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10/10/2026

👑✨ THE BOOK EVERY PRINCESS DIANA FAN WILL WANT TO READ! ✨👑

🌹 SWAN SONG: DIANA, MY SISTER 🌹
✍️ By Charles Spencer
💰 RRP $59.99

Few women have captured the hearts of the world quite like Diana, Princess of Wales. ❤️

Now, in this much-talked-about book, her brother Charles Spencer shares a deeply personal perspective on the sister the world adored but whom he knew simply as Diana.

👑 BEYOND THE CROWN, BEYOND THE HEADLINES…

Before becoming the beloved People’s Princess, Diana was a daughter, a sister and a young woman whose kindness, compassion and unforgettable presence touched millions.

What makes this book especially fascinating is its family connection, offering readers an opportunity to explore Diana’s remarkable life through the eyes of her brother. 🌹

✨ A personal family perspective
❤️ A tribute to an unforgettable woman
👑 A fascinating read for royal enthusiasts
📖 A wonderful addition to biography collections

From her extraordinary public life to the memories that continue to keep her legacy alive, Diana remains one of the most admired and remembered figures in modern royal history.

🎁 A BEAUTIFUL GIFT IDEA!

Perfect for Princess Diana admirers, royal-history enthusiasts and anyone who treasures her memory.

📚 AVAILABLE NOW!
💰 RRP $59.99

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🌹 A remarkable woman. An unforgettable legacy. A story that continues to touch hearts. ❤️

💬 Do you remember Princess Diana? What is your fondest memory of the People’s Princess?

Share your memories below and tag someone who would treasure this book! 👇❤️

08/10/2026

🎾✨ A TRUE AUSTRALIAN SPORTING ICON — HER WHOLE STORY ✨🎾

From the tennis courts of Griffith to becoming World No. 1, Evonne Goolagong Cawley remains one of Australia’s most celebrated and respected sporting champions. 🇦🇺❤️

📖 ONLY EVER EVONNE – THE WHOLE STORY
⭐ Evonne Goolagong Cawley
📕 Beautiful hardback edition
💰 RRP $49.99

This inspiring autobiography tells the remarkable story of a young girl with a dream who went on to capture the hearts of millions and make tennis history. 🎾🏆

Evonne won seven Grand Slam singles titles, including four Australian Opens, the French Open and two Wimbledon championships. Her extraordinary 1980 Wimbledon victory made her the first mother to win the Wimbledon singles title in the modern era.

But Only Ever Evonne goes beyond the trophies. It is the story of her childhood, family, determination, challenges, triumphs and the journey that shaped the woman behind the champion. ❤️

As Ash Barty says on the cover:
“She has inspired millions to dream big.”

And Cathy Freeman describes her story as “a gift to fans the world over.”

🎁 A wonderful gift for tennis enthusiasts, sports lovers, biography readers and anyone inspired by remarkable Australian stories.

🎾 AN AUSTRALIAN LEGEND
🏆 7 GRAND SLAM SINGLES TITLES
📚 BEAUTIFUL HARDBACK
💰 RRP $49.99
❤️ AVAILABLE NOW

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Come in and discover the extraordinary story behind one of Australia’s most beloved tennis champions. 📖🎾

💬 Do you remember watching Evonne play? We’d love to hear your memories in the comments. ❤️👇

08/10/2026

📚🔥 NEW RELEASE FROM ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE CRIME WRITERS! 🔥📚

Love a gripping mystery filled with secrets, suspense and unexpected twists? Your next thrilling read has arrived! 👀

Introducing FULL CIRCLE by bestselling Australian author CHRIS HAMMER! 🇦🇺

Chris Hammer has captivated readers since his award-winning debut, Scrublands, which launched a hugely successful series now comprising four titles.

🏆 Scrublands won the prestigious CWA New Blood Dagger Award, establishing Hammer as a leading voice in Australian crime fiction.

📚 With over 1.5 million copies sold, his popularity continues to soar, with several of his stories making the exciting journey from page to screen! 📖➡️📺

And now comes something special…

🔥 FULL CIRCLE – HIS FIRST STANDALONE NOVEL!

A compelling thriller exploring power, ambition, family secrets and moral dilemmas.

🏛️ Powerful families.
🤫 Buried secrets.
⚡ Dangerous ambitions.
🔍 A mystery where nothing is quite as it seems.

Praised by acclaimed authors:

⭐ Dervla McTiernan calls it “A thriller of remarkable complexity and irresistible force.”

⭐ Shankari Chandran describes it as “Succession meets le Carré.”

With Hammer’s signature suspense, intricate plotting and atmospheric storytelling, this is a must-read for crime-fiction enthusiasts!

🎁 A FANTASTIC GIFT IDEA for mystery lovers and fans of Australian fiction.

📕 FULL CIRCLE – CHRIS HAMMER
💰 RRP $34.99
🔥 AVAILABLE NOW!

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💬 Have you read Scrublands or another Chris Hammer novel? Which is your favourite? 📚👇

Tag a crime-fiction lover who needs this book! ❤️

05/10/2026

🎄✨ IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN… A CHRISTMAS FAVOURITE HAS ARRIVED! ✨🎄

The festive season is getting closer, and this much-loved annual favourite is ready to bring some delicious Christmas inspiration to your kitchen! ❤️🎅

🎁 THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY – THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 🎁

The very popular Australian Women’s Weekly Christmas cookbook has arrived at Window on the World Book Lounge! 📚✨

For generations, Australian families have turned to The Australian Women’s Weekly for trusted recipes, beautiful food and inspiration for special occasions — and this gorgeous Christmas Collection is perfect for planning your festive celebrations. 🎄🍰

Inside you’ll find plenty of inspiration for creating something special this Christmas, whether you’re preparing the family feast, planning desserts, looking for festive treats or simply wanting some fresh ideas for the holiday season.

And can we take a moment to appreciate that spectacular pavlova on the cover? 😍🍓

🎁 A wonderful Christmas gift for home cooks, bakers, food lovers and Australian Women’s Weekly cookbook collectors.

❤️ POPULAR CHRISTMAS FAVOURITE
📚 AVAILABLE NOW
💰 RRP $39.99

Christmas will be here before we know it, so now is the perfect time to grab your copy and start planning something delicious! 🎅🥂

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🎄 Let the festive cooking begin! ❤️

💬 What is the ONE dish that absolutely has to be on your Christmas table every year — pavlova, trifle, Christmas pudding, ham or something else? 😋👇

Tag someone who loves Christmas cooking! 🎁

01/10/2026

🧩✨ PUZZLE LOVERS… HAVE YOU SEEN OUR RANGE? ✨🧩

Are Gibsons among the best-quality jigsaw puzzles in the world? 🌍🧩
We’ll let our puzzle lovers decide! 😉

At Window on the World Book Lounge, we currently have a fantastic selection of puzzles waiting to challenge, entertain and perhaps take over your dining table for a few days! 😄

🇬🇧 GIBSONS 1000-PIECE PUZZLES

Beautiful artwork, wonderfully detailed scenes and quality pieces make Gibsons a much-loved name among jigsaw enthusiasts.

From picturesque seaside villages and countryside scenes to festivals, trains, aviation and bustling town life — choosing your favourite might be the hardest part! 🏡🚂✈️🌊

🧩 PREFER 500 PIECES?

We have those too!

Our Gibsons range includes a lovely selection of 500-piece puzzles, as well as fantastic-value boxes containing 4 different 500-piece puzzles — that’s plenty of puzzling in one box! 🎁

🔎 AND WHAT ABOUT GIBSONS 500XL?

These feature extra-large pieces, making them easier to see and handle while still providing a satisfying puzzle experience.

With colourful florals, beautiful countryside, lively scenes and plenty of detail, there’s something for many different tastes. 🌸🌿🏘️

But Gibsons is only the beginning… 👀

Take a look at our puzzle shelves! We’re currently reasonably stocked with a wide variety of brands and styles, including:

🧩 Wasgij
🧩 Jan van Haasteren (JVH)
🧩 Holdson
🧩 Falcon
🧩 Eurographics
🧩 World’s Smallest Puzzles
🧩 Impossible Puzzles
🧩 Crystal Puzzles
➕ Puzzle accessories and more!

Whether you enjoy a relaxing afternoon puzzle, love a serious 1000-piece challenge, prefer larger pieces, want something unusual, or are searching for a thoughtful gift for another puzzle lover — come and explore our range. ❤️

🎁 Puzzles also make wonderful gifts for birthdays, Christmas, family time, rainy days or simply for someone who deserves a little screen-free relaxation.

🇦🇺📦 NOT IN ULVERSTONE? NO PROBLEM!

🏡 Purchase in store
📦 We can also ship anywhere in Australia!

So whether you’re just around the corner or on the other side of the country, you can still enjoy something from our puzzle collection. 🇦🇺❤️

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21 Reibey Street, Ulverstone, Tasmania

👀 Come in, have a browse and find your next puzzle challenge!

💸💰 1000pce puzzles start at $34.99
500XL from $32.99
4 x 500pce from $66.99
2 x 500pce $49.99
500pce from $24.99 💸💰

💬 NOW WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PUZZLERS…

⭐ What’s your favourite puzzle brand?
🧩 500 pieces or 1000 pieces?
⏱️ And how long does a 1000-piece puzzle usually take you?

Tell us below 👇 — and tag your favourite puzzling partner! ❤️

21/09/2026

🩸📚✨ A SPELLBINDING NEW RELEASE HAS ARRIVED! ✨📚🩸

Behind one of literature’s most legendary monsters was an extraordinary woman whose own story deserves to be told…

Introducing the newly released:

🖤 THE EXTRAORDINARY FLORENCE STOKER
✍️ By Karen Brooks
📖 Historical Fiction
💰 RRP $34.99
🌟 NEW RELEASE – SEPTEMBER 2026

From bestselling, award-winning author Karen Brooks comes a compelling historical novel exploring the fascinating Florence Stoker — wife of Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula.

But Florence was far more than simply the wife of a famous author.

💫 Beautiful, witty and captivating, Florence Balcombe becomes a prominent figure in London’s literary, theatrical and artistic circles after marrying Bram Stoker.

And before Bram? There was another rather famous man in Florence’s life…

✨ Oscar Wilde.

As appearances begin to unravel, Florence faces family secrets, a troubled marriage, fear and haunting visions of a terrifying fanged creature. Yet Florence is determined to protect her family and confront the threats surrounding her. 🩸🌹

Atmospheric, dramatic and rich in historical intrigue, this is a story of love, secrets, society, literature and one remarkable woman living in the shadow of Dracula.

And there’s another reason we’re particularly excited about this one…

💚 AUTHOR KAREN BROOKS CALLS TASMANIA HOME! 💚

The bestselling Australian author lives in Hobart, making this a wonderful title to spotlight from a Tasmanian bookseller.

📚 Perfect for readers who enjoy:

🖤 Historical fiction
🩸 Dracula & Gothic literature
🌹 Stories inspired by fascinating real people
🎭 Literary and theatrical history
✨ Strong female protagonists
📖 Immersive, atmospheric reads

🔥 NEW RELEASE • AVAILABLE NOW
💰 RRP $34.99

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So you don’t need to be in Tasmania to discover your next unforgettable read. 📚❤️

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💬 Would you read the story of the extraordinary woman behind the creator of Dracula? 🩸📖

👇 Tag a historical-fiction or Dracula lover who should add this one to their reading list!

20/09/2026

🌲✨ THE WAIT IS OVER… GRUFFALO GRANNY HAS ARRIVED! ✨🌲

📚🐾 One of the most exciting children’s book releases of the year has landed at Window on the World Book Lounge!

After more than 20 years, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler return to the deep dark wood with the first brand-new Gruffalo story since The Gruffalo’s Child! ❤️🌳

🌟 GRUFFALO GRANNY 🌟
✍️ Written by Julia Donaldson
🎨 Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
📕 Hardback Picture Book
💰 RRP $26.99

And this little Granny is already making a BIG impression! 🤩

🔥 Gruffalo Granny has become the fastest-selling picture book in UK publishing history, selling more than 227,000 copies in its first three days! It’s another extraordinary chapter in the hugely popular Gruffalo phenomenon.

👵🐾 GRUFFALO GRANNY IS COMING TO STAY!

Return to the deep dark wood as the Gruffalo and his daughter prepare for Granny’s special visit. But with food on the agenda, a certain clever little mouse may need to make sure he doesn’t become dinner! 🐭🌲

Filled with Julia Donaldson’s much-loved storytelling and Axel Scheffler’s instantly recognisable illustrations, this delightful new adventure is one children, parents and grandparents can enjoy together. 💕📖

🎁 A gorgeous gift for little book lovers — perfect for birthdays, bedtime reading, Gruffalo collectors, grandparents and grandchildren, or even getting organised early for Christmas! 🎄

🔥 BRAND NEW • JUST RELEASED • AVAILABLE NOW
💰 RRP $26.99

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So even if you’re nowhere near Ulverstone, you don’t have to miss out. 💚

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📚 Grab your copy while it’s fresh on the shelves!

And if you know a Gruffalo-loving family somewhere else in Australia, tag them or share this post with them — we can send their copy straight to them! 📦🇦🇺❤️

💬 Who would you love to read Gruffalo Granny with? 👵🐭💕

18/09/2026

🏔️📚 IT’S FINALLY HERE! THE WAIT IS OVER! 📚🏔️

Tasmanian bushwalkers, mountain lovers and adventurers - this is the arrival you’ve been waiting for! 🌿🥾

We’re very excited to announce that the long-awaited next title in The Abels series has arrived!

✨ THE ABELS - VOLUME 2, PART B
📖 Edited by Bill Wilkinson
💰 RRP $55.00

This latest addition to the much-loved Abels collection focuses on the spectacular peaks of Tasmania’s Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park and joins Volume 1 and Volume 2, Part A in showcasing Tasmania’s magnificent mountains over 1,100 metres high.

🏔️ What will you discover inside?

🥾 Information on the best ways to climb each Abel
🗺️ Detailed colour maps to help locate the mountains
📸 An extensive collection of stunning photography
🌿 The unique character and qualities of individual peaks
📖 Fascinating nomenclature and cultural history
⛰️ Insights gathered from experienced Tasmanian bushwalkers
💚 And the experience and feeling of reaching these incredible summits

Whether you’re working your way through Tasmania’s Abels, dreaming about your next wilderness adventure, completing your collection or searching for a special gift for a bushwalker - this is one for the bookshelf!

🎁 A fantastic gift for hikers, adventurers, photographers, mountain enthusiasts and anyone who loves Tasmania’s extraordinary wilderness.

🔥 LONG-AWAITED • NEWLY ARRIVED • AVAILABLE NOW

💰 RRP $55.00

📚 Come in and grab your copy at:

📍 Window on the World Book Lounge
21 Reibey Street, Ulverstone, Tasmania

💬 Bushwalkers - how many of Tasmania’s Abels have you climbed? 🥾🏔️

Tell us below 👇 and tag the adventure partner who needs this book!

17/09/2026

🌿 TODAY’S TASMANIAN TREASURE 🌿

Discover the quiet wisdom of Tasmania - one herb, flower and season at a time. 🍃📖

We’re delighted to feature The Tasmanian Herbal Apothecary by Christine Nicholson, a beautiful and practical guide inspired by Tasmania’s seasons, cottage gardens, cool forests and natural landscapes.

🌱 What will you discover inside?

🍵 Herbal teas & traditional preparations
🌿 Herbal profiles and growing notes
🫙 Infused oils, salves, balms & creams
🌸 Seasonal herbal traditions
🛁 Natural body-care preparations
🌼 Garden first-aid ideas
🥾 Bushwalking & outdoor first-aid guidance
❄️ Winter wellness preparations
💚 Inspiration for creating your own simple home apothecary

With 245 pages to explore, this is a wonderful book for anyone interested in herbs, gardening, traditional herbal knowledge, seasonal living and the simple pleasure of making things by hand.

🎁 Looking for something a little different to gift?
This could also make a thoughtful Tasmanian-inspired present for the gardener, nature lover or herbal enthusiast in your life.

💰 $39.99 AUD

📚 Available now at Window on the World Book Lounge

📍 21 Reibey Street, Ulverstone, Tasmania

🛍️ Visit us in store for a browse, or order online with Click & Collect available.

💬 Tell us in the comments - what is your favourite herb to grow or use at home? 🌿

Tag a friend who would love to have this on their bookshelf! 💚

03/12/2025