This year bookshops across Australia are throwing a party and you are invited! Love Your Bookshop Day is a chance to celebrate what makes your local bookshop great. Whether it’s for their amazing staff, their carefully curated range or specialisation or a must-see events program, come by your local BOOK FACE store on Saturday 10th August 2019 and join in with the celebrations. There will be balloons, dress-ups, book readings, competitions and more.

Love Your Bookshop Day Competition!

Win a Gorgeous Winter Getaway to the Southern Highlands

Bendooley Estate is a spectacular destination within the Southern Highlands where you can truly escape and explore the iconic Book Barn, dine at Bendooley’s restaurant, enjoy wine tastings at the Cellar Door and relax in our luxurious cottages all within the beautifully preserved 200-acre property.

Individually designed, the inviting cottages are an elegant harmony of rustic and glamour, featuring upholstered furniture, bespoke wallpaper and artwork, heated hand-made tiles and deep free-standing baths. Enjoy glorious vistas of the serene lake, valleys and groomed gardens.

We are offering one lucky prize winner the chance to win one night’s stay for two at Bendooley Estate in Berrima, NSW*. You’ll be treated to one night’s accommodation for two in one of Bendooley Estate’s luxury cottages, a complimentary charcuterie board and a bottle of wine from the Estate’s vineyard during your stay.

To enter, simply spend $50 or more in one transaction between Thursday August 1st and Saturday August 10th for your chance to win. You may enter as many time as you like during the competition. Competition closes Saturday August 10th at 6pm.

There will be one runner-up prize for each BOOK FACE store, consisting of a pack of six books**.

*The prize is for one night’s accommodation for two people midweek, subject to availability, and valid for 12 months from date of issue. Travel is not included. Competition open to individuals 18 years and older.

**Book prizes must be collected in-store.

Join us in store at BOOK FACE Erina Fair for:

- 11:00am - Children’s Book Author/Illustrator, Sara Action will be in store reading and signing copies of her beautiful book, including Dinosaur Day, Cherries, Mr Walker, and loads more. Come and meet the beautiful and creative, Sara Acton!
- 1:00pm - Children’s author John Barwick will be reading from his hilarious book Nursery Crimes Baaa Baa Black Sheep: The Fleeced Fleece
- BOOK FACE staff will be dressed up in fancy book themed dress up! Last year, staff members dressed as Dr Seuss, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Harry Potter. What will the staff be wearing this year? Feel free to dress up too!
- There is a super-duper, ‘Southern Highland Getaway’ competition, a book pack give-away, a LYBD colouring-in competition and more!
- There will also be live music playing throughout the day