Newcastle, New South Wales · October 2026 figures
Compare the top 10 book shops & newsagents in Newcastle, NSW
Of the top 10, The Press Book House has the most reviews (491), and Book Book Books at Swansea has the highest average (5.0 from 13 reviews). Wallsend Newsagency lists the most opening hours of the 10 (98 a week).
| Rank | Business | Rating | Reviews | Rating floor | Days open | Saturday | Sunday | Open late | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooks Hill Books & RecordsCooks Hill | 4.9 | 155 | Floor 4.77 | 7 | Yes | Yes | No | (02) 4929 5079 | none listed |
| 2 | MacLean's BooksellersHamilton | 4.8 | 131 | Floor 4.66 | 7 | Yes | Yes | No | (02) 4969 2525 | macleansbooks.com.au |
| 3 | Betty Loves BooksNewcastle | 4.9 | 41 | Floor 4.64 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | 0434 269 269 | bettylovesbooks.com.au |
| 4 | Wallsend NewsagencyWallsend | 4.8 | 109 | Floor 4.64 | 7 | Yes | Yes | No | (02) 4049 6867 | none listed |
| 5 | The Press Book HouseNewcastle | 4.7 | 491 | Floor 4.63 | 6 | Yes | No | No | 0404 497 373 | none listed |
| 6 | Thornton NewsagencyThornton | 4.8 | 69 | Floor 4.60 | 7 | Yes | Yes | No | (02) 4966 2225 | newspower.com.au/stores/thornton-newsagency |
| 7 | Book Book Books at SwanseaSwansea | 5.0 | 13 | Floor 4.54 | 6 | Yes | No | No | not listed | bookbookbooks.com.au |
| 8 | Koorong Warners BayWarners Bay | 4.6 | 341 | Floor 4.51 | 6 | Yes | No | No | (02) 4941 7777 | koorong.com |
| 9 | Qs BooksHamilton | 4.6 | 100 | Floor 4.43 | 7 | Yes | Yes | No | (02) 4961 0222 | qsbooks.com.au |
| 10 | Harry Hartog KotaraKotara | 4.5 | 331 | Floor 4.41 | 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | (02) 4952 2522 | harryhartog.com.au/pages/bookstores/kotara |
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Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists. Nothing here is paid for or verified by Calso. How the ranking works.