Lawnton Book Stop

Lawnton Book Stop

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Posted 2013-08-01 by Chrystal Byrnefollow
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I love book stores. I guess it comes naturally with my love for both reading and writing, but I really feel at home within them. If a book store is large enough, I'm sure I could spend hours scouring the rows of titles, flipping pages, browsing blurbs, scanning sections and hunting for specific works – if time would allow it. I can't quite explain the feeling, but I very much enjoy walking into a large book store – top-to-toe full of the written word – books of all sorts, writers of all sorts, words of all sorts. Yes, big old book stores, homely.


That's what it feels like to me when I walk through the doors of – almost like coming home. There are two little sayings that I would quote here in comment of this store: looks can be deceiving and hidden in plain view. is quite a large book store, although it does not appear so. But, walk through the first room and you will find another, and another, and another. In fact, boasts five significantly-sized rooms full of both new and used books – approximately 45,000 to put a number to it – and yes, it really is that big. Looks can be deceiving.

Regarding my second comment – hidden in plain view – well, this is how I would describe 's location. The book store is situated on busy Gympie Road; amongst the many car yards, mechanics and car-part retailers. It shares it's address, 666 Gympie Road, with at least three other businesses in the square-like lot (more car yards, mechanics and car-part retailers), but if you're looking for it, you won't miss it. is on the left-hand side of Gympie Road if you're heading into Lawnton and on towards Petrie. Just look out for the orange signs and banners. Hidden in plain view.



A little side-story about :
Preceding May 2012, this store was known as Marriott Books and was under different management. Marriott Books was a three-strong chain of second hand book stores located in Lawnton, Stafford and Corinda. In the beginning months of 2012, the owners of Marriott Books found it necessary to downsize and put the Lawnton store up for sale. The now-owner of , Dale Marshall, felt saddened at the possibility of the place being made into something other than a book store, so she bought it up, cleaned it up and renamed it . had it's first birthday in May this year (2013) and the place looks better than ever. Marriott Books has since closed it's doors at Stafford and is now only open at their Corinda location.


Not unlike other book stores, books housed in the shelves of are sorted by category and author throughout the rooms and are arranged in tall bookcases along the aisles, undeniably embracing and endorsing the 'floor to ceiling of books' fantasy that some book-lovers (myself included) entertain. This system makes it easier to browse sections of particular interest, or hunt down hard-to-find titles. I think it is also important to note that the rooms and aisles of are wide, open and clean. Despite the vast quantity of books available, no area feels cramped or crowded. The walkways are clear and there is enough room to browse comfortably with others around you.

Taking lead from Marriott Books, caters to a huge selection of categories. There are the more expected classifications such as: Music, Health, Science, Reference, History, True Crime, Fantasy, Literature and Children's, but then there are the more unusual or uncommon, but not unexciting, categories such as: Architecture Photography, Transport, Religion, Esoteric, Myths and Legends, French Literature, Espionage, Archaeology and Shakespeare. Yes, good ol' Willy has a section all to himself. Some categories even warrant sub-categories – this can be observed most strongly in the History room.


Now if you're like me, sounds amazing, and you'll be wanting to become a fixture in the aisles immediately if you haven't done so already. Here's some last golden-nugget bits of information – to spur your visit just that little bit more:
1. All books at are reasonably priced (most are second hand).
2. operates an exchange program.
3. has a loyalty/rewards system.
4. There are chairs, pillows and even coffee and water available for comfortability.

Trading Times:
• Monday: CLOSED
• Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 4:30pm
• Saturday: 9am – 4pm
• Sunday: 10am – 3pm

Contact :
Phone: (07) 3881 1547
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Website: www.lawntonbooks.com.au



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