18/05/2026
After many beautiful years, we have made the deeply difficult decision to close the doors of Antipodes Bookshop and Gallery.
There are no words quite large enough to express our gratitude to everyone who has walked through our doors — the loyal readers, curious wanderers, holidaymakers, artists, writers, children discovering their first beloved stories, and the many friends we have made along the way. You have made Antipodes far more than a bookshop. Together, we created a place of conversation, imagination, connection, and community.
Independent bookshops hold a special place in the world. They are sanctuaries for ideas, quiet refuges from noise, meeting places for kindred spirits, and homes for stories that shape us. To have played even a small part in the literary and cultural life of Sorrento has been an extraordinary privilege.
We are endlessly thankful to have shared recommendations across the counter, hosted conversations and exhibitions, celebrated books and art, and witnessed the joy that stories continue to bring into people’s lives. Every purchase, every visit, every kind word and conversation helped sustain not only a small business, but a dream.
Running Antipodes has been one of the great honours of our lives. While closing this chapter brings sadness, it also leaves us with immense pride and gratitude for what this little shop became within the Sorrento community.
To our fellow local businesses, authors, artists, and supporters — thank you for believing in the importance of independent spaces and for helping us keep them alive for as long as we could.
Most of all, thank you to our readers. Thank you for reading widely, thinking deeply, supporting local, and reminding us every day why bookshops matter.
Though our doors may close, the conversations, friendships, and stories shared within these walls will remain with us always.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Jane and the beautiful team, Suze, Andrea, Miles
Antipodes Bookshop and Gallery
