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Brisbane's Best Book Shops

Baffies Oan Books, Samford Valley

Updated: Apr 14, 2025

From top quality indie bookstores, to second-hand bookshops piled high to the rafters, a dedicated sci-fi bookstore in a retro arcade, fantasy children's bookshops, bookshop under a theatre stage and charming suburban bookstore dedicated to all things food, here's 20+ of the best bookshops in Brisbane:

Baffies Oan Books

Baffies Oan Books, Samford

Baffies Oan Books is a charming cottage bookshop nestled in the beautiful Samford Valley

Scrumptious Reads

Scrumptious Reads in Red Hill is not only a cute suburban book nook, it’s also an event space and a private dining room.

Cystic Fibrosis Queensland Bookshop

Shelves of books at the Cystic Fibrosis Queensland Bookshop

Cystic Fibrosis Queensland Bookshop is one of Brisbane’s best-kept secrets, boasting wall to wall books of every genre

Exterior of Bent Books, West End

Housed within a coloured colonial cottage at the intersection of Boundary & Vulture Streets is a secondhand book collector’s dream

Books @ Stones Stones Corner

This gem of a bookshop can be found in Stones Corner's leafy Logan Road cafe and shopping strip

Avid Reader Bookshop

People sitting around cafe area inside Avid Reader Bookshop reading books.

A bookshop that hits all the right pages with locals and visitors alike, Avid is a gem of a place.

Gnome and coffee cup on table at Little Gnome Wynnum

Little Gnome is Wynnum's independent bookstore/café where cups of coffee are served alongside literary classics & new novels

Archives Fine Books

Books on shelves and on tables inside Archives Fine Books

Over half a million fine old books from all genres and eras are crowded into the ceiling to floor dusty shelves of Archives

Chapters Book Shop, Cafe & Wine Bar

Chapters Book Shop, Cafe & Wine Bar Karalee

Chapters Book Shop, Cafe & Wine Bar brings urban chic to the westside suburb

Quick Brown Fox Bookshop

Quick Brown Fox Bookshop, Grange

This boutique bookshop on Brisbane's northside specialises in children's & young adult books, with an emphasis on inclusivity

New Farm Editions

New Farm Editions shop front with books and gifts in window.

In the heart of Merthyr Village lies this one stop emporium for books, gifts, trinkets, kids stuff and lovely things for the home

The Mad Hatters Bookshop

The Mad Hatters Bookshop Manly

This cute little bookshop by the bay is a wonderland of delightful surprises and has big kids and little kids alike completely enchanted.

The Really Good Bookshop

Books on shelves and stacked on the floor inside The Really Good Bookshop Hillcrest

The Really Good Bookshop is a reader’s paradise, practically bursting at the seams with a huge range of books, book-related gifts

Gigglefit Grammar

Entrance to Gigglefit Grammar Wynnum

Gigglefit Grammar, previously known as Bayside Books, is the oldest bookstore in Wynnum

Riverbend Books

The superb bookshop, a stalwart of the local community, stocks an excellent and extensive range of quality books of all genres

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Bright & Early Books

Bright & Early Books, Ascot

Bright & Early Books is a beautiful, independent bookstore that specialises in children's books and early childhood literacy

Upstairs in the quaint retro Blocksidge & Ferguson Arcade is the go-to bookstore for everything sci-fi, fantasy, horror, crime

Mount Gravatt Bookshop

One of Brisbane's best secondhand book stores, the Mount Gravatt Bookshop is a local institution and well worth a browse if in the neighbourhood

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Little Bird Bookshop

The little indie bookstore in Paddington has a carefully curated selection of books for all ages and a knowledgeable owner

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The Cupboard Under The Stage

Books on shelves with blue rear wall inside The Cupboard Under The Stage, Empire Revival, Paddington

Booklovers will be over the moon when they discover The Cupboard Under the Stage, a hidden gem of Paddington

Salisbury Community Bookshop

Exterior of Salisbury Community Bookshop

Salisbury Community Bookshop is a treasure trove of bargain books, housed in a former grenade factory in the heart of Salisbury

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