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…
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…
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…
Eastern European Pop-Up Bookshop!
Returning to our Pop-Up roots, we've magically transformed an empty space into a very specific, highly unusual literary experience! Featuring a single-owner collection of approximately 2,000 books [mainly Russian…
ANZAC Weekend Book Sale! [one day only]
When: SATURDAY 26 APRIL, 2025 from 9am to 3pm Where: Outside Orchard Bookshop - Shop 26, Adelaide Arcade What: Architecture, Jazz, History, Crime Fiction, Miscellaneous Why: Most books priced $2…
Chihuly in the Botanic Garden LAST DAYS!
Adelaide's most successful art exhibition is drawing to a close and we have very limited stock left of the official exhibition catalogue. The influx of interstate visitors has been very…