Oscar & Friends are proud sponsors of this years Poets' Picnic.

The free community event will take place under the stars in the harbourside Blackburn Gardens at 548 New South Head Road, Double Bay on Tuesday 21 February 2012 from 6pm.

The evening will be hosted by ABC Radio’s Simon Marnie and will be centred on the theme Talking About My Generation.

Residents and visitors are invited to pack a picnic, grab a rug and find a spot on the lawn to enjoy twilight readings from an array of Australia’s best-loved poets – from new and emerging voices to some veteran greats.

Australia’s independent booksellers are pleased to announce the shortlist for the Indie Awards 2012, recognizing their favourite Australian authors from the past 12 months.  The sixteen shortlisted books will be vying for the top spot as Indie ‘Book of the Year’ for 2012.  Panels of expert judges (all avid readers and indie booksellers) choose winners from four book categories – Fiction, Debut Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children’s.  Independent booksellers from around the country will then vote to select the much acclaimed award.  The category winners and the overall ‘Book of the Year’ winner will be revealed on Saturday 10th March 2012.


FICTION

Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks (Harper Collins)
The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman (Random House)
Foal's Bread by Gillian Mears (Allen & Unwin)
Five Bells by Gail Jones (Random House)

NON-FICTION

Worse Things Happen at Sea by William McInnes and Sarah Watt (Hachette)
Notebooks by Betty Churcher (MUP)
After Words: Post Prime Ministerial Speeches by Paul Keating (Allen & Unwin)
A Private Life by Michael Kirby (Allen & Unwin)

DEBUT FICTION

Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett (Hachette)
All That I Am by Anna Funder (Penguin)
The Roving Party by Rohan Wilson (Allen & Unwin)
Watercolours by Adrienne Ferreira (Harper Collins)

CHILDREN’S

The Jewel Fish of Karnak by Graeme Base (Penguin)
The Little Refugee by Anh & Suzanne Do & Illus Bruce Whatley (Allen & Unwin)
The Coming of the Whirlpool: Ship Kings 1 by Andrew McGahan (Allen & Unwin)
The 13-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths (Macmillan)


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This Thursday 26th of January is Australia Day! Oscar & Friends will be open 10am-4pm in both our stores. Come in and have a squiz!

A very big thank you to all our wonderful customers who donated generously to our Christmas Wrapping fundraiser! In doing so we raised $367.25 for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

It's that time of year, when Oscar and Friends staff are asked to choose their favourite reads of the year past. Its always a daunting task as there are just so many great books published every year, but we've done it!     

Have gander at:     
  
    ***THE BEST BOOKS OF 2011***

FREUDIAN SLIP BOOK LAUNCH
     
Hachette and Oscar & Friends are proud to present the launch of Marion Von Adlerstein's fantastic new book The Freudian Slip at our Double Bay book shop!      

Marion will be reading from and talking about her book and there will be Christmas drinks and good times! 

Please join us:   
Thursday December 15th  5-7pm       
Oscar & Friends Double Bay   
Shop 1&2/19-27 Cross Street Double Bay  
  

OSCAR & FRIENDS 
BOOK OF THE YEAR

THE SISTERS BROTHERS 
BY PATRICK DEWITT
The winner of the prestigious Oscar & Friends Book of the Year for 2011 is the fun, witty, dark humoured, gun slinging instant classic The Sister Brothers by Patrick Dewitt. Loved by all the staff, and every attendee of our super busy November book club. Regardless of where you're spending your Christmas break this year, The Sisters Brothers should be the first item in the suitcase.
Read Bianca's review


See our other favourite books of the year for 2011

We're in the final few days of Movember and the Oscar team has done a wonderful job raising cash ($1550!!!) for prostate cancer and depression initiatives. There's still time to donate and you can do that by heading to http://mobro.co/OscarAndFriendsCookieDusters. Check out our lovely staff below!