Love Your Bookshop Day 2024

Love Your Bookshop Day, an initiative by BookPeople, is a day to celebrate our local bookshops and the integral role they play in our community. From personalised book recommendations to hosting a wide range of literary events, our local bookshops make an incredible impact on every reader’s book collection.

To make this year’s celebration even more special, Penguin Books Australia is introducing the Personal Penguin.

The Personal Penguin is a miniature, penguin figurine that will be available exclusively on Love Your Bookshop Day with the purchase of any two Penguin books from participating stores - see below for a picture.

To participate, simply visit one of our participating bookshops on 12 October and buy two Penguin Books to receive your Personal Penguin at the counter.

You can find out which bookshops are participating by checking out our interactive map below. Simply scroll over the map to find your most convenient location, and click through for directions on Google Maps! Watch this space - more bookshops will be added to the map in the lead-up to Love Your Bookshop Day!

Personal Penguins are only available while stocks last in each store.

Keep scrolling for recommendations for books to buy on the day, and recycling information about our Personal Penguin figurine.

Your Personal Penguin is made to last as a memento of Love Your Bookshop Day 2024.

Should you wish to discard Your Personal Penguin, we encourage you to rehome it by gifting it to a fellow book lover.

We can arrange to rehome/recycle on your behalf – simply send Your Personal Penguin to:

Penguin Random House
Level 3, 100 Pacific Hwy
North Sydney
NSW 2060

Please recycle the packaging box and tissue paper via your kerbside collection.