The Book Tree Toowoomba

15/08/2026

A belated happy birthday to Sayaka Murata for yesterday! Her books are wonderful explorations of gender roles and the consequences of nonconformity.

15/08/2026

14/08/2026

Is there Room on the Broom at The Empire ?

14/08/2026

Pretty sure there are lots of storm-clouds of war gathering in this new book by The Rest Is History team of Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. A fantastic read for any fans of the podcast or history in general!

14/08/2026

New release romantasy ft slow burn enemies-lovers!

An infamous thief must carry out an impossible heist to save an immortal warrior from the curse that’s killing him.

Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed, revolution brews, desire is dangerous, and an impossible cure may prove deadlier than the curse.

Never run. Never bow. Never die.

Reya Connery became the Crimson Dagger, the most notorious thief in Rhiterra, by following a strict set of rules. One: There is no honour among thieves. Two: A good blade is key to any negotiation. Three: Only the dead keep secrets. And Reya has a secret that must be kept at all costs. But when a heist goes wrong on the eve of paying off her debt to a ruthless crime lord, Reya may need a new set of rules. And a lot of coin. Fast.

Enter Caelan Halcyon, an immortal warrior whose magic makes him a valuable target – if the curse inching closer to his heart doesn’t kill him first. There’s just one person who might be desperate enough to try and get their hands on the fabled cure in time to save his life, someone whose legend claims they can steal anything: the Crimson Dagger. A male of honour, Caelan loathes everything the beautiful, cocky thief represents, yet knows that Reya is his last hope for survival.

13/08/2026

Here’s Nikki Mottram with her upcoming book, Helidon, the latest in the Dana Gibson mysteries! It will be released on 1st September by PRESS - UQ and we can’t wait! We’re also delighted to be part of Nikki’s local launch event at Gips Toowoomba on 5th September - and if you’re wanting to join us hurry before tickets sell out!

13/08/2026

A very happy customer picking up her lay-by today. (Brilliant choices we think 😊)

13/08/2026

This is one of Reese Witherspoon’s book club books and it sounds incredible.

When news hits in 1950 that the Americans have entered the war between North and South Korea, Oksoon and her family believe the conflict will soon end. But then China joins the war, and they decide to flee their home in Pyongyang despite the freezing temperatures and lack of food. Journeying from the barren, war-torn streets of the North in the winter to the seedy back alleys of the South Korean capital of Seoul in the summer, the family falls in with an unlikely group of miscreants.

Meanwhile, far to the south, Oksoon’s cousin Junho seeks refuge at an orphanage for abandoned children. As the institution struggles to keep its doors open, Junho, with his elementary command of English, is tasked with drafting letters to American missionaries and benefactors to ask for money. When the enigmatic director brings her aristocratic niece to the orphanage, Junho finds himself caught between his impulse for survival and his growing affections for the young woman, even though his feelings put him at risk of being expelled from the only safe place he knows.

Movingly rendered, Song for Another Home highlights the power of resilience, the tension between personal dreams and duty to family, and how choices made in a brief moment have consequences that reverberate across time and through generations.

12/08/2026

It was so fantastic to meet Danielle Clode today and hear her speak about her book The Enigmatic Echidna at Toowoomba City Library. She’s a brilliant writer, and her background as a biologist and enthusiasm for the echidnas shone through.

Did you know that echidnas use their snout like a snorkel when they swim? That they can sense electromagnetic fields?

We sort of thought that hibernation was something that northern hemisphere animals did … but echidnas go into torpor (sort of like hibernation) when conditions are poor and can survive fires by sheltering underground. This and many more facts you can learn from her book.

12/08/2026

We love birds! That’s why we’re so excited to share the expansion of our Bridget Farmer range to include these beautiful wooden mobiles and stand-supported birds. (This in addition to the card games and books we already have).

My favourite bird is the superb fairy wren; what’s yours?