Books belong on bookshelves and in reader’s hands. Bookshops, and libraries are wonderful places to wander, browse, dream and discover.
Bookshops where you can buy or order in our anthologies
We will build this list as we discover more bookshops that stock Minds Shine Bright anthologies. If you see one of our books in a bookshop or library please let us know.
A meandering list of some of our favourite places. As we travel and discover new places we will add more.
The Bellarine Peninsula as well as being filled with beaches and stunning views has a great arts culture. There are several bookshops to browse at with variety and support for local authors.
Relaxing at Barwon Heads, need some summer or holiday reading material? Wander into Heads and Tales and grab a copy of Confidence 2 to read with your coffee in one of the nearby cafes.
Visit The Bookshop at Queenscliff to peruse literary fiction, politics, cook books, and children’s books. Find a copy Confidence 2 anthology while you are browsing.
If you are visiting beautiful Torquay call into Torquay Books where you will find a copy of Confidence 2 anthology.
We loved visiting Great Escape Books at Airey’s Inlet on the Great Ocean Road. call in on your way to or from the famous Split Point Light House.
It’s so lovely to see Confidence, Minds Shine Bright Anthology 2022 on the shelves at St Kilda Library in Melbourne. If you see a copy of one of our books at your library please send us a photo in for the collection.
If you live in or are visiting Baltimore you can order Storm Minds Shine Bright Seasons 1 anthology from Greedy Reads bookshop. Greedy Reads was recommended to us by local Baltimore poet Nicholas Jeffers, one of the poets featured in Storm and is a great independent bookshop. You might also like to visit The Ivy Bookshop, also recommended which has friendly and knowledgeable staff and is owned by book lover Emma Snyder. You can order Storm there as well.
In Perth, Western Australia you can buy or order a copy of your favourite Minds Shine Bright anthology from the eclectic Boffins Books, which supports small independent publishers, new and best selling books, technical, practical, special interest and fiction books.
In Adelaide, visit the beautiful Adelaide Hills and while you are there drop into Matilda Bookshop , for a copy of Storm.
Minds Shine Bright anthologies can be ordered in at the following bookshops Abbeys and Kinokuniya in the CBD and Better Read than Dead In Newtown
Some other wonderful bookshops to enjoy are Sappho which has secondhand books and a cafe and courtyard to lose time in and Garden Lounge Creative Space dedicated to poetry and ideas.
Amanda Scotney, the curator of the Confidence Minds Shine Bright Anthology was born in Hobart, Tasmania and spend many hours browsing Hobart book shops so it’s delightful to see strong support from Tasmanian bookshops. Tasmanian bookshops have a strong sense of identity and provide great support to local writers.
These include the Hobart Bookshop at Salamanca Square with knowledgeable and friendly staff.
Fullers Bookshop in Collins Street Hobart, with its cosy cafe and a great collection of books. A place to browse and lose all sense of time in.
Petrarch’s Bookshop in Launceston supports local writers and events.
As part of our Northern Victoria tour here are some photos from Echuca. The Confidence Minds Shine Bright Anthology 2022 nestles in the poetry section of Collins Booksellers, Echuca
and Minds Shine Bright poet Karen Lee Mills and manager Cindy Patzel, show us Cindy’s own delightful children’s story, also available in store.
In our travels we have two more wonderful bookshop pictures to share with you from Northcote and Fairfield. Here is the Confidence Anthology proudly on display at Neighbourhood Books on High Street Northcote. Neighbourhood Books have a wonderful assortment of contemporary fiction and many books by local authors can be found in here. I could hardly tear myself away.
The next bookshop I discovered was Fairfield Books. In the middle of Fairfield’s shopping strip on Station Street. Fairfield Books has a wonderful collection of poetry and anthologies as well as many other wonderful books to discover.
It’s wonderful to hear that Confidence Minds Shine Bright Anthology 2022 has been on display at the Horsham Library.in the new books section. We look forward to seeing it in more libraries and bookshops as we continue to spread the word.
The first two bookshop bookshelves Confidence Minds Shine Bright Anthology 2022 found a home in were – up high in the anthology section at Readings St Kilda, (112 Acland Street) and in the Paperback Bookshop, 60 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia.
Minds Shine Bright anthologies are available online at the Minds Shine Bright Bookshop or at a range of other online bookstores including Barnes and Noble, Foyles, Walmart, Kinokuniya, IBS Italy, Medimops, Orell Fuessli, Bol, Blackwells, Booktopia, Kobo, Kobo Plus and Amazon.
Here are some links to reviews from our readers. If you have read a Minds Shine Bright anthology we would really appreciate your honest review as it will help more readers find us and our growing list of contemporary short story, flash fiction and poetry writers.