Collins Booksellers Thirroul
A bountiful independent and locally-owned bookstore for the Northern Illawarra, located in Thirroul’s charming Anita’s Theatre building and home to an enormously engaged and supportive community of readers. We pride ourselves on our extensive range of Australian and international titles and our experienced, friendly team of booksellers.
Our well-stocked children’s area is a popular destination for local families looking for gifts, and you can now shop local and support our independent bookstore from home!
Find the latest and greatest reads for your whole family by browsing our full range online, and take advantage of our Click & Collect service and free local home delivery. If you can’t find the specific title you’re after, get in touch and we can track it down for you.
Collins Booksellers has opened a store in the town of Thirroul in New South Wales. Located 70km south of Sydney, Collins Thirroul is the only bookstore in the Northern Illawarra region.
Owners Amanda Isler and Deborah Thompson, who are sisters, told Books + Publishing the shop is ‘independent in philosophy’. Isler and Thompson had been planning to open a bookshop for several years. ‘Deb kept saying the only thing Thirroul needs is a bookstore,’ said Isler, who has 12 years’ experience bookselling. Isler previously worked at Berkelouw Books in Berrima, NSW and set up and managed their Eumundi, Queensland shop, before moving to Hill of Content in Balmain, Sydney.
There has been high local demand for a bookshop in the area, as Isler believes the last bookshop in the Northern Illawarra region closed down about 10 years ago. As a result, there’s been ‘a fantastic response’ from the community. ‘People come in and say thank you, thank you for opening a bookshop!’ The town’s population of ‘academics, writers and reviewers’ has been ‘amazingly supportive’.
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