When I was a little boy we would sometimes meet my father in the CBD after work, and he would take us to Haddons Bookshop which specialised in children’s books. A couple of years ago we started our own family tradition which was very similar: every now and then on a Saturday morning we would head into town, go to Borders for a coffee and then a wander around. Each child would be allowed to choose a book.
Last Saturday was the last hurrah for this family tradition, which will (hopefully) be remembered by at least some of the older children. Borders is closing down. Yes, even the big bookstores in Australia are now closing. The trend which was depicted in this terrible movie has now come to an end, as a decline in reading and the shift to e-books seems to be taking a toll.
By way of consolation, we had Yum Cha after visiting Borders for the last time, and then managed to find a few absolute bargains in the State Library’s bookstore:
- “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” – Barbara Robinson
- “The Icebound Land” – John Flanagan
- “The Capricorn Bracelet” – Rosemary Sutcliffe
- “In the Reign of Terror” – G.A. Henty
- “Manhunt” – James L. Swanson
The kids books are all 50c at this bookstore and a lot of them are in almost mint condition, apart from the library stickers, etc.
Steve
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