We have four very well-read and experienced booksellers who all read voraciously and have extensive knowledge of all kinds of reading.
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
Annie
I was blessed to grow up in the culturally rich and beautiful eastern suburbs of Sydney, the daughter of two bibliophiles. Read More
Rachel
I have been a keen reader and lover of books all my life, and get great satisfaction from recommending the books I’ve enjoyed. Read More
Palmira
Palmira was known as a ‘bookworm’ throughout her school years so no surprise she completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Literature! Read More
Beck
A creative soul with a passion for the written word, Beck has been a bookworm since she was a child. Read More
Top 5 New Releases This Month
Bone Lands by Pip Fioretti
1911, on a winter’s night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three young people. They are scions of the richest family in the district, savagely murdered on a road that Hawkins should have been patrolling, had he not been busy bedding the local schoolteacher.
Detectives arrive from Sydney and the disgraced Hawkins, a traumatised veteran of the Boer War, comes under fierce scrutiny. With his honour and sanity at stake, he becomes hell-bent on finding the murderer. But as ever darker secrets are revealed about the people he thinks of as friends, Hawkins is forced to confront an uncomfortable question: who is paying the price for the new nation’s prosperity?
The Season by Helen Garner
It’s footy season in Melbourne, and Helen Garner is following her grandson’s under-16s team. She not only goes to every game (give or take), but to every training session too, shivering on the sidelines at dusk, fascinated by the spectacle.
She’s a passionate Western Bulldogs fan (with an imperfect grasp of the rules) who loves the epic theatre of AFL football. But her devotion to the under-16s offers her something else. This is her chance to connect with her youngest grandchild, to be close to him before he rushes headlong into manhood. To witness his triumphs and defeats, to fear for his safety in battle, to gasp and to cheer for his team as it fights for a place in the finals.
With her sharp eye, her generous wit and her warm humour, Garner documents this pivotal moment, both as part of the story and as silent witness. The Season is an unexpected and exuberant book: a celebration of the nobility, grace and grit of team spirit, a reflection on the nature of masculinity, and a tribute to the game’s power to thrill us.
Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Doctor Jack Troy was born and raised in Faha, but his responsibilities for the sick and his care for the dying mean he has always been set apart from the town. His eldest daughter, Ronnie, has grown up in her father’s shadow, and remains there, having missed one chance at love – and passed up another offer of marriage from an unsuitable man.
But in the Advent season of 1962, as the town readies itself for Christmas, Ronnie and Doctor Troy’s lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. As the winter passes, father and daughter’s lives, the understanding of their family, and their role in their community are changed forever.
Set over the course of one December in the same village as Williams’ beloved This Is Happiness, Time of the Child is a tender return to Faha for readers who know its charms, and a heartwarming welcome to new readers entering for the very first time.
The Thinning by Inga Simpson
Fin grew up by an observatory, learning about telescopes and planets, inspired by the passions of her parents, then leaders in their fields of astrophotography and astronomy. Those days are long over. Now Fin, her mother, Dianella, and a band of outliers live deep off the grid, always on amber alert and always ready to run.
In the outside world, things are not good: extinctions and a loss of diversity threaten what’s left of the environment. With a new disaster looming, Fin finds herself thrust into an unlikely partnership with a stranger who has appeared in their camp – one of a new breed of evolved humans, the Incompletes, who are widely distrusted. But the pair will need to work together during a dangerous journey if they are to play their part in an audacious plan to help restore the natural world – and humankind.
The Thinning is both an exquisitely written novel of nature and urgent thriller by the bestselling and acclaimed author of Willowman and The Last Woman in the World.
Odyssey by Stephen Fry
The epic final chapter in Stephen Fry’s global bestselling retellings of the greek myths
Troy has fallen. After ten years of war, Odysseus dreams of lying in the arms of his beloved wife Penelope, and of teaching his son Telemachus a warrior’s ways. However, gods toy with the desires of little mortals. Angered by this upstart’s presumption, Poseidon – God of the ocean realms – curses our hero to wander the seas for ten long years.
Encountering one-eyed giants, six-headed monsters, terrible storms, titanic whirlpools, hypnotic sirens, seductive witches and jealous goddesses, Odysseus is tempted and tormented beyond any man’s endurance.
Yet he is no mere mortal – and the lure of his wife and son draws him, step by step, stroke by stroke, ever closer to home and to his destiny . . .
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 TALK WITH WINE & CHEESE
Mary Lou Stephens in conversation with Frank Wilkie
“The Jam Maker”
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27 – 6PM
ON THE FOOTPATH AT ANNIE’S BOOKS…LIMITED SEATING
THIS IS A FREE EVENT
Tasmania, 1874. Growing up in the impoverished tenements along the Hobart Rivulet, Harriet Brown is used to doing whatever it takes to survive. Including, at just twelve years old, shearing off her hair and pretending to be a boy to secure a job as label-paster at the George Peacock and Sons jam factory.
Four years later, the deceit becomes too much to bear and Harriet risks everything on the chance at a future with her ambitious friend and workmate Henry Jones. But this decision forces her into a new deception: play the role of expert jam maker, or else be cast out onto the streets.
As the secrets and lies grow, Harriet is driven to more and more desperate choices. Choices that will end with a dangerous secret which, if discovered, could destroy not only her life but the lives of those she loves and protects.
Intertwined with the fascinating history of the Tasmanian jam industry and the striking historical figure Henry Jones, The Jam Maker is a tale of danger, deceit and the desperate measures one woman will take to succeed in love and life.
Mary-Lou Stephens was born in Tasmania, studied acting at The Victorian College of the Arts and played in bands in Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney.
Eventually she got a proper job – in radio, where she was a presenter and music director, first with commercial radio and then with the ABC.
She received great reviews for her memoir Sex, Drugs and Meditation (Pan Macmillan, 2013), the true story of how meditation changed her life, saved her job and helped her find a husband.
Her debut novel, ‘The Last of the Apple Blossom’ was published by HarperCollins (HQ) in 2021 and ‘The Chocolate Factory’ in 2024.
Mary-Lou has worked and played all over Australia. Now she’s travelling the world with her husband, slowly, and writing, mostly.
AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING
“Hydra In Winter”
TUESDAY MARCH 25TH – 6pm
WELCOMING GLASS OF WINE OR BEER & GREEK-THEMED FINGER FOOD
CAPTAIN’S DAUGHTER BAR & RESTAURANT, PEREGIAN BEACH VILLAGE
$40 PER PERSON, BOOKINGS LIMITED & ESSENTIAL
HYDRA IN WINTER is essentially Shelley’s diary, which she kept religiously, to make sure she didn’t forget anything, and also to share her experiences with her group pf writer friends. The result is a delightful little book – a true joy to read, and to also get to know this vibrant, talented and ever-smiling new writer.
Shelley Dark is a local author who, on her retirement as a cattle farmer, has discovered a very real talent for writing. With her amazing energy, she has thrown herself into her new life, and we think she is an absolute star! Shelley discovered that one of her husband’s descendants was a Greek pirate and one of only six Greek convicts transported to Australia. Shelley loves a project, so began to dig and research anything she could find out about Ghikas Voulgaris, and began to piece together his story. Some of the major pieces of the puzzle were found on a trip to the island of Hydra in the Greek Islands. She went alone, and in winter, when only the locals were to be found on this little piece of paradise. Language was a little challenging, but Shelley made herself understood and by the time she left Hydra, had made many new friends – and discoveries.
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