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say hello to the smallest independent bookstore in Queensland!

We know you want to support small business rather than buying books from big chain stores. We’re making it easier to do just that!

Our vending machine is a curated capsule of quality books and gifts.

We only stock special books we have read and loved and know you will too.

We believe in supporting local independent businesses, so we source our gifts from Australian artists and makers.

  • Select your choice using the touchscreen.

  • Get excited! Here it comes! Books are delivered gently via the elevator.

  • Something for me or something for them? Or both?

  • Great for a quick gift on the go.

  • Oh what fun!

  • We love Whoa Nellie!

  • Hi book!

How does it work?

Make your selection on the touchscreen and the elevator will gently deliver your book for you.

The screen will give you a brief synopsis of each title but if you want more, scan the QR code and you can read a more detailed synopsis and even take a peek inside!

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Look for the book review babes to help you make your selection at the Whoa Nellie - Novel Vending machine. 🫧 🌼 🐌 💕
Thank you to all the beautiful people who helped us launch Whoa Nellie - Novel Vending last Friday night. Looking through these pictures makes me feel so lucky to have so much love and support. Thank you to all the people who have contributed to Whoa
Debbie wants to improve herself while also looking down on others…like that mushroom lady who poisoned her family. Because reality is stranger than fiction.
D’Artagnan knows that the best way to learn about what happened in the past is by reading a history book. 🤣 Nah. Why do that when you can get lost in an epic swashbuckling tale with some facts thrown in to make you seem like you’re learn
These three know you like a little magic 🪄 along with your spice 🌶️. Throw in a grumpy dragon and a plucky heroine and you’re all set for a night in. Let them help you find what you’re looking for at the Whoa Nellie - Novel Vending mach
Are you a happy blob or an indifferent blep? @lawn.bowls Poochie Pets need adopting! Take one home from the Whoa Nellie - Novel Vending machine soon. ❤️ ☀️ 🐌
Alexandra believes that one must challenge themselves to be truly accomplished by reading the classics extensively. She’s read everything from Dracula to Persuasion.
What will happen to this book at the beach? Scroll through to find out! 🩸The Lineup by Nicholas Timms is a crime caper set in our very own Byron Bay (and a little of Brisbane)…🏄🏼‍♂️ Point Break meets Rear Window, it tells the story of
You want complex world building and an escape from real life? Anaxagoras has got you. I’ll wait here while you google the origins of their name like the good fantasy reader you are.
♥️ 🍆 🛏️ 🥵🔥💦🍑💌💘 These dirty worms know what you want to read 😉
He’s an unproblematic king. 👑 He’ll read a thriller while you read your shadow daddy smut and he won’t make you feel weird about it. 🦈
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We acknowledge the Quandamooka People as the traditional custodians of the land we now call Redlands Coast and value their rich history of song, dance and storytelling.