About The Book Nest Mudgee
The Book Nest Mudgee is your local independent bookshop in Central West NSW, opened in 2020 by a group of book lovers who wanted to support Mudgee’s cultural life through books.
We stock a wide range of books plus a curated selection of games and gifts, plus our own Mudgee Tea Merchant tea.
The shop is run by a crew of keen readers:
Sam Paine is an avid reader with a penchant for the novella. He also enjoys poetry, plays and translated fiction. For the past four years Sam has been the cover artist for Seizure’s Viva La Novella Prize.
Portia Lindsay reviewed contemporary Australian writing for years and now just reads it for fun. She has over ten years of bookselling experience and now manages the Mudgee Readers’ Festival. She loves to connect people with stories.
Alison Nipperess reads widely but has a soft spot for biography and memoir. A lover of family games night, she curates our board games section.
Matthew Nipperess is our resident science and science fiction expert. He is also the mind behind our range of Mudgee Tea Merchant teas.
Jess and Zach are our resident young readers. Jess reads a variety of YA as well as classic novels and poetry. Zach loves action and adventure and his favourite series is The Ranger’s Apprentice.