MRBF 2026 Pre-Release
An Adelaide Preview of items to be exhibited at the 2026 Melbourne Rare Book Fair [MRBF] Each year, Orchard Bookshop joins around 30 of the finest booksellers from across Australia…
1912 Hatpin Panic!
The early 1900s saw hatpins become the ultimate lady’s accessory – but they were also potential weapons! Learn about this fascinating chapter in Adelaide through news reports as Hatpin Panic…
The Plathery – A catalogue of items from the Sylvia Plath collection of Melanie Smith
A warm thank you to those who attended our two-day exhibition of Sylvia Plath items [The Plathery, April 10-11]. It was certainly our privilege to handle this world-class collection and…
Orchard in the Global Book Crawl 2026
Join the GLOBAL BOOK CRAWL [April 20-26, 2026] Australians know all about a pub crawl, but how about a book crawl? Your favourite local bookshops have joined the international initiative,…
The Plathery: An exhibition of books by Sylvia Plath
Over 30 significant works by Sylvia Plath from a private Adelaide collection. Featuring: FIRST EDITIONS of all her poetry collections + “The Bell Jar”; SMALL PRESS limited edition printings; PROOF…
Orchard’s Inaugural “PRE-RELEASE”
The Orchard Bookshop PRE-RELEASE gives you the opportunity to view & purchase the recent acquisitions we're most excited about before they are made available in our main bookstore or online!…
Orchard’s first BOOK SALE for 2026!!
WHEN: Sat 24 Jan, 9am-3pm [Saturday of the Long Weekend] WHERE: Adelaide Arcade - right in the middle [outside Orchard Bookshop, Shop 26] WHAT: Hundreds of books [in excess of…
Gift Cards for Orchard Bookshop
We've always had gift cards - you know, those lovely quaint pieces of card with our logo & a dollar amount on them that can be exchanged in-store for books.…
Festive Season Hours!
Well, it's that time of year & we're now OPEN EVERY DAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS! We will then be taking a short break - those of you visiting Adelaide over the…
Orchard Bookshop’s Pop-Up Pop-Up!!
Building on a single-owner collection of 60+ pop-up books, Orchard is opening an upstairs space in Adelaide Arcade for ONE DAY ONLY to display these wonders of papercraft. Featuring classics…