Queensland · October 2026 figures
Best book shops & newsagents in Queensland
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in Queensland are Unearthed Crystals in Yamanto, Ipswich (5.0 from 313 reviews), The Book Lounge in Port Douglas (4.9 from 335 reviews) and Pearls Books n Music in Cairns City, Cairns (4.9 from 151 reviews). 287 are ranked across 14 cities and towns in QLD.
- Ranked in QLD
- 287
- Median rating
- 4.5
- Reviews behind them
- 25,788
- Open Saturday
- 269 of 285
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The best 50 of 287. Every business is on its own city's list below.
Book Shops & Newsagents by city in Queensland
Brisbane
129 ranked · median 4.5
Books@Stones 4.9 · 149
Sunshine Coast
40 ranked · median 4.5
Maleny Bookshop 4.9 · 78
Gold Coast
30 ranked · median 4.4
Under the Greenwood Tree Bookshop & Artspace 4.8 · 126
Townsville
15 ranked · median 4.8
Mary Who? Bookshop 4.8 · 242
Toowoomba
14 ranked · median 4.7
Kaboom Comics & Collectables 4.9 · 61
Cairns
11 ranked · median 4.6
Pearls Books n Music 4.9 · 151
Rockhampton
9 ranked · median 4.5
Millennium Comics and Collectables 4.7 · 306
Bundaberg
9 ranked · median 4.6
The Book Boutique Bundaberg 4.7 · 74
Ipswich
7 ranked · median 4.7
Unearthed Crystals 5.0 · 313
Logan
6 ranked · median 4.2
Koorong Springwood 4.7 · 1,042
Mackay
6 ranked · median 4.5
The Bookish Burrow 4.9 · 33
Caboolture
5 ranked · median 4.3
QBD Books Morayfield 4.3 · 92
Port Douglas
3 ranked · median 4.5
The Book Lounge 4.9 · 335
Hervey Bay
3 ranked · median 4.6
Hervey Bay Book Exchange 4.6 · 57
Book Shops & Newsagents at a glance
- 287 book shops & newsagents in Queensland are ranked here, with 25,788 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.5.
- 62% list a website and 90% a phone number on Google.
- 269 of the 285 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 205 on Sunday.
- 1 lists round-the-clock hours, every day of the week: Books on War Australia.
- Dymocks Brisbane in Brisbane City has the most Google reviews (1,678), averaging 4.6.
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Questions
Who are the best book shops & newsagents in Queensland?
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in Queensland are Unearthed Crystals (5.0 from 313 reviews), The Book Lounge (4.9 from 335 reviews) and Pearls Books n Music (4.9 from 151 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.
How many book shops & newsagents are there in Queensland?
The Agentize Directory ranks 287 book shops & newsagents in Queensland, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.5, from 25,788 reviews in all.
Which book shops & newsagents in Queensland are open on weekends?
205 of the 285 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are The Book Lounge, Pearls Books n Music and Books@Stones.
Which book shops & newsagents in Queensland are open 24 hours?
Books on War Australia list round-the-clock hours every day on Google. Call ahead to confirm.
Which book shop in Queensland has the most reviews?
Dymocks Brisbane has the most Google reviews of any book shop ranked in Queensland: 1,678, averaging 4.6.
How is this list of book shops & newsagents ranked?
Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.
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Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.