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Did you enjoy Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club? You will probably enjoy Near Death in Venice by Jonathan Biggins. It is an art crime caper set in the Italian city of lights.
Tristan Barclay, art historian, minor TV celebrity and Belvedere Tours leader, is reluctantly embarking on his final tour of European art and culture. But this will be no ordinary excursion to see the old masters – Tristan is secretly planning a ‘grand gesture’ of his own, one that will shock the world.
The only problem is, he can’t complete his mission alone, especially once a budding romance distracts him from his noble quest. Luckily, his tour group are eager to help – and find themselves caught up in a high-stakes heist where danger lurks around every ornate column …
Near Death in Venice is thrilling, hilarious and wildly entertaining. We have signed copies in store!
10 Nov 2026
Perhaps the most unexpected title to come out on top of this year’s Booker shortlist, The End of Everything is a culmination of a decades long career.
At 81, M. John Harrison is now the oldest winner of the prize, his work spanning decades of sci-fi and fantasy fiction. His novel is also the first work of speculative or science fiction to take out the prize.
We are living in a time where our future is at its most precarious. Harrison’s novel speaks to that through the lens of literary speculative fiction. In a near dystopian future, our protagonist Phillip Tennent makes a living by collecting artefacts that wash up from the Channel. The world as we know it has been forever changed in the wake of a major global crisis, shaping nature into obscurity. It is when Phillip comes across an artefact unlike no other that he is forced to act, before the object destroys everything he knows.
Our bookseller Paul, having been one of the very few here to read this prior to the win, says: “Beautiful, ethereal and dreamlike. A more literary Jeff VanderMeer. Great world building…there’s a sense that this is something that has affected everything. Highly original.”
So, if you’re a fan of Annihilation, a good dystopian novel that makes you think, or perhaps you are thinking of venturing into the genre for the first time, The End of Everything may well be the perfect place to start.
Have you read this one already? Did you expect it to win?
09 Nov 2026
In less than twenty four hours the winner of the Booker Prize will finally be revealed! This years shortlist includes six fantastic, thought provoking novels that are incredibly different from one another.
This years shortlist includes post-apocalyptic dystopias, art curators and forgotten medieval kings, the heartwrenching story of a father and son, psychological experiements on a university campus, family tragedy and isolation in the lead up to a presidential election, and the confronting homophobic violence of 1980s Jamaica.
There are some authors here who are already very familiar with the Booker. Marlon James won in 2015, while Douglas Stuart took the prize in 2020. Elizabeth Strout has been nominated three times.
There are some clear favourites among staff, customers and the wider literary community. The most important question is: who will actually win?
Drop your final guess in the comments!
08 Nov 2026
✨️This week's bestsellers✨️ fiction > non-fiction > crime
In fiction, The Booker Prize will be announced this week and two of our bestsellers are in contention: John of John and The Things We Never Say. If you're looking for a book you can really get your teeth into, In One Brief Moment All Eternity is an enormously satisfying read. A Court of Splintered Harmony is the sixth book in the blockbusting ACOTAR series - the seventh will be out on January 12 next year and we're already getting orders for it. Fruit Fly is a bit of a sensation - it asks just how far will someone go to pen the perfect story. The German Ward is by The DIctionary of Lost Words author Pip WIlliams. Whistler by Ann Patchett returns to the top ten and Stations by Irish author Louise Kennedy is this year's Lily King. Peck & Peck is the second book by global sensation Bonnie Garmus of Lessons in Chemistry fame.
In non-fiction, The Race to the Top of the World is Peter FitzSimons' latest book - he'll be in conversation next week at the South Yarra Toorak Library - book via @sorrentowritersfestival. Loads of fascinating memoirs to choose from: Lucky Son is the follow up to Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin; I Can't Tell You But I Will is Magda Szubanski's second book; Josh Frydenberg's A Grateful Son is timely; Judi Dench is delightfully chatty in Is It Too Late to Make a Run For It; Fletcher Jones is a suitable subject for Jock Serong's first foray into biography. Local author Kaz Cooke conjures up all the Spooky Ladies to have scandalised us over the years. And we had a great evening at Gasworks this week with Kate Grenville discussing The Country Schoolmaster.
07 Nov 2026
A glimpse of summer reading and summer vibes in the window of Avenue Bookstore Richmond. 🌻
05 Nov 2026
New release round up of books that have landed in store this week! First up is a new Tim Winton, a memoir in essays working to answer the question: how do we keep moving forwards when the earth is burning?
A new Fitzy — this time tackling the lives of George Mallory and Edmund Hillary and Everest. You can hear Peter Fitzsimons speak at the Toorak/South Yarra library next week. Tix via @sorrentowritersfestival.
Love dogs? Try Yap! Or cats? There's a new Murakami! A new Robyn Annear explores the Laneways of Melbourne. A tiny gift book from the author of Piranesi. Volume V in this word of mouth bestseller the Calculation of Volume (it's still November 18, but the world is expanding!).
We know so many of you have loved Whistler (us too) and there's a beautiful gift hardback with sprayed edges, perfect to give to someone you love! And speaking of beloved writers, a novella from dear Niall Williams.
We will be at Gasworks tomorrow night with Kate Grenville on her latest The Country Schoolmaster, tix also via @sorrentowritersfestival.
In cooking, a new Danielle Alvarez has arrived. Beautiful dishes made simple. Finally, this new Phaidon cookbook is sure to spice up your life!
All this and more in store now.
03 Nov 2026
We are OPEN today. All stores (Albert Park, Elsternwick and Richmond) will be open from 9am-6pm.
02 Nov 2026
Just a note from us to say we will be OPEN tomorrow on Cup Day. Open 9am-6pm in Albert Park, Elsternwick, Richmond. The race that stops the nation won't stop us from slinging books - so come and have a browse. It will be business as usual in the bookshop.
01 Nov 2026
✨This week's bestsellers ✨ Fiction > crime > non-fiction
This week has been all about the latest ACOTAR - A Court of Splintered Harmony is the sixth book in the blockbusting series. We think the weekend of rain was a gift to the girlies from the weather/book gods. Another book racing out the door is by Elif Shafak, author of The Forty Rules of Love and The Island of Missing Trees - In One Brief Moment All Eternity is truly a book to sink your teeth into. If you loved Heart the Lover last year, try Stations by Louise Kennedy. The author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, returns with a masterful new novel, The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse, based on true-life people and events. Bernhard Schlink (of The Reader) has written The Late Life - which sees Martin Brehm confronting his own mortality and Sebastian Faulk's Farewell to Eden is a sweeping and profound novel about faith in all its forms.
In crime fiction, Watch the Quiet Snow is the latest in the Slow Horses/Slough House books by Mick Herron - and is a collection of novellas. Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in the new thriller - number 26 - from Michael Connelly. Chain Reaction sees Jack Reacher back in action in his 31st outing whilst Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is onto his 21st caper in Miss Wolcott's Ghost. In London Station the CIA and British intelligence have begun spying on each other. King's Ransom is a fast and deadly Matthew Reilly thriller. We have signed copies of Full Circle by Chris Hammer and Michael Robotham's Tell Me Something True. In Ian Rankin's The Heights, murder comes to London's most luxurious high-rise and every resident is a suspect. The Dying Light is the fourth Two Rivers book by Ann Cleeves and Richard Osman's We Chase Shadows marks the second appearance of our unlikely crime fighting trio. Plenty to get stuck into here!
In non-fiction, lots of fascinating memoirs to choose from: Lucky Son is the follow up to Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin, I Can't Tell You But I Will is Magda Szubanski's second book and Josh Frydenberg's A Grateful Son have been enormously popular. Bondi Terror recounts that terrible day a year ago.
31 Oct 2026
We have Spooky Ladies at Avenue Bookstore for Halloween. Signed copies of Kaz Cooke's new book and Annette's look inspired by the mediums, magicians, psychics that used magic and spectacle to survive the turn of the century.
Annette says: "I could be one of the Fox sisters."
Want to know more about who the Fox sisters are? Pick up a copy in store now.
@reallykazcooke @simonandschuster
30 Oct 2026
SpoooOOOooOOOoky. A sneak peak into the ghouls and ghosts haunting our kids window at Avenue Bookstore, Elsternwick. 👻👻👻
We love dressing up for Halloween - it's like Book Week but with lollies instead of books. Dare we say, the perfect combination of TREATS. 🎃🍬🍫📚
Drop your best book inspired costumes below. 👇
30 Oct 2026
Local author Susan McDonald dropped in copies of Shadows of Liberation today, the second volume in The Lost Children series.
Inspired by untold stories of real-life events on the French Riviera in WWII, Shadowns of Liberation is a sweeping drama of love, resilience and the enduring strength of the human spirit.
We have copies in store now!
29 Oct 2026
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