Feel Good Reads
American humourist P.J. O'Rourke once said, "Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it." But sometimes we simply feel like reading something other than all those worthy and impressive literary award winners - something lighter but still well-written, something wonderfully witty which makes us laugh out loud, or maybe just a cracking good adventure. So for all of you who wander in and tell us that you're looking for something different to read, but you don't really know what you want; or who need something for a friend in hospital; or a book to take on holiday; or just something to escape from the grimness of the nightly news - we are delighted to present a new area in our bookshop entitled "Feel-Good Reads."
Titles include both fiction and non-fiction options - beloved classics from P.G. Wodehouse, Barbara Pym, and Nancy Mitford; hilarious travel narratives from Bill Bryson; amusing essays from David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs; modern Australian classics from John Clarke, Shane Maloney, and Thea Astley; plus many more from Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions to Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole series; from Alexander McCall-Smith's warm and witty Scottish tales to Paul Carter's gripping and often hilarious true-life adventures.
We will also be promoting Feel-Good Friday where we will feature a chosen title from these shelves and posting on facebook, twitter and instagram so keep an eye out for your next great read.
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
A BEAUTIFUL NOVEL ABOUT LATE LOVE AND SECOND CHANCES Full of grace and humanity' Sunday Times ************************************************ When Tina Hopgood writes a letter of regret to a man she has never met, she doesn't expect a reply. When Anders Larsen, a lonely museum curator, answers it, neit ...Show more
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
$32.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
One green notebook. Six strangers. The chance to start being honest... Six strangers with one universal thing in common- their lives aren't always what they make them out to be. But what would happen if they told the truth instead? Julian begins The Authenticity Project - a small green notebook containi ...Show more
Saving Missy by Beth Morrey
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
'A touching, deftly written debut that celebrates community and kindness' Sunday Times Missy Carmichael's life has become small. Grieving for a family she has lost or lost touch with, she's haunted by the echoes of her footsteps in her empty home; the sound of the radio in the dark; the tick-tick-tick ...Show more
The Wakes by Dianne Yarwood
$32.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
A heartfelt, funny and uplifting debut about two failing marriages, two strangers falling in love, two friends embarking on a catering business - and the four funerals that connect them all This is a story about Clare, Louisa and Chris. And sometimes Paul, and less often, Beth. It is most certainly not ...Show more
Funny Ha, Ha by Paul Merton (Editor)
$49.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
80 of the funniest stories ever written, selected and introduced by comedian and broadcaster Paul Merton. From Anton Chekhov to Ali Smith, from P.G. Wodehouse to Nora Ephron, the greatest writers are those who know how to have a laugh. Here, award-winning comedian and broadcaster Paul Merton brings tog ...Show more
Funny Ha Ha: 80 of the Funniest Stories Ever Written by Paul Merton (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
The Sunday TimesHumour Book of the Year. 80 of the funniest stories ever written, selected and introduced by Paul Merton. From Anton Chekhov to Ali Smith, from P.G. Wodehouse to Nora Ephron, the greatest writers are those who know how to laugh. Here, award-winning comedian and broadcaster Paul Merton br ...Show more
Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth
$22.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'HILARIOUS' Stylist 'DAZZLING' Marian Keyes 'WITTY' Guardian 'HEARTBREAKING' Dolly Alderton 'INCREDIBLE' Candice Carty-Williams Jenny McLaine: * can't afford her mortgage since her ex moved out * is about to get dumped by her best friend * spends all day online-stalk ...Show more
Her Fidelity by Katharine Pollock
$32.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
A very funny confessional novel set in one of the only Australian independent record stores still functioning, if barely. This is High Fidelity with a female gaze. Her Fidelity is the comedic, confessional story of 29-year-old Kathy, who is in a state of arrested development. Kathy has accidentally cont ...Show more
Careering by Daisy Buchanan
$22.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
'We are so ready for this book. Exploring the exhausting push-pull of trying to pin down a career you love but that doesn't love you back, Buchanan's book is set to capture the zeitgeist as so many of us question where we're at' Stylist careering (verb) 1. working endlessly for a job you used to love ...Show more
A Little Ray of Sunshine
$22.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
Harlow Smith thought she had finally achieved the quiet life she wanted--a little bookstore on Cape Cod, an apartment in her grandpa's house, a more or less happily single life--when the biggest secret from her past walked into town and changed everything.A kid walks into your bookstore and says to you, ...Show more
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (FTI) by Maria Semple
$22.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction | Series: Film tie in
To her Microsoft- guru husband, Bernadette is a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private- school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect; and to 15- year- old Bee, she's a best friend and, simply, Mom. Bee has aced her report card and claimed her ...Show more
The Tournament: Text Classics by John Clarke
$12.95 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction | Series: Text Classics Ser.
The most unusual tennis tournament in history is about to start. Einstein's seeded fourth. Chaplin, Freud and van Gogh are also in the top rankings. World number one is Tony Chekhov. In all, 128 of the world's most creative players - everyone from Louis Armstrong to George Orwell, Gertrude Stein to Coco ...Show more