape, because we offer something no online retailer can: air-conditioning.
In all seriousness though, thanks for everything you do to help us grow. We simply would not be here without you, and we look forward to plying you with reading material, impulse purchases, and unsolicited advice for many years to come.
Wishing you a happy and prosperous Christmas and New Year,
Jason, Katherine & Kara

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