Brown Books

Brown Books is everything I long for in a second hand book shop. It’s packed floor to ceiling with titles, you can get lost amongst the shelves and the prices are great!
I can’t go to Springwood without visiting, and I can’t visit without buying something!

There was a rumbling back in 2007, when local institution — the appallingly named ‘Kevin’s Book Nook’ — was up for sale. We all breathed a sigh of relief when Christine took over, revamped the store and named it Brown Books.
Jam packed with delights including a large selection of children’s books, lots of Australian fiction, a big sci-​fi/​fantasy section, as well as a well-​stocked classics section, history, science; well, you get the idea. While there’s an emphasis on recent releases there are also plenty of quirky gems to fossick through and I’m loathe to think how much I’ve spent here over the years.
The store is decorated by making use of the art of vintage bookcovers, especially of the endearingly schlocky kind, giving it that warm feel so beloved of the book obsessed. Easily one of my favorite book local book haunts and a vast improvement upon its earlier incarnation. Shopping online doesn’t hold a candle to a really good bookshop. I’m off to the collectibles section to look for something unexpected…