Bookstores in Brisbane
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Brisbane, QLD gives you 37 to judge by. That's 37 bookshops mapped around Brisbane, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Staff picks shelves are the fastest way to read a shop's personality.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Brisbane (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Newsagent and Koorong Books, plus The Outpost. If a bookshop's missing from Brisbane's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Brisbane bookstore lineup
37 mapped within about 40 km:
Newsagent
Bookstore
Newsagent — Bookstore.
Koorong Books
Bookstore
Koorong Books — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Koorong Books: it has a website with more detail.
The Outpost
Bookstore
The Outpost is Bookstore on 5A Winn Street. The Outpost also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
5A Winn Street, 4006
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:30
Mary Ryan's
Bookstore
Mary Ryan's — Bookstore on 32 Park Road. Also worth knowing about Mary Ryan's: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00, Sa 06:00-16:00, Su 07:00-16:00.
32 Park Road, 4064
Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00, Sa 06:00-16:00, Su 07:00-16:00
Archives Fine Books
Bookstore
Archives Fine Books is Bookstore. Archives Fine Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Bent Books
Used bookstore
Bent Books is Used bookstore. Bent Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-16:00+.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-16:00+
Avid Reader
Bookstore
Avid Reader — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Avid Reader: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 08:30-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 08:30-17:00
Where the Wild Things Are
Bookstore
Where the Wild Things Are — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Where the Wild Things Are: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 08:30-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 08:30-17:00
Co-op Bookshop
Bookstore
Co-op Bookshop is Bookstore.
Riverbend Books
Bookstore
Riverbend Books is Bookstore on 77 Oxford Street. Riverbend Books also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
77 Oxford Street, 4171
Phone: +61 7 3899 8555
State Library Shop
Bookstore
State Library Shop — Bookstore.
The School Locker
Bookstore
The School Locker is Bookstore.
Book Face
Bookstore
Book Face is Bookstore.
Books @Stones
Bookstore
Books @Stones is Bookstore on 360 Logan Road. Books @Stones also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00, Sa-Su 09:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
360 Logan Road, 4120
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00, Sa-Su 09:00-15:00
Secondhand Books
Bookstore
Secondhand Books is Bookstore.
Lehi's Tent
Bookstore
Lehi's Tent is Bookstore.
Mary Ryan's
Bookstore
Mary Ryan's — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Mary Ryan's: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:30-17:00; Su 09:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:30-17:00; Su 09:00-16:00
Scrumptious Reads Book Store
Bookstore
Scrumptious Reads Book Store is Bookstore on 92a.
92a
QUT Bookshop
Bookstore
QUT Bookshop — Bookstore.
Salisbury second hand bookshop
Bookstore
Salisbury second hand bookshop — Bookstore.
The Really Good Bookshop
Bookstore
The Really Good Bookshop — Bookstore on 1-3 Central Court. Also worth knowing about The Really Good Bookshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 09:00-17:30; Th-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1-3 Central Court, 4118
Hours: Mo-We 09:00-17:30; Th-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +61 7 3802 8746
Dymocks
Bookstore
Dymocks is Bookstore.
QBD Books
Bookstore
QBD Books — Bookstore.
Quick Brown Fox Bookshop
Bookstore
Quick Brown Fox Bookshop is Bookstore. Quick Brown Fox Bookshop also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +61 7 3150 9392
Bound
Bookstore
Bound — Bookstore.
Dymocks
Bookstore
Dymocks is Bookstore. Dymocks also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-19:00, Fr 09:00-21:00, Sa 09:00-18:00, Su 09:30-05:30, PH 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-19:00, Fr 09:00-21:00, Sa 09:00-18:00, Su 09:30-05:30, PH 10:00-17:00
Comics Plus
Bookstore
Comics Plus is Bookstore. Comics Plus also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-22:30; Fr 09:30-22:30; Sa 09:30-16:30; Su 09:30-15:30; PH 10:30-15:30.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-22:30; Fr 09:30-22:30; Sa 09:30-16:30; Su 09:30-15:30; PH 10:30-15:30
QBD Books
Bookstore
QBD Books — Bookstore on The Terrace.
The Terrace, 4305
Fiction Over Reality
Bookstore
Fiction Over Reality — Bookstore on 400 Main Road. Also worth knowing about Fiction Over Reality: it has a website with more detail.
400 Main Road
EP Bali's The House of Romantasy
Bookstore
EP Bali's The House of Romantasy — Bookstore on 112 Birkdale Road. Also worth knowing about EP Bali's The House of Romantasy: the map lists its hours as Tu, Sa 10:00-14:00; it has a website with more detail.
112 Birkdale Road, 4159
Hours: Tu, Sa 10:00-14:00
Little Bird Bookshop
Bookstore
Little Bird Bookshop is Bookstore on 104 Latrobe Terrace. Little Bird Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-18:00+.
104 Latrobe Terrace, 4064
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00+
Clarence Corner Book Shop
Bookstore
Clarence Corner Book Shop is Bookstore on 596 Stanley Street.
596 Stanley Street
Dymocks
Bookstore
Dymocks is Bookstore.
Dymocks
Bookstore
Dymocks is Bookstore.
QBD Books
Bookstore
QBD Books — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about QBD Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Fr,Sa 08:30-17:30; Th 08:30-21:00; Su 09:30-16:30.
Hours: Mo-We,Fr,Sa 08:30-17:30; Th 08:30-21:00; Su 09:30-16:30
Bright and Early Books
BookstoreRun by Cholm Johnson
Bright and Early Books is Bookstore run by Cholm Johnson on 150 Kitchener Road. Bright and Early Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00.
150 Kitchener Road, 4007
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Rendezvous Bookshop and Cafe
Bookstore
Rendezvous Bookshop and Cafe is Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Brisbane
15 of the 37 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
8 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Brisbane bookstore crawl
The efficient Brisbane bookstore crawl strings these together: Newsagent, Koorong Books, The Outpost on 5A Winn Street, Mary Ryan's on 32 Park Road, Archives Fine Books, Bent Books, Avid Reader, and Where the Wild Things Are — 37 stops, one logical order. 29 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Brisbane
The regulars' playbook for Brisbane's bookshops:
- Visit during author events at Newsagent. Readings and signings are usually free and turn a bookshop into the best evening out in town.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere at Koorong Books. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
- Check the events board. Book clubs, writing groups, story times — bookshops are community centres that happen to sell books.
- Bring a tote bag. Bookshops and tote bags are a natural pair. You'll need it — nobody leaves with the one book they came for.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Brisbane — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Brisbane can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 37 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 37 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Brisbane: 37 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.