Lifeline Bookfair Haul April 2025

I love a good book fair. While these days I tend to read more eBooks on my Kobo than I do real books, there is still something so satisfying about the feel of a nice used book. I love the idea that not only is there a story contained in the book, but the book itself also has its own story. Where has it been? What has it seen?

I'm also pretty keen to get my kids reading as much as they can. Although they won't always get everything they ask for, they know I will rarely say no to a book. My son in particular loves reading and is currently right into science fiction and fantasy. Anything with dragons is pretty much guaranteed to be a hit. Who doesn't love a dragon?

So, last weekend off we all went together to the Lifeline Bookfair, which raises money for Lifeline through the sale of mostly second-hand books. My daughter raided the stationary section, so if anyone wondered why that looked so empty - look to her. I was a little taken aback when she held up an address book and asked, "what's this?". Well, back in the old days.......

We went on the last day and the choices weren't as good as I've seen in the past which meant that we could keep the haul to 2 bags. In addition to the books in the photo above I also found two vegan cookbooks which I am pretty excited about, one called Plantifully Lean which I have often wished I could purchase but I've never found in Australia. 

I'm sure I have read The White Tiger before, but I didn't think that I owned a copy. I was also pretty happy to come across the third book in the Inspector Singh mystery series. Although I haven't read the second in the series, I did enjoy the first (reviewed here) and I figure with cosy fiction I will probably be able to figure it out. I bought Becky because that's my name and so of course I had to, and Jane Harper's books are great books for when you are looking for something easy but engaging. 

I was actually the most excited to grab a copy of Foxspell by Gillian Rubinstein. I loved this book as a child and have often thought about it since but could never remember the title or author. I just remembered the book about the boy who became a fix and the feeling of loving it and wishing that I could become a fox too. I can't wait to re-read this one as an adult.

Do you love a book fair?