New, second-hand & much-loved · Newtown, NSW
Dog-Eared Books
A small, crowded, lamp-lit bookshop where the staff actually read.
New releases up front, second-hand treasures down the back, and a staff note tucked into every pick. Pull a book off the shelf, or let us choose one for you.
Shelf I
Staff picks
Twelve books we keep pressing into people’s hands. Pull one out to see the cover and read the note tucked inside.
Fiction & crime
Non-fiction, poetry & kids
Click or tap a spine. Keyboard: ← → browse, ↑ ↓ change shelf, Enter pull, Esc put it back.
Pull a book off the shelf to read the note tucked inside.
Twelve picks · notes from Joe, Priya, Mireille and KatEvery book, author and staff note on this page is invented for the demo. Sample prices.
Shelf II
Blind date with a book
Wrapped in brown paper, three hints on the tag, no judging by covers. In the shop they stay wrapped until you get home — here you’re allowed to peek.
Sample prices. Swipe sideways for more parcels on a phone.
Shelf III
Author talks & evenings
About forty chairs, the good biscuits and a question or two from the back row. A $10 ticket comes off the price of the book on the night.
Sample events — every author and book here is fictional.
Date dueOct – Nov
In conversation: Odile Varga-Kent
On walking, weather and The Salt Road Almanac. Signed copies on the night.
Story time special: Wombat Wants the Window Seat
Read aloud with full bus noises. Ages 3–7, grown-ups welcome.
Crime after dark
Tom Vesna and two fellow crime writers on red herrings, research and Sydney after midnight.
Poetry open mic
Five minutes each, sign up on the night. Hosted by Sione Havili-Park.
Shelf IV
The Second Tuesday Club
Read the book (or most of it), bring an opinion, and we’ll bring the tea. Friendly, a little nerdy, never homework.
- Next meeting
- Tue 13 Oct, 7 pm
- Where
- The back room, under the good lamp
- At the door
- $8 — tea and a biscuit included
- Club perk
- 10% off the club book
October’s book
Everything the Magpie Took by Hana Sorell — three sisters, one overstuffed house in Bathurst.
Shelf V
Kids’ corner
Picture books at knee height, chapter books one shelf up, and a beanbag nook the grown-ups are allowed to borrow.
- Story time, Saturdays 10.30 amAges 3–7, free, no booking. Twenty minutes of stories, then colouring-in.
- Help choosing the next oneTell us what they loved last and we’ll find what comes next, ages 0 to 12.
- Pram-friendlyStep-free from the front door, with room to park by the nook.
Reading passport
Tell us about a book you’ve finished and we’ll stamp your passport. Eight stamps and you choose a free bookmark. Go on — tap a circle.
3 of 8 stamps
Shelf VI
Gift cards, no guessing
For the friend who has read everything. Spend it on anything in the shop; valid for three years.
Shelf VII
Come in, stay a while
Newtown, Sydney NSW — a short walk from the station. Look for the striped awning and the dog on the doormat.
- Monday9 am – 6 pm
- Tuesday9 am – 6 pm
- Wednesday9 am – 6 pm
- Thursday9 am – 8 pm
- Friday9 am – 8 pm
- Saturday9 am – 6 pm
- Sunday10 am – 5 pm
- (02) 5550 1947 · hello@example.com
- Step-free entry. Dogs on leads welcome — water bowl by the door.
- We buy second-hand books on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, up to a box at a time.