Geelong, Victoria · October 2026 figures
Compare the top 10 book shops & newsagents in Geelong, VIC
The Book Bird has the most reviews (139), and Good Girls Read Bookstore the highest average (5.0 from 9 reviews). Highton Authorised Newsagency lists the most opening hours (67 a week).
| Rank | Business | Rating | Reviews | Rating floor | Days open | Saturday | Sunday | Open late | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bookshop at QueenscliffQueenscliff | 4.8 | 105 | Floor 4.64 | 6 | Yes | Yes | No | (03) 5258 4887 | thebookshopatqueenscliff.com |
| 2 | Torquay BooksTorquay | 4.8 | 72 | Floor 4.61 | 7 | Yes | Yes | No | (03) 5261 2311 | torquaybooks.com.au |
| 3 | The Book BirdGeelong West | 4.7 | 139 | Floor 4.56 | 7 | Yes | Yes | No | (03) 5224 1438 | thebookbird.com.au |
| 4 | Read Heeler Bookshop GeelongGeelong | 4.8 | 43 | Floor 4.55 | 6 | Yes | No | No | 0417 061 056 | none listed |
| 5 | Heads and Tales BookstoreBarwon Heads | 4.9 | 20 | Floor 4.53 | 7 | Yes | Yes | No | (03) 5208 3937 | headsandtalesbooks.com.au |
| 6 | Books Around: Secondhand Book MerchantGeelong | 4.7 | 66 | Floor 4.50 | 5 | Yes | No | No | 0404 183 131 | none listed |
| 7 | Cook & Young BooksellersGeelong | 4.8 | 26 | Floor 4.48 | 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | (03) 5221 6666 | cookandyoung.com.au |
| 8 | Good Girls Read BookstoreNewtown | 5.0 | 9 | Floor 4.45 | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | none listed |
| 9 | Alistair Lawson BooksTorquay | 5.0 | 8 | Floor 4.42 | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | 0422 353 723 | alistairlawsonbooks.com.au |
| 10 | Highton Authorised NewsagencyHighton | 4.7 | 27 | Floor 4.38 | 7 | Yes | Yes | No | (03) 5243 4824 | none listed |
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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.