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Brisbane's Best Book Shops

Baffies Oan Books, Samford Valley

Updated: May 15, 2026

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

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
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Cursive Knives
Exterior for Cursive Knives
Cursive Knives, in the heart of Fortitude Valley, is a quaint bookshop home to a carefully curated selection of reads
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Baffies Oan Books
Baffies Oan Books, Samford
Baffies Oan Books is a charming cottage bookshop nestled in the beautiful Samford Valley
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Scrumptious Reads
Exterior of Scrumptious Reads Red Hill
Scrumptious Reads in Red Hill is not only a cute suburban book nook, it’s also an event space and a private dining room.
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Sweet Chapter Books & Cafe
Outside of Sweet Chapter Books & Cafe
Sweet Chapter Books & Cafe is a delightful reading nook tucked away in Indooroopilly, offering an expansive range of romance books.
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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
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Bent Books
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
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Books@stones
Books @ Stones Stones Corner
This gem of a bookshop can be found in Stones Corner's leafy Logan Road cafe and shopping strip
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Avid Reader Bookshop
Facade of Avid Reader
A bookshop that hits all the right pages with locals and visitors alike, Avid is a gem of a place
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Little Gnome
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
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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
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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 of Karalee
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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
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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
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The Mad Hatters Bookshop
Inside of The Mad Hatters Bookshop Manly with books on shelves
This cute little bookshop by the bay is a wonderland of delightful surprises and has big and little kids alike completely enchanted
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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
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Gigglefit Grammar
Entrance to Gigglefit Grammar Wynnum
Gigglefit Grammar, previously known as Bayside Books, is the oldest bookstore in Wynnum
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Riverbend Books
Interior of Riverbend Bookshop Brisbane

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
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Pulp Fiction Books
Exterior of Pulp Fiction bookstore, Brisbane CBD
Upstairs in the quaint retro Blocksidge & Ferguson Arcade is the go-to bookstore for everything sci-fi, fantasy, horror, crime
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Mount Gravatt Bookshop
Exterior of Mt 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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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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