Bookshops

crow books

Crow Books

  • When:10-9 Mon-Thurs, 10-10 Fri, 9-10 Sat, 9-9 Sun
  • Where:900 Albany Hwy, East Victoria Park
  • Tel:9472 9737
  • Web:www.crowbooks.com.au
  • Good for:alternative titles and independent publications.

Specialising in alternative and independent titles, Crow Books offers a range of publications that you’re not likely to come across in your run of the mill store. Read full review

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Millpoint Caffe Bookshop

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New Edition Bookshop

  • When:10-7 Sun-Fri, 10-9 Sat
  • Where:82 High St Fremantle
  • Tel:9335 2383
  • Web:www.newedition.com.au
  • Good for:a beautiful independent bookshop housed in a historic site.

Book lovers beware. You won’t know what has hit you as you walk through the large entrance into the hall-sized store that is the New Edition bookshop. Initially located on the coffee strip, New Edition was fast outgrowing its cramped space, prompting a move into the old bank quarters on High Street. Read full review

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New Edition Bookshop

  • When:10-10 Mon-Sun
  • Where:212 William St Northbridge
  • Tel:9227 0930
  • Web:www.newedition.com.au
  • Good for:picking up a local publication, and browsing the excellent range of titles

When you enter New Edition time seems to stop. Hours can easily slip away as you wander through the classics, the design books, the film ones, the local publications and everything that’s in between. Read full review

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Oxford St Books

  • When:Late, Mon-Sun
  • Where:119 Oxford St Leederville
  • Tel:9443 9844
  • Good for:browsing your favourite books well into the night.

Every thriving shopping strip should have a decent, local, independent bookstore, and Oxford St Books fits this profile perfectly. Read full review

Planet Books

Planet Video & Planet Books

  • When:10am til late Mon-Sun
  • Where:636-646 Beaufort St Mount Lawley
  • Tel:9328 7464
  • Web:www.planetvideo.com.au
  • Good for:hard to find videos and music, and an excellent selection of art and design books.

The Planet empire is a bit of a Mt Lawley institution. Taking its home on the bustling Beaufort Street and Walcott Street intersection, Planet began as a video store for all your VHS needs. Read full review

State Library bookshop

State Library of WA Bookshop

  • When:930-5 Mon-Fri, 12-5 Sat-Sun
  • Where:Ground Floor, Alexander Library Building
  • Tel:9427 3211
  • Web:www.slwa.wa.gov.au
  • Good for:cheap as chips second hand books!

If you’re like me and cannot help but give in to the siren song of the bookstore and all the beautiful tomes, to the extent which, if left unchecked, this could lead to financial ruin, then the State Library book shop is a godsend. Read full review

The Lane Bookshop

The Lane Bookshop

  • When:9-530 Mon-Wed, Fri, 9-9 Thurs, 9-5 Sat, 10-1 Sun
  • Where:Off Bayview Terrace, 52C Old Theatre Lane, Claremont
  • Tel:9384 4423
  • Web:www.lanebook.com.au
  • Good for:a friendly local bookstore.