ABC declares romance isn't dead after hundreds attended Romancing the Novel's New Farm Opening on Saturday. Including me. Three hours in the sun. Fifteen minutes scanning shelves. Is Author Scarlett Hopper's second bookshop worth the hype? Or are Australians sick of all the bookshops popping up everywhere. . .

QLD Bookish Events: What's on this weekend. Maybe see you there. | Wine & Sipes with Shailee Thompson, Romancing the Novel Brisbane Opening, Tales & Tomes with Novellous and Lynette Noni official merch, Book Launches, Signings, and more.

Australian and international books. Special edition books. Cookie books. Cock plushies. Consent traffic light badges. And more. So much more. That nearly sums up Falling in Fiction: Chapter One, presented by Sunshine Coast growing icon, Tales and Tombs.

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