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The best art & design books of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 art and design books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.
(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.)
Chromatopia by David Coles
This striking book reveals the origin stories of over fifty of the most vivid colour pigments. Part history…
The best junior fiction books of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 junior fiction books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.
(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.)
Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Book 1) by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood
This little gem is three stories, each with short, satisfying, fun-filled…
The best picture books of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 picture books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.
(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.)
Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
Love is anybody and everybody. It is families comprising all manner of configurations and ethnicities. It is…
The best classical CDs of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 classical CDs of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.
(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.)
re:member by Ólafur Arnalds
In re:member, Ólafur Arnalds blends ambient and contemporary classical music, aided by self-playing piano software. The result is inventive…
The best food & gardening books of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 food and gardening books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.
(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.)
Family by Hetty McKinnon
Hetty McKinnon is back with another cookbook bound to be used every single day and that rejoices in…
The best crime books of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 crime books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.
(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.)
The Rúin by Dervla McTiernan
This multilayered bestseller sees a seasoned Garda handed only cold cases in his new police station, including his own…
The best fiction books of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 fiction books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.
(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.)
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Kerry Salter is on the run so plans a quick pit stop back home in Bundjalung country –…
The best DVDs of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 DVDs of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.
(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2018 here.)
Northern Italy, 1983 – swimming, peaches, long summer days. Luca Guadagnino’s swoony adaptation of André Aciman’s novel is a sensual…
Our 2018 Christmas Gift Guide: What to buy your parents
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
If they’re famous for their cooking…
Yotam Ottolenghi has earned a dedicated following for his fresh, innovative recipes. Ottolenghi SIMPLE is his latest offering and a worthy addition to any keen home cook’s library.
In Eat at the Bar, Bar Lourinhã duo Matt McConnell and Jo Gamvros share their love of Europe’s bar dining culture with a collection of…
The 2018 winners of the National Book Awards
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s National Book Awards.
Fiction
The 2018 winner is The Friend by Sigrid Nunez.
When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog – a huge Great Dane traumatised by the inexplicable disappearance of its master. Isolated from the rest of the world and increasingly obsessed…
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