Welcome to Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills

Owned and staffed by booklovers, Matilda Bookshop is an independent bookshop with a loyal following of customers whose tastes and interests we love to get to know. Visit us in-store in Stirling in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, or browse all of our books here.

Australian Book Industry Awards Bookshop of the Year 2023

Australian Independent Bookshop of the Year 2019

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OUR EVENTS & PICKS

MEET THE AUTHORS: REBECCA STARLING & CHRISTINE MCCABE

MEET THE AUTHOR: HELEN GARNER

OUR TOP TEN OCTOBER

MATILDA KIDS

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A BOOK WE LOVED

STORY TIME

OUR KIDS BOOK CLUBS

OUR BOOK CLUBS

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YOUR READING GUIDE | BOOKSELLERS’ CHOICE - Spring Edition

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KIDS’ READING GUIDE | BOOKSELLERS’ CHOICE 2023-2024

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πŸ“šβ€οΈ‍πŸ”₯ MATILDA BOOKSHOP TOP 9 ❀️‍πŸ”₯πŸ“š Here are the top nine sellers for the (spring & sunny) week that was 🌞 Seven stunning (Australian & international) novels featured here … we are excited to see Stone Yard Devotional ma
❀️‍πŸ”₯❀️ The Books We Most Loved in October ❀️❀️‍πŸ”₯ November is upon us, and we find ourselves daydreaming about those lazy Summer days post Christmas when there’s nothing better than a good book. October has passed in a frenzy of event
We’ve each found a favourite on the 2024 Booker Shortlist ♥️ πŸ†πŸ“š We’ve dived into each of the six incredible titles to go on a reading adventure like no other. From thought-provoking narratives to beautifully crafted prose, these
πŸ“š♥️ MATILDA BOOKSHOP TOP 9 ♥οΈπŸ“š Wow … and … yay! 🀩😍 What a superb Nonet (nine things) of brilliant books to be excited about this week and this weekend and beyond πŸ“šπŸ“šπŸ“š We are thrilled to see The Safekeep back in sto
♥️ MEET YOUR BOOKSELLER ♥️ Jo might have co-owned Matilda Bookshop for 16 years, but we figure it’s time for a little reintroduction! Having worked in publishing before buying a bookshop and living the dream, Jo has crafted her e
We are excited to be presenting two supremely talented gardeners and writers, Rebecca Starling and Christine McCabe as they launch the beautiful cut flower guide, ‘Secrets from the Flower Farm’. Rebecca and Christine will be chatting ab
❀️‍πŸ”₯πŸ“• MATILDA BOOKSHOP TOP NINE πŸ“•β€οΈ‍πŸ”₯ What a week! Five events in six days, including the fun party that is Love Your Bookshop Day πŸ₯‚βœ¨ These are the nine top sellers for the book-loving week that was… and we’re very excited
πŸ’™ A BOOK WE LOVE ❀️ πŸ“• The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş A documentary filmmaker receives a small grant and interviews the people of the neighbourhood about their relationship to the local park--the heart of the city. But what is most fas

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πŸ’™πŸ©· One Week until Love Your Bookshop Day πŸ©·πŸ’™ October is shaping up to be a big one, as we bring you a bevy of brilliant conversations at our Meet the Author events. Before all that though, we want to celebrate the wonder of bookshops, and their w
Isn't it the best feeling when the next book in a series you love ❀ is released into the world? 🌏 Even better when you were just casually perusing your local bookshop and THERE IT IS! Completely unexpected, without any fanfare... the one you have b
MATILDA KIDS TOP FIVE β€πŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’™ Your favourite choices run the gamut from topsy-turvy rhyming picture books to chillingly intense young adult reads! πŸ€—πŸ€ͺ😱 We are quietly chuffed to see Wolf Road taking up semi-permanent residence in the top five (
πŸ– Matilda Kids Top 5! Spiders and stars! πŸ•Έ ⭐ Two different kinds of apocalypse! 😱 Prehistoric wonder! 🐺 Yes! Yes please to all of the above! You have covered such splendidly niche subjects in your top choices for the week that was readers (or
❀ Favourite Nursery Rhymes... with a TWIST πŸ’› We have noticed a prevalence of picture books featuring classic nursery rhymes, but with a bit if a mischievous twist! 😏 In One Little Duck πŸ¦† Mother Duck forgets to call "Quack, quack, quack, qua
Now we all love a good Summer fling of a romance novel, something light and lovely to take on a beach date with yourself, BUT I propose to you… isn’t Winter the TRUE season for romantic reads? Isn’t the frosty atmosphere simply beg
An intrepid spirit connects the books in your top five this week. We heartily approve! Roz the Robot, Gwen and her pack, Bea and Cad as well as soon-to-be-silver-screen-stars Annie Shearer and Runt are all off on huge adventures that will test their
Let’s cat-apault ourselves into the new week with some books starring striking felines! We have the BOSS CAT! Proud and in charge… Well, that is at least how the boss cat would like it to be. There is Tinka the resourceful Truck Cat and
πŸ–€ A Book We Loved πŸ–€ πŸ₯€ Bird is Dead by Tiny Fisscher, illustrated by Herma Starreveld 🐦 Bird Is Dead is a picture book which looks at death in a frank (and sometimes even humorous!) manner, through the eyes of a group of birds who are mourning
♥️ MATILDA KIDS TOP 5 ♥️ Today’s top five is a celebration of words AND pictures, featuring some of our very favourite illustrators - Sophie Blackall, Freya Blackwood and Tim Probert. Intricate decoupage, dreamy watercolours and