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Welcome to Ariel

 Founded in 1985 by Jane Blanks Ariel started as an expansive bookshop in Paddington. Following a location in the rocks, Ariel is now located in Darlinghurst. The shop remains an institution in Sydney for all things print & literature..

We love Art & Design, Architecture, Interiors and everything in between. We're not all about the coffee-table times, though. There's a wealth of fiction, non-fiction, film, theatre, poetry and children's books as well as plenty of eclectic hard to find stuff and miscellaneous quirky gift brilliance too. 

 

Visit us

98 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010

or call us on 02 9332 4581

Email contact@arielbooks.com.au

Opening Hours

Christmas Hours - Extended Close

Sunday-Wednesday 9.30am-9pm
Thursday -Saturday 9.30am-9pm

 
 
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See whats new in store below.

What's on? 

Check back regularly for updates on our events including Author meet ups, talks and holiday celebrations. 

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We'd love to keep you updated.

HOLIDAY SALE — 15% OFF This year leading up to the holidays, we’re excited to share with you some gift bundles for you to give to your friends & family. Each week we’ll be posting stacks of 3 books. The rules are simple! Buy 1 book from the stack, take 5% off! Buy 2 books for 10% off! Buy all 3 books for 15% off! Buy the nik nak on the top at any level for a matched discount on the item! This stack is for the kids!! Includes: Stories for Kids who Dare to be Different Power to the Princess The Silk Roads: A New History of The World & A Teeny Tiny Fairy Garden Stay tuned for the next stack & Happy Holiday Season! . . . #giftideas #booksasgifts #christmasgiftideas #holidayseason #bookrecommendations #giftguide #giftguide2018 #holidaybooks #winterreading #summerreading #holidayreading #kidsbooks #kidsreading #kidsgiftguide
HOLIDAY SALE — 15% OFF This year leading up to the holidays, we’re excited to share with you some gift bundles for you to give to your friends & family. Each week we’ll be posting stacks of 3 books. The rules are simple! Buy 1 book from the stack, take 5% off! Buy 2 books for 10% off! Buy all 3 books for 15% off! Buy the nik nak on the top at any level for a matched discount on the item! This stack includes: The Astrology of You & Me — Goldschneider School Of Life — Big Ideas for Curious Minds The Eye — Nathan Williams & The Zoltar Speaking Fortune Teller! Stay tuned for the next stack & Happy Holiday Season! . . . #giftideas #booksasgifts #christmasgiftideas #holidayseason #bookrecommendations #giftguide #giftguide2018 #holidaybooks #winterreading #summerreading #holidayreading
HOLIDAY SALE — 15% OFF This year leading up to the holidays, we’re excited to share with you some gift bundles for you to give to your friends & family. Each week we’ll be posting stacks of 3 books. The rules are simple! Buy 1 book from the stack, take 5% off! Buy 2 books for 10% off! Buy all 3 books for 15% off! Buy the nik nak on the top at any level for a matched discount on the item! This stack includes: School Of Life — How to Stay Sane — Philippa Perry How To Adult — Stephen Wildish G’Morning G’Night — Lin-Manuel Miranda & Any Desk Sign! Stay tuned for the next stack & Happy Holiday Season! #giftguide #giftguide2018 #giftideas #giftsforbooklovers #bookrecommendations #booksasgifts #holidayseason
HOLIDAY SALE — 15% OFF This year leading up to the holidays, we’re excited to share with you some gift bundles for you to give to your friends & family. Each week we’ll be posting stacks of 3 books. The rules are simple! Buy 1 book from the stack, take 5% off! Buy 2 books for 10% off! Buy all 3 books for 15% off! Buy the nik nak on the top at any level for a matched discount on the item! This stack includes: The Crimes of Grindlewald — JK Rowling Stranger Things - Worlds Turned Upside Down — The Official Guide The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle Of Dogs — Wilford & Stevenson & Table Talk Card Game Stay tuned for the next stack & Happy Holiday Season! #giftguide #giftguide2018 #booksasgifts #bookrecommendations #holidaygiftguide #holidayseason #fantasticbeasts2 #isleofdogs #strangerthings
SYDNEY LOVERS — HOLIDAY SALE — 15% OFF This year leading up to the holidays, we’re excited to share with you some gift bundles for you to give to your friends & family. Each week we’ll be posting stacks of 3 books. The rules are simple! Buy 1 book from the stack, take 5% off! Buy 2 books for 10% off! Buy all 3 books for 15% off! Buy the nik nak on the top at any level for a matched discount on the item! This stack includes a selection of books for the Sydneysider of any age: The House — Helen Pitt Mirror Sydney — Vanessa Berry Hello, Sydney! — Megan McKean & Any brass bookmark by Octaevo Stay tuned for the next stack & Happy Holiday Season! #sydney #sydneybooks #sydneysider #holidayseason #giftideas #giftsforbooklovers #bookrecommendations
HOLIDAY SALE — 15% OFF This year leading up to the holidays, we’re excited to share with you some gift bundles for you to give to your friends & family. Each week we’ll be posting stacks of 3 books. The rules are simple! Buy 1 book from the stack, take 5% off! Buy 2 books for 10% off! Buy all 3 books for 15% off! Buy the nik nak on the top at any level for a matched discount on the item! This stack includes: Killing Commendatore — Murakami Tales from the Inner City — Shaun Tan Simple — Ottolenghi & A Wild Honey Scented Candle Stay tuned for the next stack & Happy Holiday Season! #holidayseason #endofyeargifts #holidaygifts #giftideas #giftguide2018 #murakami #shauntan #ottolenghisimple #bookrecommendations #bookgiftideas
Comment below if you’ll be at the movies or if you like to read the book first! This weeks #staffpicks — Lean on Pete — Now a major motion picture showing in cinemas in the next few weeks!! There’s more than enough time to pick up a copy if this salt of the earth novel before you head to the flicks. Vlatin’s beautiful, sparse style belies the complexities of a young life catapulted into adulthood too soon. A tough but tender coming of age story, it’s the real deal! #staffpick #staffpicksatariel #arielbooks #bookrecommendations #bookreview #bookreviews #leanonpete #leanonpetemovie #willyvlautin
We’ve got 4 enormous books to feature this week. They almost took up the entire backdrop! This collection of #featuredbooks is a love letter to artists near & far. Relive the MoMA exhibition at the @ngvmelbourne or transcend art & landscape with @studioolafureliasson & @jamesturell — limited copies in store! #bookrecommendations #featuredbook #moma #ngv #ngvmoma #jamesturrell #olafureliasson
A beautiful, vigorous story that was favourite to win the 2018 Booker Prize! A coming of age story with grit and glint — an absolute joy to read. Destined to become a word-of-mouth classic. This weeks #staffpick is a feat of modern storytelling. Come in and pick up a copy of Washington Black by Esi Edugyan. #staffpicks #staffpicksatariel #bookrecommendations