Who are we?
We’re a bunch of book besties in Darwin yapping about books!
Book Besties is a welcoming space where book lovers can come together, in an easy going environment, and talk about books. We embrace the perfectly imperfect ones, the spicy ones and celebrate diversity in our monthly book club picks.
Think fun events, yummy cocktails and all the book-ish merch you could dream of.
SHOP NEW ARRIVALS
The Yeah The Girls Cap is your everyday hype piece.
It’s giving main character, it’s giving bestie energy, it’s giving we hype each other up here!!!!!
Hot pink with bold yellow embroidered slogan.
Features an adjustable back, this 6-panel cap is made from 100% cotton for all-day comfort.
One size fits most.
The Difficult Cap is your unapologetic statement piece.
Consider this your iconic reminder that taking up space isn’t a personality flaw - it’s the fkn point. Albo could never!!!!!
Throw it on for your morning coffee run or wear it to your next Book Besties meet but either way, she’s doing the talking for you.
Classic fit with an adjustable back, this 6-panel cap is made from 100% cotton for all-day comfort.
One size fits most.
Too Much? Never.
The Too Much Cap is for the readers and the rule-breakers who laugh loud, have big feelings and strong opinions.
Pair it with your current read, your go-to coffee order and your main character energy. We love the teal with pink embroidered slogan for that effortlessly cool look.
Features an adjustable back, this 6-panel cap is made from 100% cotton for all-day comfort.
One size fits most.
PREORDER ITEM - this item is available for preorder arriving very soon. Limited first release so get amongst it besties!
Our Mission
Our mission is to create a welcoming space where book lovers can come together and yap away about books. We will embrace the perfectly imperfect ones, the spicy ones and celebrate diversity in our monthly picks.
Each month there will be a book selection and a get together at the end of the month to discuss the read (and any other gems you’ve found along the way!) over a coffee or a spicy marg 😉🙌🏽
Think casual, cute, FUN!!!!! Not stale, dry and serious.
How Does This Whole Thing Work?
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Each month we pick a book (fantasy, spice, strong women… you get it)
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You read it. Or don’t. It’s honestly fine.
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We meet up IRL at a local spot, drink wine, and chat about it.
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Everyone’s welcome. Come solo, bring a mate, just show up
Book Club Pick - June
Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Set in Nigeria during the 1960s, at the time of a vicious civil war in which a million people died and thousands were massacred in cold blood.
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The three main characters in the novel are swept up in the violence during these turbulent years. One is a young boy from a poor village who is employed at a university lecturer′s house. The other is a young middle-class woman, Olanna, who has to confront the reality of the massacre of her relatives. And the third is a white man, a writer who lives in Nigeria for no clear reason, and who falls in love with Olanna′s sister, a remote and enigmatic character.
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As these people′s lives intersect, they have to question their own responses to the unfolding political events. This extraordinary novel is about Africa in a wider sense: about moral responsibility, about the end of colonialism, about ethnic allegiances, about class and race; and the ways in which love can complicate all of these things.
