Bird-Friendly Book Stores
Find Your Local Independent Bookshop
Looking for your next Birds of a Feather read? Our Bird-Friendly Bookstore Network is made up of wonderful independent bookstores that support our community and stock many of our current and past book club selections.
These stores have access to our reading lists and can help you track down featured titles, discover previous favourites, and find your next great read. By shopping with a Bird-Friendly Bookstore, you're supporting local booksellers who share our passion for reading while making it easy to keep up with all things Birds of a Feather. If your local Indie Bookshop is not listed below, we'd love you to tell them about us so we can feature them here.
QUEENSLAND
QLD
Under the Greenwood Tree, Tamborine Mountain
Under the Greenwood Tree combines a carefully curated independent bookstore with a contemporary art gallery in the heart of Tamborine Mountain. Browse everything from new releases and literary classics to children's favourites while discovering beautiful works by Australian artists in this unique and inspiring space.
Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/MtTamborineBooksArt/
The Book Bouquet, Ipswich
Located in the heart of Ipswich, The Book Bouquet is a unique independent bookstore that beautifully combines a love of books, flowers, and community. Founded by mother-and-daughter team Helen and Allyssa Woodman, this welcoming space offers a thoughtfully curated range of books for readers of all ages, alongside sustainable floristry, book clubs, and community events.
Learn more: www.thebookbouquet.com.au
Books@Stones, Stones Corner
At Books@Stones, we are passionate about promoting Australian authors and stories. We have an extensive range of Australian fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. We also carry international fiction, non-fiction and children's books as well as specialist medical textbooks.
Learn more: www.booksatstones.com.au
NSW
NEW SOUTH WALES
The Wondering Mind, Milton
The Wondering Mind is a new and second-hand bookshop, but unlike any you’ve seen before. This is a curated treasure trove bursting with high-quality, diverse fiction and non-fiction titles for both children and adults.
Learn more: https://thewonderingmind.com.au/
The Yass Book Store, Yass
An independent bookseller serving the Yass Valley and visitors. We stock a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and children's books, cards, notebooks, puzzles and gifts.
Learn more: https://www.theyassbookstore.com.au/
Gertrude & Alice, Bondi Beach
Gertrude & Alice Bookstore is a much-loved oasis for readers, writers, thespians and coffee-lovers alike, it’s a place where lovers of all things literary can seek solace between the pages of a good book.
Learn more: https://www.gertrudeandalice.com.au/
Readers Retreat, Salamander Bay
Our bookshop stocks an eclectic range of new and used books. Not only are local authors a feature, but a range of the latest fiction, non-fiction, classics, young adult and children’s books are available for purchase. We also stock beautiful stationery, gifts, cards and a selection of art works.
Learn more: www.readersretreat.com.au
BooksPlus, Bathurst
Passionate, knowledgeable and well read, the BooksPlus team are more than happy to answer your questions or find the answer if they don't immediately know. Can't find the title you're after - ask the friendly team and they will source it and order it in for you.
Learn more: shop.booksplus.au
Gateway Books, Wagga Wagga
At Gateway Bookshop, we’re more than just a place to buy books — we’re a small, independent bookstore with a big love for reading and the people who share it with us. Your choice to shop with us is what keeps our lights on, our shelves full, and our doors open.
Learn more: www.gatewaybookshop.com.au
VICTORIA
Jeffreys Books, Malvern
Jeffreys Books offers a carefully curated range of books across all genres and ages, from new releases and bestselling fiction to children’s books, business, science, cooking and more, alongside a strong selection of backlist favourites. Jeffreys Books also hosts book clubs, stocks an extensive collection of greeting cards, stationery, diaries and gifts for book lovers, and is known for its friendly, knowledgeable service and commitment to fostering a love of reading within the community.
Learn more: www.jeffreysbooks.com.au
Mary Martin Bookshop, Melbourne
Learn more: www.marymartinbooks.com.au
An independent bookstore in the heart of Melbourne... Mary Martin Bookshop was established in 1945 and has been offering readers expert recommendations, excellent customer service and great books ever since.
Just like our namesake, we are independent, passionate about literature and offer a diversity of books and gifts – we even offer a cup of tea on occasion!
Learn more: www.marymartinbooks.com.au
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