News & Events

Put on your comfy walking shoes and join the Global Book Crawl 2026 in Sydney between Monday 20 - Sunday 26 April.

Plus, your chance to win the ultimate book lover’s prize - WIN a $750 voucher to spend on books.

MAY Thursday 7 • 5.30pm • Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts

Georgia Harper’s Dove asks what a day without men might be like; Mercedes Mercier's The Couples Retreat embodies a haunting past in an ex, and Jane Caro’s Lyrebird finds more truth in nature than men. Three of Australia’s best writers speak to the power behind women’s voices in crime fiction, and how that voice changes the violence and challenges the failure of law. Join us for what is sure to be an enthralling talk, and stay for a drink and nibbles with the speakers following their discussion.

APRIL Wednesday 22 • 12.30pm - Finding the Bones by Natalie Conyer

And Natalie will be in attendance at April's book club! Signed copies in stock (while stock lasts).

Click through to our BAD Sydney page for info/ticket links to this Book Club event (and also see the book).

For two and a half decades Lindy Jones has dedicated herself to Abbey’s and to the book trade in general. As a senior buyer here she has helped curate and shape the deep and wide range that has become synonymous with Abbey's, and was also our children's books specialist.

Not many people read as much as Lindy. Her countless book reviews for our newsletters and Summer Reading catalogue have guided many readers to their next reading discovery - and her fondness for birding-related titles will not have gone unnoticed by many of our customers.

Her efforts in the book industry go well beyond her role here at Abbey’s with her contributions on judging panels including the Miles Franklin Award (2015-2020) and the Indie Awards since inception. She has also been involved with reading programs such as Don’t Leave Childhood Without... (a children's reading guide across 3 editions). Her voice could be heard each year on ABC Radio 702 Sydney where she joined a panel of booksellers to provide Christmas reading suggestions, including tricky gifting scenarios like 'the uncle who doesn’t read' or 'the toddler who doesn’t like sitting still'.

Lindy was the inaugural Bookseller of the Year 2011 for BookPeople (formerly Australian Booksellers Association) and is widely known across the industry, so many people will miss her input. Her wide-ranging knowledge will certainly be missed at Abbey's and we wish her a well-deserved retirement with plenty of relaxing bird-watching.

A GREAT AUDIOBOOK EXPERIENCE

Abbey's Bookshop is proud to partner with Libro.fm to offer you a wonderful range of audiobooks to complement your reading choices.

• Free to join and buy as you go
• The membership offers are a very good deal

Get 10% off reviewed books via the NRB website. Each review on their site has a discount link at the bottom to the book on Abbey's website.

VIEW THIS WEEK'S REVIEWS

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