What’s happening at Verso’s during Book Week?
We love book week! We love being visited by kids in costumes and celebrating the award winners. This year we are giving away $5 to spend instore when kids bring in reviews of their favourite books.
Tell us about some of your favourites on the Children’s Book Council shortlist this year?
If I Was a Horse is delightful and When You’re a Boy is a truly beautiful book. That Bird Has Arms has had us giggling. For older readers all the titles are winners. My daughter adored Grace Notes and The Quiet and the Loud is a staff favourite.
What books have been popular with customers so far in 2024?
There’s a new Andy Griffiths just out – The Land of Lost Things and it’s the first in the Adventures Unlimited series and we are expecting that to be pretty big. Runt, and Wild Robot are both selling really well – because they have both been made into films. Graphic novels and Bluey are still super popular.
What have been a couple of your best reads this year?
Hmmm, that’s tough – I loved Tom Lake and Edenglassie. There are so many great books out this year – so much reading ahead!
Describe the experience of meeting author Bonnie Garmus (Lessons in Chemistry) recently. What was it like?
She was delightful! Very, very down to earth and normal. I tried very hard to convince her to visit Healesville! She was very keen on visiting the Sanctuary and some wineries. She did go rowing on the Yarra at 5am which I found extremely impressive for someone on a whirlwind book tour.
