50 this year! Abbey's at 131 York Street (next to QVB) is an Aladdin's cave for readers and Sydney's much-loved indie bookshop since 1968 ~ Where ideas grow.

SCIENCE is one of Abbey's specialisations - you'll know if you've ever seen our Great Wall of Science at 131 York Street. So we're thrilled to be able to offer you the new title from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics as he takes us on an exhilarating journey to discover the meaning of time. TIME... to visit Abbey's.

ABBEY’S BOOKSELLER PICK — This book is essential for anyone travelling around Australia who wants to learn more about the culture that has thrived here for over 50,000 years. It also offers the chance to enjoy tourism opportunities that will show you a different side of this fascinating country - one that remains dynamic, and is filled with openness and diversity.

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ABBEY’S BOOKSELLER PICK — If you've been into 131 York Street recently you will have seen our wonderful window display, done by our guest artist, Marco Luccio, around imagery from The Garden of Sorrows.

This evocative treasure of fables and imagery is a collaboration between Sydney writer, John Hughes and Melbourne artist, Marco Luccio.

Fourteen mesmerising fables and the etchings they inspired draw us back to our origins in a garden of sorrow and exile, death and renewal, beauty and melancholy.

Printed on delicate paper stock, this is a beautiful coffee table book in which to seek refuge at day’s end.

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This month we hit the reading trail with Craig:
"I read historian Peter Cochrane’s new novel set in the colonial settlement on the Hawkesbury River. It’s no place for the genteel or indolent. Violence, wrought by Nature or by man, visits just about everyone in his gothic tale. Great for lovers of the ‘western’ genre. The uneasy interactions with the indigenous men and women, warring and truces, feature strongly in the novel. And with some serendipity, Stephen Gapps has released his book that explores this conflict in the Sydney region."

A travel guide to seeing a different side of Australia.

A wild ride through addiction, passionate love, and the power of art.

A missing conman leaves behind millions in debt, and the small matter of a stud of missing racehorses...

What happens when two couples flee to France to reinvent themselves?

Letters to lend new mothers the strength and courage to find their feet.

Avoiding the siren call of wine, Ugg boots, and Netflix, among other things.

A charming book for lovers of good, magical YA fiction.

"On Manus Island, everybody is escaping from something."

Inspiring and determined, these women are the new face of Islam in Australia.

Violence, wrought by Nature or by man, visits all in this gothic tale.

A story about the legacies of violence and the possibilities of redemption.

A beautiful couple facing the challenges that life presents.