Annie's Books on Peregian

Annie’s Books on Peregian is to be found in the heart of magical Peregian Beach Village, tucked into the sand dunes just a few kilometres south of iconic Noosa Heads.

Fitting snugly in amongst unique, owner operated retail businesses, the bookshop is in an ideal location for locals and visitors alike.

It may be a small shop, but it is packed with treasures, and we pride ourselves in keeping up with the latest trends in literature and new releases, right across all genres.

If you can’t find what you are looking for on our shelves, we will be very happy to order books – it is one of our specialities.

``Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life`` - Mark Twain

Meet the Team

We have four very well-read and experienced booksellers who all read voraciously and have extensive knowledge of all kinds of reading.

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Community

Community is important to all of us. We treasure our place in this jewel of the Sunshine Coast.

We have strong ties to local schools, libraries and clubs, and you will see that we are regularly involved in local events, as well as hosting a multitude of our own book events from the smallest local authors to those of international renown.

``Literature is my Utopia.`` - Helen Keller

Upcoming Events

AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING

“An Invisible Tattoo”

SATURDAY MAY 31

10AM – 12PM

ON THE FOOTPATH AT ANNIE’S BOOKS

THIS IS A FREE EVENT

When a last collection of songs by British musical icon, James Bennett, is discovered in an old Somerset house, rumours about his mysterious death during a wild midsummer party more than fifty years ago begin to swirl again. An accident? Suicide? Or murder?

The only person still alive who knows what happened is frail but indomitable Ruth Henderson. She now lives in a Sydney apartment, but back in 1972 she was staying in Somerset with her closest friend, Adela McMahon, who was married to James.

From very different backgrounds, Ruth and Adela became inseparable while growing up in an isolated New South Wales rural town. And they longed to escape. Adela fled first, to the bright lights and hectic whirl of swinging London, where she soon met James. But all was not as gilded as it seemed. Ruth was a witness to her beloved friend’s tempestuous and troubling relationship – and she was by Adela’s side the night James died.

Journalists are clamouring to hear Ruth’s story. Of them all, Ruth chooses young and ambitious Kate Griffin, who will do anything to boost her career. But as the past and the present begin to collide, an unexpected friendship grows between the two women and deciding what really matters proves life changing for them both.

Moving between contemporary Australia and England in 1972, and between the worlds of Ruth and Kate, An Invisible Tattoo explores the inextinguishable power and joy of friendship.

Suellen Dainty worked as a newspaper journalist in Sydney before moving to London and becoming a TV producer, a ghost writer and a non-fiction author. She then turned her hand to fiction. Her first novel, After Everything, was published in 2014, followed by The Housekeeper in 2017. Suellen lived in London and Somerset for thirty years and has now returned to her hometown, Sydney.

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“A house without books is like a room without windows” - Horace Mann

Get in Touch with Annie the Book Detective!

Do you need help finding a book? Or would you like a book recommendation?

Was there a book you loved as a child and want to pass on to your children?

Is there something you always meant to read, but cannot find it on the shelves any more?

Whether the book you are looking for is common or rare, in or out of print, new or old, I will don my hunting cap and seek it out!

Just give me whatever details you have, and we’ll start looking….

Send us a message via the contact form below and we will be in touch