The Book Next Door
Australian ESL materials for adults and young adults
2014 Jun 09

The Language Centre is going online

Again, you’ll know this if you’re on their mailing list, but the Language Centre premises in Leederville have been sold. This means that from 23 June, The Language Centre will no longer have a physical presence, but will be entirely online (or by phone/email) – still with the same level of experienced support from Annie Folk, however. It’s a tough time … Continue reading

2014 Jun 09

FLB Bookery on the move

If you’re on their mailing list, you’ll know this, but the city showroom of FLB Bookery moved to the original Bookery premises at 9-11 Victoria Street, Fitzroy, at the end of last year. All the best to them there! (It was fun to finally meet Jacob Miceli at the NEAS conference, too.)

Annie Folk has run the Language Centre Bookshop in Perth since 1982. I had the chance to chat to her what got her started and what keeps her going. So Annie, how did you get into the bookselling business? In 1982, there were no language bookshops in Perth. We had to order books from Sydney. So it seemed like a … Continue reading

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