Poetry after work
A short reading and open discussion with Melbourne poets — wine optional, curiosity required.
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Harbor Lane Books
An independent bookshop on Chapel Street — shelves shaped by curiosity, conversation, and the quiet pleasure of finding the right book at the right time.
This month at the shop
Author talks, reading circles, and evenings that turn strangers into regulars.
Kids’ story hour
Picture books, silly voices, and a corner of the shop transformed for young readers and their grown-ups.
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The titles our booksellers keep pressing into customers’ hands — fiction, essays, and the occasional cookbook.
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