Join the Global Book Crawl in Sydney, 20-26 April 2026.
Meet fellow readers, chat with local booksellers and have your passport stamped. Visit all 15 stores for the chance to win the ultimate book lover’s prize - a $750 voucher to spend on books. Collect 5 stamps to receive a free audiobook or an Andy Griffiths book (while stocks last).
How to Crawl
Pick up a passport from any of the shops listed below. Visit the shops between April 20-26 to get your stamp.
Get your passport stamped at 5 of the 15 stores in Sydney, and you will receive a free Libro audiobook. Libro.fm is your way to listen to quality audiobooks, stay away from Amazon and support your favourite bookshop. Libro.fm shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. Libro is proud to be a Social Purpose Corporation, Certified B Corp, and 100% employee-owned.
Purchase a new Penguin book and receive a free pack of the ultra collectible Penguin Persona cards – collect all six! (What persona are you? To take the quiz, click here. Cards may not be available at all shops and only while stocks last.
Crawl as a family? Complete the crawl, and get a free copy of Andy Griffiths Land of Lost Things (while stocks last)
Enter the Book Crawl Instagram Competition
For a chance to win a $200 Australian Booksellers Association voucher, share your crawl on Instagram with the hashtags #GlobalBookCrawl and tag @global.bookcrawl.australia
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info@abbeys.com.au Phone: 9264 3111 131 York Street
Abbey's Bookshop
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contact@arielbooks.com.au
Phone: 9332 4581
326 Oxford Street Paddington
Ariel Booksellers
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books@betterread.com.au
Phone: 9557 8700
265 King Street, Newtown
Better Read Than Dead
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hello@bookoccino.com.au
Phone: 9973 1244
66 Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Beach
Bookoccino
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aus@kinokuniya.com
Phone: 9262 7996
The Galeries, Level 2, 500 George St.
Books Kinokuniya
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shop@constantreader.com.au
Phone: 9438 1763
27 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest
Constant Reader
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info@gertrudeandalice.com.au Phone: 9130 5155 46 Hall Street, Bondi Beach
Gertrude and Alice Cafe Bookstore
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books@gleebooks.com.au Phone: 9660 2333 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe
Gleebooks Glebe
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dulwich@gleebooks.com.au Phone: 9560 0660 536 Marrickville Road, Dulwich Hill
Gleebooks Dulwich Hill
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balmain@hillofcontentbookshop.com Phone: 9555 6055 245 Darling Street, Balmain
Hill of Content Bookshop
Potts Point Bookshop
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shop@pottspointbookshop.com.au Phone: 9331 6642 14 Macleay Street, Elizabeth Bay
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info@roaringstories.com.au Phone: 9810 5613 268 Darling Street, Balmain
Roaring Stories
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burnsbaybookery@bigpond.com
Phone: (02) 9427 4218
4/50-54 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove
The Burns Bay Bookery
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books@threesparrows.com.au Phone: 9969 9691 1/836 Military, Mosman
Three Sparrows Books
Woollahra Bookshop
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shop@woollahrabookshop.com Phone: (02) 9328 2733 Spicer Street, Woollahra
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aus@kinokuniya.com
Westfield Chatswood, Level 5 (near Black Star Pastry),1 Anderson Street, Chatswood