Welcome to Booked North Brisbane.
A book club for people who love books, good chats, and staying local.
Our Broken Country book club on May 13th is sold out.
We have added a bonus event for the end of May below. Please join us for a second bonus book and jewellery making workshop with Perla Haus. Limited spots.
🎟️ Bonus event running this month only - Saturday May 23rd at 3pm
Join us for an afternoon of book chats, community and a chance to make a beautiful bespoke custom necklace from a range of high quality materials. Workshop run by Perla Haus.
• Bramble Bay General, 152 Hornibrook Esplanade, Clontarf
• Bonus May Read - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• Light snacks and soft drinks supplied
• BYO drinks, glassware provided
• Workshop by Perla Haus
Limited tickets available 🎟️
The Correspondent, Book Blurb - Every morning, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters – to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to attend a class she desperately wants to take, to her favourite authors to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.
No pressure if you haven’t finished the book (or even started it 👀), you’re still very welcome. It’s just as much about meeting new people, chatting all things books, and having a nice, local midweek outing!
Bramble Bay General is one of the coolest cafe’s on the peninsula, come check it out after dark with Booked at Bramble!
Tickets non refundable.
🎟️ Bonus event running this month only - Saturday May 23rd at 3pm
Join us for an afternoon of book chats, community and a chance to make a beautiful bespoke custom necklace from a range of high quality materials. Workshop run by Perla Haus.
• Bramble Bay General, 152 Hornibrook Esplanade, Clontarf
• Bonus May Read - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• Light snacks and soft drinks supplied
• BYO drinks, glassware provided
• Workshop by Perla Haus
Limited tickets available 🎟️
The Correspondent, Book Blurb - Every morning, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters – to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to attend a class she desperately wants to take, to her favourite authors to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.
No pressure if you haven’t finished the book (or even started it 👀), you’re still very welcome. It’s just as much about meeting new people, chatting all things books, and having a nice, local midweek outing!
Bramble Bay General is one of the coolest cafe’s on the peninsula, come check it out after dark with Booked at Bramble!
Tickets non refundable.
Monthly Picks
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May Read
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
A mystery/thriller that’s also a romance? Set in the English countryside this follows Beth, Gabriel and Frank’s story. ‘Everyone in the village said nothing good would come of Gabriel's return. And as Beth looks at the man she loves on trial for murder, she can't help thinking they were right.”
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April Read
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
An intense, emotional, and atmospheric eco-thriller focusing on grief and survival. Set on a remote, storm-ravaged subantarctic island, it follows the Salt family, responsible for protecting a critical seed bank, who rescue a mysterious woman, Rowan, after she washes ashore, breaking their isolated existence. -
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March Read
Mad Mabel By Sally Hepworth
A twisty thriller about 81-year-old Elsie Fitzpatrick, a Melbourne woman quietly living with a dark secret: she was famously convicted of murder at age fifteen. When a neighbor dies in 2025, her past resurfaces, forcing "Mad Mabel" to reclaim her narrative amid a new investigation, media frenzy, and unexpected friendship
