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Our 2017 Summer Reading Guide is out now

Our Summer Reading Guide is available now!
Win a gift pack of books just in time for Mothers Day!

Terms and stuff:
- Enter as many times as you like!
- The lucky winner will be drawn at random and notified by 7/5/16.
- Prize is pick up only from 107 Hindley Street, Adelaide.
Win a First Dog on the Moon Plush Toy and Button!
Do you love the witty, insightful and delightfully irreverent cartoons by First Dog on the Moon? For the chance to win the adorable, slightly wonky-eyed plush Dog and matching button pictured above, simply purchase your copy of A Treasury of Cartoons with us this Christmas!
Entry to the competition is automatic upon purchase and the competition closes at 5pm on Friday 18 December, 2015. Winners will be notified shortly thereafter. The prize is open to all Australian residents but the prize is pick up only from 107 Hindley Street, Adelaide.
Win a Double Pass to Geraldine Brooks!
Journalist and Pulitzer prize-winning author, Geraldine Brooks, will be appearing in Adelaide for a special night of conversation on behalf of Adelaide Writers' Week. While tickets are in high demand for this worthy event, we are giving two lucky customers the chance to win one of two double passes with any online purchase of $30 or more. May we recommend Geraldine's gorgeous new novel, The Secret Chord?
Winners will be announced on Friday November 6th and the tickets will be available for collection at the event. For more information about Geraldine Brooks in Conversation or to secure tickets, visit the link below:
Win a Double Pass to See Louis de Bernières
Louis de Bernières in Conversation
Tuesday August 25th | 6.30pm | Elder Hall
Acclaimed novelist and poet Louis de Bernières will be visiting Adelaide to discuss his new book, The Dust that Fell From Dreams. Tickets are available through Bass but we're offering one lucky Imprints' customer the chance to win a double pass on us! To be in the running, simply purchase any Louis de Bernières book (and he has many!) in store or online before close of business on Saturday August 22nd. The winner will be contacted and announced via social media shortly thereafter. Listed below is a complete list of de Bernières novels currently available to purchase:
The Dust that Fell From Dreams | $32.99rrp
Imagining Alexandria | $27.99rrp
Captain Corelli's Mandolin | $19.99rrp
Red Dog | $19.99rrp
Birds Without Wings | $19.99rrp
The Partisan's Daughter | $19.99rrp
Notwithstanding | $19.99rrp
Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord | $19.99rrpThe Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman | $19.99rrp
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts | $19.99rrp
National Bookshop Day | Saturday August 8
Rejoice in all things local and literary on National Bookshop Day: Saturday 8th August from 9am until 5pm. We'll be offering nibbles & bubbles (from midday), a free gift with purchases over $15 and the chance to win an amazing prize pack filled with bookish goodies! While it's not necessary to RSVP, please feel free to join our Facebook event and share it with friends by clicking the link below:
For the Chance to Win...
Win Tickets to the Adelaide Festival
Special Event of Your Choice!
Our festival season may be over for another year, but the verve of Adelaide Writers' Week lives on in a stellar series of conversations with some of the world's finest minds. Throughout May, our city will play host to the likes of renowned neuroscientist Norman Doidge (The Brain's Way of Healing; The Brain That Changes Itself), Costa Prize-winning author Helen MacDonald (H is for Hawk), and celebrated novelist David Mitchell (The Bone Clocks; Cloud Atlas). Tickets are sure to go quickly so if you'd like to book your spot at any or all of the events, contact BASS on 131 246 or click the link:
As a special reward for Imprints customers, we're offering three double passes to the Adelaide Festival special event of your choice. For the chance to win, simply spend $50 or more with us online or in store before May 14 and nominate your preferred author—Norman Doidge, Helen MacDonald or David Mitchell—on the entry form or in the comments section of your online purchase.
Entries close at 9pm on Thursday May 14. The winner for each event will be drawn at random and notified the following day. Winners must be available to collect their tickets from 107 Hindley Street prior to the first event on Sunday the 17th of May. Happy reading and good luck!
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