Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.

Lian Hingee is reading Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone has been on my TBR list for a while so when I saw it on Libro.fm (the new audiobook platform that supports independent booksellers rather than Jeff Bezos) I downloaded it up immediately. It's been a while since I listened to audiobooks, but this one reminded me of just great they are to pass the time on a walk, a long commute, or just while I'm bustling around the house doing laundry.

Narrated by Australian actor Barton Welch, Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone is a wildly enjoyable piece of metafiction that riffs off classic European crime dramas like Agatha Christie, but with a distinctly Australian bent. Set mostly during a family reunion that takes place at a snow-bound chalet somewhere in the NSW snowfields, Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone introduces readers to the unexpectedly murderous Cunningham family. With strong Knives Out vibes and an engaging cast of characters, it's one of the funniest and most clever works of cozy crime that I've read. 

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Olivia from the Readings Teen Advisory Board is reading The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

Ariana Ruiz never said no to Luis, but that's because she couldn't. And he knew that. 

This book is about Ari finding her voice again. She meets other people who Luis has hurt. They work together to make him pay. Through that, they become real friends, beyond their connection to him. Ari writes, she dances, she builds things, she kisses a girl she might love; she heals.

This book made me feel powerful. Finishing the last sentence, I realised that it was something I had needed. I'd just like to say to Reyes: thank you.