A fabulous shop if you’re looking for arts and crafts supplies, wrapping paper, cards, stationary, books or games. The staff are friendly and helpful and I’d be very surprised if they didn’t stock what you were looking for. An extremely handy shop to have in the centre of Newtown.
John C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Sydney, Australia
At Newtown’s Modern Times bookshop, you can purchase an interesting range of books with particular focus on art, their have a selection of Art books you may not find in other book shops, the pop culture focus really appeals to me. Also on offer is an extensive collection of cult comics and graphic novels(I saw a Tank Girl art book there) they also have really odd toys for sale and they have wrapping paper, which has a fun pop culture style, they had Thunder Birds paper! Also they have a Doctor Who section with all kinds of books DVDs and a great collection of collectibles for sale. I must resist. If you are looking for children’s books or a gift for kids, their children’s section is truly excellent. The shop has an excellent set up as it is directly connected to Art on King(there is no diving wall) although they are two lots of businesses, so it is an artist’s dream shop.
Ana S.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Sydney, Australia
This Newtown store is actually two stores in one, the arts craft supply store, Art on King and the Bookshop/stationary store. They don’t have a large stock and mostly carry new and popular titles, but their comic book and graphic novel section is quite nice. They also offer 15% discount off new releases. Since the shop isn’t too large it is easy to browse quickly through the titles. I bought The Decision Book by Mikael Krogerus on a whim since it was displayed ever so valiantly next to the cashier(I used the Swiss Cheese model and SWOT to make this decision). The stationary portion of the shop is well stocked with all sorts of creative tools and Art on King is one of the best art supply shops in Sydney.