Bookshops have seen a surge in readers wanting to buy books on race and racism issues following the recent Black Lives Matter protests.
Riverbend Books owner Suzy Wilson said she was waiting for many Indigenous titles to come back into stock.
"The sales have been steadily increasing over the last few years but in the last few weeks they have skyrocketed," she told ABC Radio Brisbane.
"We have had four titles in our top 10 that have Indigenous writers and I think their voice is getting stronger and stronger.
"It's a cause for celebration because it means the stories are getting out there and people are engaging with them."
Ms Wilson, who is also part of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) was heartened to see people wanting to educate themselves and to play an active part in the discussion.
"The main title to stand out for us in the last few years has been Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe," she said.
Ms Wilson added that her work with ILF had seen better representation of voices on library shelves and helping Indigenous communities tell their own stories.
"If Indigenous authors aren't represented on school library shelves then how can our young people become acquainted with those issues?" she said.
"We've just published our 90th book in first languages and we have a strong publishing program where we go into communities and help them tell their stories with the books often printed in first language or a mixture of both.
"If you have literacy skills it opens doors — reading opens doors and that's what our goal is."
'Learning is for all of us'
Dr Anita Heiss, who led the Black Words project to collate and promote the works of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers, said people were actively seeking out Indigenous literature.
"In the last few weeks what I've seen in the space of literature is an overwhelming request from people wanting to know what to read, where to go and how people can access the literature," she said.
"Black Words can help provide that introduction for people to start their own learning because the reality is people need to be reading widely and educating themselves."
Used predominately by teachers, Dr Heiss encouraged all Australians to engage with the collection.
"Teachers are desperate for resources on how to teach Aboriginal and Indigenous history and we show them the resources that are available that they can embed in their classrooms," Dr Heiss said.
"Learning though at the moment is for all of us, one way to get a greater understanding is to read, whether that's a novel or a play or critical analysis."
