Hello
Toscha. (New Owner of Moruya Books)
Why a Bookshop?
I'm a big fan of narratives, be they visual, verbal, or written.
After decades of working as a designer and animator in broadcast, digital and print (you can check out some of my former self here), I needed a big change but still wanted to immerse myself in some form of creative thinking.
I've always loved escaping to the local bookshop whenever I'm on holiday. I enjoy exploring new titles and the potential that each book inspires (with a mountain of unread books in waiting*) and just the general lovely community feels you get from a local bookshop.
But now I get to feel this joy each and every day AND it's my job to read.
*Tsundoku (Japanese for hoarding unread books)
Hello
Julie Mia.
Not much has changed since this photo was taken.
You can still find me tucked up in bed dozing off while trying to read just a few more pages, eyelids fighting to stay open!
I was one of those kids yelling “Again! Again!” to my Mum and Dad asking them to read the same stories over and over again. Sometimes they would have to get a little creative with the story, missing a few sentences here and there but I’d always pull them up on it.
I’m the sidekick at Moruya Books, Bookseller by day, artist by night.
I love animals, birds, reading, cooking and eating (not in that particular order). Please come in and say hello, I’d love to hear your stories too!
Hello
Ruby.
When I was little, my mum would always read to my sisters and me.
I think hearing all those wonderful stories sparked my love for books. Throughout primary school, I remember always hanging out in the library looking at and reading all the amazing books. My all-time favourite was the dork diaries series and I remember being so jealous of one of my friends who owned every book in the series. Though as I got older and went to high school I stopped reading and I didn't enjoy it anymore especially when I had to read a book for class. In fact, in my four years of high school I don't think I ever finished one book... but working at Moruya Book Shop has reawakened my love for books.
I had forgotten how much you can enjoy a book and get taken away to a different universe and how much you can learn from reading. It makes my day when I see customers get so excited when they buy a new book and I love talking to the customers about their interests. I am so grateful to be surrounded by amazing people in such a beautiful workplace. Come by for a look when you have time, you're bound to find something you'll love.
Hello
Piccola.
I’ve loved books and this bookshop, ever since I was a little girl.
I remember coming in and getting all Alison Lester books when I was really little, forcing my mum to read them to me every night. I started progressing to Harry Potter and began to spend every waking moment reading books. I became obsessed with fiction, especially sci-fi and fantasy. I love how you could get lost in a book, falling into a completely different, but exciting, world.
Everything about Moruya Books is great, from being surrounded by books, to watching book lovers take away amazing and exciting books. It has a great vibe to it, a great bookshop, in a great community. Hope to see you in here, exploring all the amazing books and diving into different worlds.
Hello
Monique.
I started voraciously reading when I was seven years old.
My best friend lent me her copy of Rainbow Magic and I was hooked. Every two weeks I would save up my pocket money to buy the next book in the series. I started my book collecting addiction very early.
Since then there hasn’t been a long period of time when I did not have a book in my hands.
I enjoy escaping into a good book, often shutting out the world around me. My family says a bomb could go off whilst I was reading and I wouldn’t notice. Romance is my kryptonite; whether it be sci-fi, fantasy, historical or contemporary, I love them all. I also enjoy a good manga binge every now and then.
My goal is to read one hundred books a year, so far I’m going strong!
Two books have changed my life; my first manga, Hana-Kimi by Hisaya Nakajo and Helen Hoang's The Kiss Quotient.
Hello
Alyson.
My mum taught me to read when I was 4
To keep me busy while she adjusted to my annoying new baby sister; she's still annoying and I've pretty much had my nose in a book ever since. I caught my partner's eye at a party in the early 90s...where I was reading while Billy Bragg raged on the CD player.... Working in a book shop is definitely my dream job and reading to keep ahead of customers is a task I am willing to devote my attention to! I'll admit to a large range of non-fiction obsessions, but I also love historical fiction, crime thrillers and the odd comedy fiction or quirky memoir to lighten up in between.
