Business
Adelaide’s bricks and mortar bookshops are reporting strong post-COVID sales from loyal readers, prompting Rundle Mall’s cornerstone bookshop Dymocks to reopen in the Myer Centre after a short hiatus from the CBD.
Books & Poetry
While wrestling with the challenges of being a masked bookseller, Jo Case recommends some reads for fans of big stories, science, politics, music and comedy – including one book that eerily captures the feeling of this strange year.
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Adelaide author Katerina Bryant’s new book about the experience of living with chronic illness resonated strongly with reviewer Heather Taylor Johnson – especially during the recent isolated times.
Dystopian adventures, debt-trap misadventures, invisible illness, stories of quiet rebellion and a rollicking boyhood memoir … bookseller Jo Case surveys the strong crop of new books by South Australian writers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges for publishers and booksellers everywhere, but as Michael Bollen points out, the book industry is adept at snapping back when its demise is proclaimed.
Adelaide Hills author Pip Williams and her friends happily wrapped their arms around each other for this photo just a few weeks ago. They had hugged hello and they hugged goodbye when they parted. They had no inkling it would be the last time for a long while.
