Fiction

Thousands of rescued secondhand books, ready for their forever family.

Fiction books transport us to enchanting realms, introduce us to our new favourite characters, and ignite our imaginations.

Within Preloved Book Shop’s rescued fiction novels, you’ll go on thrilling adventures, explore complex emotions, and discover profound insights into the human experience. Below you will find a massive collection of fiction books, spanning a wide range of genres and authors. Be sure to use the book filters to narrow down what you’re interested in.

From timeless classics to contemporary bestsellers, our shelves are filled with the works of acclaimed writers who have shaped our literary landscape. Whether you’re seeking a gripping mystery, a heartwarming romance, or a thought-provoking literary masterpiece, Preloved Book Shop’s rescued reads have something for everyone.

Discover the joy of secondhand storytelling and give a preloved book a second chance at inspiring a new reader again.

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Corduroy Mansions
By Alexander McCall Smith
# 1 in Corduroy Mansions
$8.00 Add to cart
The Women in Black
By Madeleine St John
$9.00 Add to cart
Things We Didn’t See Coming
By Steven Amsterdam
$8.00 Add to cart
The Dictionary of Animal Languages
By Heidi Sopinka
$9.00 Add to cart
Surface to Air
By Jaya Savige
$7.00 Add to cart
Timothy McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Issue 22, 2007: “Three Books Held Within By Magnets”
Edited By Dave Eggers
$30.00 Add to cart
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Volume 1: The Lost Memory
By Junichi Fujisaku
# 1 in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
$8.00 Add to cart
The Black Arrow
By Robert Louis Stevenson
$9.00 Add to cart
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By Victoria E Schwab
$14.00 Add to cart
The Dark Room
By Rachel Seiffert
$12.00 Add to cart
Starlight and Moonshine: Poetry of the Supernatural
By William Shakespeare & Jane Breskin Zalben
$12.00 Add to cart
The Cosmic Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet / Perelandra / That Hideous Strength
By CS Lewis
The Cosmic Trilogy
$8.00 Add to cart
Ilustrado
By Miguel Syjuco
$15.00 Add to cart
Golden Soak
By Hammond Innes
$7.00 Add to cart
Dracula
By Bram Stoker
$9.00 Add to cart

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At Preloved Book Shop we rescue second-hand books, ready to re-home via our online book store with a new forever family...

Today's rescued reads have gripping stories, insig

Today's rescued reads have gripping stories, insightful perspectives, and timeless classics, perfect for every book lover:The Great Divide: Immigration Politics in Australia by Katharine Betts – $9
The Existential Imagination by Frederick R Karl – $8
The Origins of Virtue by Matt Ridley – $8
Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett – $6
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende – $9
Gender Violence in Australia: Historical Perspectives edited by Alana Piper & Ana Stevenson – $20
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? by Raymond Carver – $18
Sideways To The Top by Norah Breekveldt – $20
Las Vegas for Vegans by AS Patric – $10
Sceptical Essays by Bertrand Russell – $7
The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill - $18
Collected Poems 1909-1962 by TS Eliot - $17
Titian to Tiepolo: Three Centuries of Italian Art by Gilberto Algranti - $20
Japan’s Imperial Conspiracy by David Bergamini - $15
My Life by Anton Chekhov - $8We’re constantly adding new books to our website, and this is just a glimpse of today’s additions!
Head to prelovedbookshop.com.au to explore these titles and thousands more, and give a secondhand book another chance to be loved.#SecondhandBooks #PrelovedReads #BookLovers #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry #LiteraryFiction #PrelovedBookshop #FrederickRKarl #FavelParrett #IsabelAllende #RaymondCarver #ASPatric #PaulBrickhill #TSEliot #ItalianArt #MilitaryNonFiction #AntonChekhov

Explore captivating tales and insightful reads wit

Explore captivating tales and insightful reads with today's rescued reads:The Intervention: An Anthology edited by Rosie Scott & Anita Heiss – $12
Split by Tara Moss – $12
Holy Woman: A Divine Adventure by Louise Omer – $12
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua – $12
Furry Logic: Guide to Life's Little Challenges by Jane Seabrook – $10
White Crane by Sandy Fussell, illustrated by Rhian Nest James – $8
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan – $9
Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine – $10
Cents and Sensibility by Maggie Alderson – $14
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy – $9
The Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly – $16This is only a small percentage of secondhand books added to the website today - so make sure you head to prelovedbookshop.com.au to browse through our range and help a rescued book find their next family.#SecondhandBooks #PrelovedReads #BookLovers #Anthology #AustralianAuthors #Fiction #NonFiction #PrelovedBookshop #RosieScott #AnitaHeiss #TaraMoss #MakeddeVanderwall #LouiseOmer #AmyChua #JaneSeabrook #SandyFussell #RhianNestJames #SamuraiKids #DervlaMcTiernan #CormacReilly #BarbaraErskine #MaggieAlderson #CormacMcCarthy #MatthewReilly #JackWestJr

Mineko Iwasaki, once hailed as the best geisha of

Mineko Iwasaki, once hailed as the best geisha of her generation, shares her extraordinary journey in Geisha of Gion: The Memoir.
From her earliest days in the geisha house at age four to becoming a cultural icon, she reveals the beauty, discipline, and complexity of a life shaped by tradition.
Richly detailed and deeply personal, this book is a rare and captivating glimpse into a world hidden from view for centuries, and you can take it home today for just $9 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/geisha-of-gion-the-memoir-of-mineko-iwasaki/#GeishaOfGion #MinekoIwasaki #Memoir #JapaneseCulture #Geisha #HiddenWorlds #PrelovedReads #Biographies #PrelovedBookshop

Today's rescued reads includes a stack of award-wi

Today's rescued reads includes a stack of award-winning, timeless stories, from classics to contemporary:How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee – $9
Terra Nullius by Claire G Coleman – $10
Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder – $14
Foreign Soil by Maxine Beneba Clarke – $9
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate by Kai Bird – $13
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon – $22
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov – $9
Selected Tales by Edgar Allan Poe, edited by David Van Leer – $8
Kahlil Gibran: The Nature of Love by Andrew Dib Sherfan – $12
The Vegetable & Herb Expert by DG Hessayon – $14
A Puffin Quartet of Poets by Eleanor Farjeon, James Reeves, EV Rieu, & Ian Serraillier – $6Explore these preloved treasures and thousands more secondhand books waiting for their next forever-reader at prelovedbookshop.com.au#SecondhandBooks #PrelovedReads #LiteraryGems #ClassicLiterature #AustralianAuthors #Memoir #Poetry #PrelovedBookshop #JingJingLee #ClaireGColeman #AnnaFunder #MaxineBenebaClarke #KaiBird #ThomasPynchon #VladimirNabokov #EdgarAllanPoe

Explore history, art, music, and more with today's

Explore history, art, music, and more with today's rescued reads:A More Perfect Heaven by Dava Sobel – $17
Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada – $10
Bodies and Souls by John D Spooner – $15
A Sense of Belonging by Erica James – $13
Art Detective by Michele Stockley – $18
Swooning by Christopher Lawrence – $15
The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea by Randolph Stow – $4
Indoctrinaire by Christopher Priest – $6
Emerging Themes by National Inquiry into Rural and Remote Education – $15
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards – $15
The Emperor's Codes by Michael Smith – $12To learn more about these secondhand books and browse through thousands of others, head to prelovedbookshop.com.au#SecondhandBooks #PrelovedReads #BookLovers #ArtLovers #HistoryBuffs #ClassicLiterature #MusicLovers #EducationalReads #PrelovedBookshop #DavaSobel #Copernicus #HansFallada #EricaJames #RandolphStow #ChristopherPriest

Delight in the beauty of verse with A Little Treas

Delight in the beauty of verse with A Little Treasury of Favourite Poems by Joseph H Head, available at PLB in this charming hard cover edition for $12.
This collection of over 200 English and American poems is paired with delicate artwork on every page, making it a treasure for poetry lovers. From classics like Poe’s The Raven and Shakespeare’s finest to hidden gems by lesser-known poets, this anthology invites you to rediscover old favourites and discover new ones.
Perfect for cozy evenings and thoughtful moments: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/a-little-treasury-of-favourite-poems/#PoetryLovers #ClassicPoems #LiteraryTreasures #SecondhandBooks #PrelovedReads #BookLovers #PrelovedBookshop

Praised for its balanced and perceptive insights,

Praised for its balanced and perceptive insights, Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath by Anne Stevenson delves into Plath's driving passions, conflicts, and poetic brilliance. With sensitive compassion, Anne Stevenson offers a deeply comprehensive look at the woman behind the works that continue to captivate readers.
This hard cover is available for $30 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/bitter-fame-a-life-of-sylvia-plath/#SylviaPlath #AnneStevenson #BitterFame #PoetryLovers #LiteraryBiography #PrelovedReads #SecondhandBooks #BookLovers #PrelovedBookshop

Journey into a world of courage and friendship wit

Journey into a world of courage and friendship with Momotaro: Peach Boy.
This classic Japanese folktale tells the story of a young hero, born from a peach, who sets off to Ogre Island with his loyal animal companions — a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant — to defeat evil and protect his village.
Condition notes: Damaged dust jacket, damaged spine.
At only $10 – this rescued read is ideal for young adventurers and folklore lovers alike: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/momotaro-peach-boy/
#Momotaro #PeachBoy #JapaneseFolklore #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy #PictureBooks #BookLovers #PrelovedReads #ClassicTales #SecondhandBooks #PrelovedBookshop

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