Roaring Stories Bookshop

Roaring Stories Bookshop is Balmain's independent bookstore at 268 Darling Street, serving the book-loving community of the neighbourhood and surrounds. Locals may remember it under its former name, Brays Books. More than just a place lined with shelves, Roaring Stories aims to be a welcoming threshold for journeys to begin, whether to faraway places and back in time, to personal development and richer understanding, or to fantastical worlds and matters close to the heart. Its friendly team of expert booksellers, Bronwyn, Tim, Sylvia, Stella, Shanti, Belinda and April, can guide readers across a wide range of genres and titles.

The shop stocks new releases in adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books, picks a book of the month, and carries local exclusives such as the 2027 Balmain Peninsula calendar by local artist Jan Larsen. It hosts regular author events and in-store conversations, publishes interviews, reviews and staff reading lists on its Roaring Pages blog, and sells audiobooks and digital gift cards. Bespoke services include school supply, library set-ups, wedding lists, wishlists, the Ultimate Gift and corporate sales. For book orders and general enquiries customers can call or email the shop, and media and event hosting enquiries have a separate contact. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday 9 am to 5:30 pm and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm.

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