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The Things That Make Us by Nick Riewoldt with Peter Hanlon

Saga Land by Richard Fidler & Kári Gíslason

Not for the Faint-hearted by Kevin Rudd

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Force of Nature by Jane Harper

First Person by Richard Flanagan

The Passage of Love Alex Miller

Try Hard by Em Rusciano

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis

The Windy Season by Sam Carmody

Last week we hosted three big events to celebrate…

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What we're reading: Amy Reed, Kayla Rae Whitaker & Sue Perkins

Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films and TV shows we’re watching, and the music we’re listening to.

Stella Charls is recommending The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker

The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker has stayed with me since I first read it nine months ago. At this point I can safely say it’s my international fiction pick of the year. It’s funny, deeply moving and fiercely empathetic. It made me realise how…

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Dear Reader, November 2017

by Alison Huber

Huge congratulations to Sam Carmody, author of The Windy Season, winner of this year’s Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. By now you will be familiar with the high quality of the prize-winning books, selected by our group of dedicated, close-reading judges who undertake a unique task: to read and assess all the eligible first or second books written by Australian writers published over the course of a year (over 70 for this year’s prize). Carmody now shares…

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Mark's Say, November 2017

by Mark Rubbo

I’ve just read Peter Carey’s latest novel, A Long Way From Home (you can read my short review in these pages) and can highly recommend it. I’ve always loved Carey’s work – some more than others – and admired his way of putting words together in a style that’s distinctly his, yet quintessentially Australian. Up until the sixties, Australia’s pubs had to close at 6pm and workers had little over an hour to down as much booze as they could…

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Voss Literary Prize shortlist 2017

This year’s Voss Literary Prize shortlist has been announced and includes four debut novels. Our congratulations to the six shortlisted authors and publishers.

Launched in 2014, the Voss Literary Prize is awarded to the best novel published in Australia in the previous year, and is dedicated to the memory of historian Vivian Robert Le Vaux Voss.

The full 2017 shortlist is:

Dodge Rose by Jack Cox (Read our review)

Our Magic Hour by Jennifer Down (Read our

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Celebrate Ausmusic Month at Readings St Kilda

To celebrate Ausmusic Month, we’ve arranged a host of fantastic Australian artists to perform live every Saturday in November. Each performance kicks off at 2pm at our St Kilda shop and is free to attend. So drop by and enjoy some local talent in an intimate setting.

Below is our schedule for who’s playing each week.

Saturday 4 November: Justin Bernasconi

Justin Bernasconi’s music straddles styles and sounds from the Delta Blues, Appalachian Bluegrass, English Folk and all stops in…

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Sam Carmody wins the 2017 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction

by Gabrielle Williams

The winner of the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction in 2017 is The Windy Season by Sam Carmody.

The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction is uniquely situated in the Australian literary landscape. It is one of three literary prizes managed entirely by Readings bookshop – all of which seek to raise the profile of exciting new writers – and considers first and second works of fiction by Australian writers. This year’s guest judge, the award-winning author and screenwriter…

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Our top 10 bestsellers of the week

Force of Nature by Jane Harper

First Person by Richard Flanagan

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

The Age Good Food Guide 2018 edited by Myffy Rigby and Roslyn Grundy

The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur

Maggie’s Recipe for Life by Maggie Beer and Professor Ralph Martins

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

The Dry by Jane Harper

The First Casualty by Peter Greste

A Legacy of Spies by John le Carré

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