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The Books N Gifts Team

Here at Books N Gifts we are blessed to have a great team of staff to assist us with the day to day running of not one but two unique bookstores based in Berry and Nowra, NSW. Our operations are unique in that each of our bookstores incorporate traditional newsagency operations and in that they each also offer a wide selection of giftware, magazines and greeting cards. We also have a wonderful online store with deliveries Australia wide. Since launching the Books N Gifts brand in 2020 we have grown to employ a fun team of 14 all living locally in the area, making us the biggest bookstore employer in the Shoalhaven. Each of our wonderful staff are all fully...

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Books N Gifts Booksellers Choice Reading Guide

Did you know our Booksellers Choice Reading Guide is a seasonal guide produced four times a year by BookPeople (formerly known as the Australian Booksellers Association) for distribution to booksellers all across Australia? These reading guides are a selection of the best new books for the season chosen just for you by Australia's leading booksellers. There is something to suit everyone- new Australian and international fiction, biographies, history and science books, along with a great selection of children's and young adult titles. We at Books N Gifts and at our sister store Berry Newsagency are proud contributors to the guide sitting on the selection panel of booksellers who assist in putting the seasonal guides together. This involves our team reading...

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Books N Gifts Nowra Store Opening

We are pleased to announce that today April 1 2022 our Books N Gifts Nowra store opens at Shop 13 Stockland Nowra. This store is now open 7 days per week and has undergone an extensive shop refit which looks absolutely fabulous. We particularly love our new Kids Corner which your little ones will enjoy as you browse our store. Books N Gifts Nowra now stocks the full Books N Gifts range of new books, giftware and children's plush as well as a fantastic range of greeting cards and magazines. So come and check it out for yourself and let us know what you think.    

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Your Booksellers' ICYMI 50 Book Sale

 Everyone has been a bit distracted over the past two years - routines have been disrupted, restrictions imposed and we've missed so many everyday joys like keeping up with the best new books, finding hidden gems while browsing or hearing a favourite author speak in person. The pandemic has been particularly hard for Australian authors as independent bookshops are the place where local books are discovered, recommended and read. So together with the Australian Booksellers Association and with the help of the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, we've created Your Book-sellers ICYMI 50- Must read new Australian books that you might have missed over the past two years. Please join us in celebrating Australian writing, and discover a brilliant new Australian...

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This Week's New Book Arrivals

Well another bust week here at Books N Gifts with plenty of great new January book releases arriving including some fantastic teacher approved workbooks to help younger readers in readiness for the new school year. Here are just some of the great new book releases that have arrived in store this week:   Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandra Adult Fiction Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure.Cinnamon Gardens Nursing Home is nestled in the quiet suburb of Westgrove, Sydney , populated with residents with colourful histories, each with their own secrets, triumphs and failings. This is their safe place, an oasis of familiar delights , a beautiful garden, a...

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