The Thousands

The only unfortunate thing about reading a lot of books is sometimes you turn around and find yourself in possession of a library. This is particularly problematic when you’re moving house. A pal of mine recently packed up their lot to move interstate, only to be horrified that they owned five tonnes of books! The removalists cost a fortune, money that would have been better spent on more books… or shelving.

MacQueen Books down in Fremantle offers a solution to this quandary. While it’s not quite a library, MacQueen Books is crammed full of literary gems from kids books to cooking books to quantum physics tomes at great, second-hand prices, allowing you to read up big on a budget. The great part comes though once you’re all done reading, you can simply take your reads back to MacQueens and try to flog ‘em to recoup some dough.

This bargain buy/sell book model (as well as its lovely atmosphere) has quickly made MacQueen’s the unofficial meeting place for Perth’s literature addicted poetry scene. Now that’s a stamp of approval.