A proudly independent bookshop
Operated by local booklovers, for local booklovers. Come in and find your next favourite book.
We champion Australian writers and illustrators, celebrate diverse voices, and help you find your next favourite book — on Dja Dja Wurrung country.
A whole shop, *carefully* chosen
What you'll find
We're not a chain and we don't shelve by algorithm. Every title here is one we've chosen, from the newest release to the backlist behind it.
- Australian writers & illustrators
- Fiction across every genre
- Picture books & middle-grade for little readers
- Biography, history, politics & cookbooks
Why local matters
Shopping here keeps a real bookshop on the high street — and keeps Australian publishing alive. We're booklovers first, retail second.
We'll track down *almost anything*
Tell us the title — or just describe the cover you half-remember — and we'll order it in or dig through the boxes that arrived this morning. Recommendations are free and freely given.
Meet the faces behind the names
We host ticketed evenings with visiting writers throughout the year.
What Bendigo says
Bookish is my partner and I's favourite book store in Bendigo! It's such a beautiful, inviting space with a great selection of all genres.
Went in looking for a book and staff went out back to dig through boxes that had just come in for me!
My 11 year old has recently become interested in Anne Frank and the lady working today was so incredibly helpful offering age appropriate suggestions.
Always the most comfortable and friendly place in town to shop. They are happy to order a book in if they don't have it in stock.
Find us on Hargreaves Street
1/358 Hargreaves Street