Umina Beach Book Nook

Umina Beach Book Nook A magical cosy bookshop with gifts, toys and more. A cosy, costal bookshop nestling in the heart of beautiful Umina beach. Workshops and events coming soon!

With friendly knowledgeable staff, a great selection of new releases and kids books, as well as glorious gifts and goodies. Please support your local bookshop and pop in any time :-)

We've donated $1554 to Coast Shelter since starting our community book donation project.Books are donated by the communi...
03/09/2026

We've donated $1554 to Coast Shelter since starting our community book donation project.
Books are donated by the community, we clean and price them, then we sell them and donate ALL the money (not just profit) to Coast Shelter.

We're not taking any more donations for the next few months but are delighted our little initiative is working.

What’s   reading???😍😍😍Megan - Kid, Monster Diaries, Einstein penguin, Mega Rich Guinea pigsRuby - Saving 6 (3rd in the s...
03/09/2026

What’s reading???
😍😍😍
Megan - Kid, Monster Diaries, Einstein penguin, Mega Rich Guinea pigs
Ruby - Saving 6 (3rd in the series)
Alex - Taiwan Travelogue and a badge ‘One day i’ll get organised’
Sam and Dylan - Local auther book!! Shetterbound Reign by Simon Leith and a picture book
Nate - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Steff - Mother Ghost Mango seed
Josh said $10 was to low so paid $25 he had been looking for these books everywhere
Rachel - 1984 in both pengin and and special edition for Father’s Day

Some smashing Dad pics at the book nook!
03/09/2026

Some smashing Dad pics at the book nook!

   New episode out now: Chat & Chapter: Creating unease and mystery in Haze with Sam Elliott.In this episode, we chat ab...
02/09/2026


New episode out now: Chat & Chapter: Creating unease and mystery in Haze with Sam Elliott.

In this episode, we chat about what makes a great crime novel and the importance of character-driven narratives. Sam shared the inspiration behind Haze, drawing from his childhood memories and the devastating 2019-2020 bushfires.
We talked about the unsettling atmosphere in the book, how Sam's writing process often starts with a single image, and his journey from dodgy publishers to Pan Macmillan.
Stay til the end for Sam's advice for aspiring authors, and a tidbit about his next book.

Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-the-book-nook/id1677220953
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4z31cjdJcFAFic2SBCvsZ8?si=04ee8022743f431f
Or wherever you get your podcasts.
And hey, if you like the show, please leave a five star rating and I’ll read it on the show.

Barry will be in store until 9.30 am tomorrow morning offering book recommendations and licks*Licks only available to th...
02/09/2026

Barry will be in store until 9.30 am tomorrow morning offering book recommendations and licks*
Licks only available to those in our Loyalty program**
** this is a joke

Voted!!
01/09/2026

Voted!!

New: this sounds fab!!!Set in Victorian London during Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror, this gripping, original novel i...
01/09/2026

New: this sounds fab!!!
Set in Victorian London during Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror, this gripping, original novel is perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab, Dana Schwartz, and Sarah Penner.

When Caroline Foster arrives at the Whitechapel Full Moon Society in search of her missing brother, she finds a dilapidated façade belying an interior as opulent as any exclusive gentlemen’s club. In exchange for room and board, Caroline is hired as the Full Moon’s maid, where she is given three orders: don’t ask personal questions, stay out of the iron-barred room on the second floor, and remain in her bedroom from sunup to sundown on the full moon.

But when it is revealed that the previous maid was murdered—an early victim of Jack the Ripper—and her brother has left behind no answers, only more questions, Caroline begins to suspect her hosts might be hiding something. As more bodies turn up with a connection to the Society, Caroline fears she may have unwittingly stumbled into a bedtime story, the kind with monsters and curses, family secrets and ancient lore.

Tantalizing and pulsing, Elizabeth DeLozier’s sophomore novel gives an exciting alternative look into the infamous Jack the Ripper story with a major, supernatural twist.

New:Miquel and his father are living an uneasy life together in his mother’s house in the Pyrenees, the house she had be...
01/09/2026

New:
Miquel and his father are living an uneasy life together in his mother’s house in the Pyrenees, the house she had been returning to on the day she died. A new bridge connecting the remote valley with a changing world is almost complete, which will end its isolation and create an easier route for smugglers. Where Miquel’s father imagines opportunity, Miquel foresees disaster and an exposure to a modern way of living for which his father is desperately unprepared.

Colm Tóibín’s exhilarating short novel contains vast inner and outer worlds within its pages. With meticulous precision and an unerring eye, Tóibín captures lives caught between the past and the present, and the journey of a young man seeking connection, haunted by loss.

Address

294 West Street
Umina Beach, NSW
2257

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

Telephone

+61430024768

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