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.
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
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
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
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
French Exit by Patrick deWitt
$29.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction | Reading Level: very good
From bestselling author Patrick deWitt, a brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial disintegration Frances Price-tart widow, possessive mother, and Upper East Side force of nature-is in dire straits, beset by ...Show more
A Dog's Promise by W. Bruce Cameron
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction | Series: A\Dog's Purpose Ser. | Reading Level: Adult
A Dog's Promise is the heart-warming and uplifting story about one dog who fulfils his promise and helps a family who needs him the most, from W. Bruce Cameron the international number one bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose. Bailey knows one thing for sure: all dogs who offer unconditional love, just ...Show more
Maggie's Going Nowhere by Rose Hartley
$32.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
'A compulsive and hilarious read. In Maggie, Hartley has created one of those indelible characters of whom we must thoroughly disapprove and yet cannot help but love.' Karen Joy Fowler Maggie Cotton's life is a hot mess. In one day, she's dumped by her boyfriend, disinherited by her mum, and kicked of ...Show more
I Don't Know How She Does it by Allison Pearson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
Meet Kate Reddy, fund manager and mother of two. She can juggle nine different currencies in five different time zones and get herself and two children washed and dressed and out of the house in half an hour. A victim of time famine, Kate counts seconds like other women count calories. As she hurtles be ...Show more
The Importance of Being Aisling by Emer McLysaght, Sarah Breen
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction | Series: The\Aisling Ser.
*** Can't get enough of Aisling? The hilarious follow-up to the smash-hit romantic comedy Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling is AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW! *** Meet Aisling. She's a country girl learning to love the city sophistication of unlimited Pinot Greej and brunch, though smashed avocado still ...Show more
The Talented Mr Varg (#2 Ulf Varg) (C-format) by Alexander McCall Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction | Series: Detective Varg Ser.
In the second installment in the bestselling Detective Varg Novels, Ulf and his team investigate a notorious lothario - a wolf of a man whose bad reputation may, much to his chagrin, be all bark and no bite. The Department of Sensitive Crimes, renowned for taking on the most obscure and irrelevant cases ...Show more
Everything is Beautiful: the most uplifting read of 2021 by Eleanor Ray
$32.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
Sometimes, it's impossible to part with the things we love the most... When Amy Ashton's world came crashing down twelve years ago, she started a collection. It began as a box filled with memories of happier times - an ashtray to remind herself of the boy she loved, a china bird, an aquamarine bottle, ...Show more
Em & Me by Beth Morrey
$29.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
Delphine and Em have lost their way But what comes next is up to them… You can’t change your past – but your future is there for the taking Once upon a time, Delphine Jones had big dreams. Clever and ambitious, she was going to make her mark on the world. But somewhere along the line, it all went wrong… ...Show more