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Article  •  21 November 2024

 

10 heartwarming moments from Love Your Bookshop Day 2024

Cupcakes, family photos and lots of fun with the Personal Penguin!

We don’t know about you, but we think Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) is one of the best days of the year!

For those of us who love books, what could be better than celebrating local bookstores? Good vibes, great reads and lots of fun – sounds like the perfect day!

 Better yet, this year introduced the Personal Penguin, an adorable little figurine that levelled-up the cute factor. While the figurine itself was a fun addition, it was especially heartwarming to see readers, authors and booksellers creatively sharing the figurine to spread word about LYBD.

Scroll on to see some of the cutest moments from LYBD 2024. We’re sure they’ll put a smile on your face.

1. When the Personal Penguins turned up in ‘weird and wonderful places’ all around The Bookshop Darwin.

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by The Bookshop Darwin (@the_bookshop_darwin)

 

2. When author Amy Doak shared this lovely shoutout to indie bookstores in Bendigo. 

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Amy Doak (@amywritingbooks)

 

3. When the Personal Penguins overdid it at Book and Paper Williamstown

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Book and Paper (@bookandpaper)

 

4. When @Reading.adventures.with.rach welcomed her Personal Penguin to its new home by showing it all of her Popular Penguin books. 

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Rachael • Books & Bunnies 📚🐰🐰 (@reading.adventures.with.rach)

 

5. When @Thereadingmum and the Personal Penguin took a break to refuel after book shopping. 

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Angela Pok 🇸🇬 in 🇦🇺 (@thereadingmum)

 

6. When our Penguin Random House Distribution team celebrated LYBD with some @brooki_bakehouse cookies! 

 

7. When the Personal Penguins posed for a family photo at Edgars Books and News in Wangaratta. 

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Edgars Book & News (@edgarsbooks_news)

 

8. When Constant Reader decked out the store with LYBD bunting. 

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Constant Reader (@constantreaderbookshop)

 

9. When The Bookshop Darlinghurst gave the best live update, and called the Personal Penguin a ‘mad lad’. 

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by The Bookshop Darlinghurst (@bookshopdarlo)

 

10. When LYBD made the news! 

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