Global Book Crawl - Sydney

Australians know all about a pub crawl, but how about a book crawl? Your favourite local bookshops have joined a new international initiative, GLOBAL BOOK CRAWL, and you’re invited to take part in the fun! 

From 21 to 27 April 2025, Global Book Crawl (GBC) will bring together bookstores and book lovers from around in the world, with a simple yet powerful idea: to unite local bookshops in a celebration of local literature, community and culture. 

A Book Crawl is an adventure through the heart of a city’s local bookshops.

Participants visit multiple shops, connecting with the local book culture and discovering hidden gems.

Using your GBC (Global Book Crawl) Passport, collect a stamp at every bookshop you visit, and be in the running to win book prize packs or gift vouchers.

Global Book Crawl Sydney participating bookstores:

• Abbey’s Bookshop, 131 York St, Sydney 

• Ariel Booksellers, 326 Oxford St, Paddington 

• Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown 

• Bookoccino, 66 Old Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach 

• Books Kinokuniya, Level 2, 500 George St, Sydney 

• Constant Reader, 27 Willoughby Rd, Crows Nest 

• Gertrude and Alice Café Bookstore, 46 Hall St, Bondi Beach 

• Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe 

• Gleebooks Dulwich Hill, 536 Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill 

• Hill of Content Bookshop, 245 Darling St, Balmain 

• Potts Point Bookshop, 14 Macleay St, Elizabeth Bay 

• Roaring Stories, 268 Darling St, Balmain 

• The Bookshop Darlinghurst, 207 Oxford St, Darlinghurst 

• Three Sparrows Books, 1/836 Military Rd, Mosman

• Umina Beach Book Nook, 9/327 West St, Umina

Drop into your local bookshop to pick up your Global Book Crawl Passport from April 14 and start planning your route! You’ve got a week to collect stamps and enter the draw to win some fantastic book prizes. Use the hashtag #globalbookcrawl on social media to add your book crawl to the global story, sharing the magic of your local bookshops with a worldwide audience.

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