ABOUT MATILDA BOOKSHOP
An Adelaide Hills institution, Matilda Bookshop has been selling books since 1982, and after a couple of moves, has been in the same location, in the heart of Stirling, since 1998.
OUR POSITION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Matilda Bookshop is dedicated to the endeavour of literature. We trade in books and writing made by humans for humans. We believe in creativity, ideas, imagination, language, memory, research, rigour, empathy and art, and we believe those qualities belong to humans and humanity. We will never use AI apps to generate content, write our reviews, monopolise our email responses, flatten our language, stand in for our thoughts, or recommend books to you. We will never knowingly sell books authored by AI because we do not wish to commit creative theft against the humans who have dedicated their lives to the craft of writing. The environmental and ethical costs to humanity are too significant for us to ever support AI in the creative industries. Be assured that Matilda Bookshop supports a book industry that is fueled by human creativity, rather than oligarch-funded AI.
ABOUT US
Owned and staffed by book-lovers, Matilda is an independent bookshop, with a loyal following of customers whose tastes and interests we love to get to know. Specialising in New Release fiction, Gardening, Cooking, Art & Design, Current Affairs, Biography and History, we cater to a range of desires and sensibilities.
We also have a wonderful collection of children’s books (for baby through to teen) in our cosy and inviting kids’ room. If stationery is your thing then you’ll love our range of beautiful cards, journals, notebooks and gifts. We also supply books to the libraries of many schools and kindergartens, and to a number of community libraries.
Matilda Bookshop brings a range of wonderful authors to you throughout the year by hosting Meet the Author sessions both in store and at other venues. We also support community projects such as the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. See our Events page for more details about upcoming author events and community engagement. Our Author Q&As are a fascinating insight into some of our favourite writers.
We run book clubs for all different ages. For adult readers, we offer: the original Matilda Book Club held at the Stirling Hotel Library Room, The Red Door Book Club, and Matilda, Translated Book Club held monthly in the shop. For kids, we offer: Chapter & Ink for 13+, The Matilda Society Book Club for ages 10-12, and Magical Minds Book Club for ages 8-10.
Our books are carefully and lovingly selected, so you can be sure to find something special when you come in for a browse. And if you can’t find what you’re looking for, our helpful staff will point you in the right direction, or will order in a particular title for you. Matilda Bookshop is simply just a beautiful place to be. Come visit us soon.
Gavin & Jo
