Gift Guide: Fiction we loved in 2025

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    • Fri 20 Feb / Davina Quinlivan 'Possessions'

      Fri 20 Feb / Davina Quinlivan 'Possessions'

      We are so excited to be hosting local author and long-time friend of Bookbag, Davina Quinlivan, as part of her The Patron Saint of Education Tour in celebration of her...

      Fri 20 Feb / Davina Quinlivan 'Possessions'

      We are so excited to be hosting local author and long-time friend of Bookbag, Davina Quinlivan, as part of her The Patron Saint of Education Tour in celebration of her...

    • Sat 17 Jan / Permanence

      Sat 17 Jan / Permanence

      Join us for the launch of ‘Permanence’, a series of startling, surreal poems that trace the role of plastic from wonder substance to global menace. This collaboration, by chemist and...

      Sat 17 Jan / Permanence

      Join us for the launch of ‘Permanence’, a series of startling, surreal poems that trace the role of plastic from wonder substance to global menace. This collaboration, by chemist and...

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    Since opening in 2020, Bookbag has stocked a curated selection of fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, nature writing, art titles, poetry, and zines with a focus on local and global stories, writers of colour, women’s voices, and LGBTQ+ books.

    Bookbag is a welcoming space with a strong community ethos. We host author events, book launches, poetry nights, and co-produce the Echoes festival.

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