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NSW Back to School Vouchers

Books N Gifts Nowra and our sister store Berry Newsagency are excited to be participating in the Premier's Back to School NSW Voucher program. This NSW Government program is designed to assist parents with meeting the cost of acquiring back to school necessities for their children. Under the program parents can apply online with Service NSW for 3 $50 vouchers for each school age child. These vouchers can be used in our stores to acquire stationery, pencil cases, art supplies, drink bottles and lunch boxes. These vouchers have an expiry date of 30 June 2023. The vouchers cannot be: redeemed for any other products or services exchanged for cash, gift vouchers or a credit note from us. Further information on the program...

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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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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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25th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Did you know 2022 marks the 25th Anniversary of when J K Rowling's masterpiece Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published? To celebrate we are pleased to be now stocking a special 25th anniversary edition of this timeless classic where it all began.     Escape to Hogwarts with the unmissable series that has sparked a lifelong reading journey for children and families all over the world. The magic starts here. Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday,...

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