Bookshops
Information
Clunes is an hour and a half's drive from Melbourne's CBD and half an hour from the inland city of Ballarat.
Clunes was the site of Victoria's first gold strike. Much of the nineteenth century streetscape and buildings are intact and many carry heritage listings.
History of Booktown
In 2007 the first Booktown (Booktown for a Day) was held attracting over 6,000 visitors. Since then a two day festival. Back to Booktown, has been held annually in May. Over 60 booktraders from around Australia bring stock to the village and set up shop for the weekend. Street entertainment, food and wine, music and writer's talks add to the festival.
Current Situation
Over the years more and more booktraders and related buisnesses have moved to Clunes which now boasts 7 permanent bookshops, 3 on-line book traders and an additional 7 businesses with books in their stock mix.
Clunes has a population of less than 1000 and for its size it has a high proportion of writers, artists, potters and potter's studios. Published writers who currently live in Clunes include Pam Adams, Tess Brady, Ron Hateley, Peter Murk and Andrew Reeves.
Clunes Permanent Bookshops -A village of books
Clunes Booktown Bookshop
Over 10,000 quality rare, out-of-print, second hand, and new books.
54 Fraser St, Clunes. Open 7 days 10 am to 4 pm
Bookshop Manager Pam Adams
email creativeclunes@iinet.net.au
Ph 03 5373 8001
Monthly author talks.
Visit their website for details and upcoming events.
Proudly a community run enterprise
Miss Agatha Greene's Quality Books
31 Fraser St, Open weekends and public holidays 11 am to 5 pm or by appointment
Bookshop Manager Pam Adams
email missagatha@iinet.net.au
Ph 03 5345 3485
Visit the website for bookshop news
Quality out-of-print and new books, classics and collectables.
Ian Baker's Secondhand
Ian Baker
52 Fraser St
A large stock of discount books at $2 or $5
Open most days 10 am to 5 pm.
Index on Literature
David Bornstein
102 Bailey St, Clunes 3370
Ph5
345 3705
Open weekends or by appointment.
The largest bookshop in Clunes, it has an extensive range of quality books which includes the best in creative writing and has a special emphasis on presenting and preserving second hand books in top condition.
The Gold Relics
Darren & Leanne Kamp
Old State Bank Building
28 Fraser St, Clunes 3370
Ph 03 5345 3375
email darren@goldandrelics.com.au
Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday or by appointment.
Good stock of quality secondhand books, antiques and collectables.
Impedimentia
4 Service Street
Ph 03 5345 3550
Open weekends or by appointment.
Collectables, Curios, Books, Clothing
The Clunes Museum
36 Fraser St, Clunes, 3370
ph 03 5345 3592
Opening Hours:
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays, 11am – 4pm.
School Holidays. Saturday, Sunday & Monday 11am – 4pm
Winter Holidays. Saturday, Sunday & Monday, 11am - 3 pm.
Or by appointment.
Books on Clunes and local history.
List of stock Clunes Museum Books
Online Booktraders and Publishers located in Clunes
Huc & Gabet
Robin Schmidt
www.hucandgabetbooks.blogspot.com
Robin is a secondhand book dealer based in Victoria, Australia. On his journeys of discovery, he often finds books that he thinks are particularly interesting. His blog aims to share some of his thoughts on these books and bookselling in general. Anyone interested in purchasing books from him can check out his ebay auctions: robinjj180
or Books & Collectibles (http://www.booksandcollectables.com.au/)(Huc & Gabet).
Book Fossicker
Joan Rogers
We are open by appointment only.
Joan Rogers who owns this unique, boutique-style bookstore, offers a vast array of both new and pre-loved books and loves to search for all the special orders and hard to come-by titles .
Joan prides herself on being able to find "out of print" and "hard to find" books and enjoys being able to reunite readers with much loved favourites from their past or introduce them to new treasures to become future loves.
Snodger Media
Tess Brady
Snodger produces crossword puzzles for Australian newspapers and DVDs for the education market. The production studio is at the Melbourne office and the Clunes office publishes crossword puzzle books.
Shops with books as part of the stock mix
Cafe 33
Jane Clarke
33 Fraser St Open Friday - Monday.
Open for breakfasts, lunch and dinner or casual coffee. Licenced.
Cafe 33 also caters for private functions.
An eclectic selection of books
The Lee Medlyn Home of Bottles
70 Bailey St , Clunes
Ph (03) 5345 3896
Collection of old antique bottles of historical significance housed in a period streetscape, located inside the former State School No 136 building. It contains a gallery space for visiting exhibitions. Its shop sells antiques, curios and has a collection of second hand books.
Ph (03) 5345 3896
Open 4 days 11am-4pm Thursday to Sunday.
Clunes Canny Cottage
99 Bailey Street
Ph 03 5345 3853
We have a large range of pre-loved books as well as a range of hand made art and craft.
Clunes Greengrocer
Jos Konings
46 Fraser St
Ph 0408 179887
A quality selection of fresh produce, herbs, spices, exotic cooking equipment and a wide range of cookbooks, new and second hand.
Open Tuesday - Sunday
Neil Newitt Photographer
Neil Newitt
www.neilnewittphotography.com.au/
55 Fraser St
Ph 0417 392005
Studio photographic services, framed limited edition prints and postcards.
Photographic and architectural books.
Open Friday - Sunday
Enoteca @ Clunes
Jane and Paul Lesock
Mt Beckworth Wines
46 Fraser St.
www.mountbeckworthwines.com.au
Cellar door for their award winning wines.
Quality wine and beverage books
Open Friday - Sunday
@ Home in Clunes
Pat Cantwell
53 Fraser St
A wide range of home decorating items, upholstery, custom-made curtains, soft furnishings and blinds.
A selection of quality decor, home and life style books.
Open weekends and public holidays.
Regional Bookshops
Slightly Bent Books
Helen and Bill Green
Corner Scandinavian Crescent and Camp Street, Talbot
Ph (03) 5463 2152
Books new, old and antiquarian, children's, art and antiques, fiction and history, lifestyle.
Open Saturday, Sunday and public holidays or by appointment.
15 min drive from Clunes
Book Barn @ Daylesford
Andrew Green
1 Leggatt St, Daylesford
Ph (03) 5348 3048
Wide selection on unusual topics.
35 mins drive from Clunes
Paradise Books, Daylesford
Trefor John & Tina Winzar
46 Vincent St, Daylesford
(03) 5348 1288
There are 14 rooms jam packed with new and second hand books, comics, magazines and ephemera, as well as second-hand records (33 rpm albums) compact discs and D.V.D’s.
35 mins drive from Clunes
Known World Bookshop
Michelle Coxall
14 Sturt St, Ballarat
Ph (03) 5332 8114
The collection is comprehensive, with quality literature, modern classics, books on the arts, history, philosophy, Australia, militaria, science & technology, poetry and more. There is also an excellent collection of children's literature, including childhood favourites and classics.
25 mins drive from Clunes