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Our staff share their Spring Reading Stacks
Spring has arrived today and with it – a slew of exciting new books to add to our TBR lists… Here, our staff share what books are sitting on their bedside tables.
Ellen Cregan, bookseller at Readings Doncaster
Against the Double Blackmail by Slavoj Zizek
The Red-Haired Woman by Orhan Pamuk
How Saints Die by Carmen Marcus
Between You & Me by Mary Norris
Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
The Town by Shaun Prescott…
Celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day 2017
Indigenous Literacy Day is Wednesday 6 September. This day is organised by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF), and here are some ways you can support them in their work.
Come along to a special Melbourne event
ILF ambassadors Andy Griffiths and Jared Thomas, along with students from Tiwi College Alalinguwi Jarrakarlinga on the Tiwi Islands (NT), will launch a joyous new children’s book: Shallow in the Deep End. The event will conclude with a Great Book Swap, and all…
What we're reading: Kamila Shamsie, Emma Chastain & Zoë Morrison
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.
Ellen Cregan is reading Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
When the 2017 Booker longlist came out, I had the silly idea that I’d read the whole thing. I’m beginning to doubt that I’ll make it the whole way through, but I’m glad I had the idea because it’s led me to Kamila Shamsie’s stunning novel…
Recommended new YA books in September
September brings a slew of emotionally-charged and highly recommended YA to our shelves, along with some terrifying and twisty psychological thrillers.
Find our best recommendations for kids’ books this month here.
OUR YA BOOK THE OF THE MONTH
The Text-Prize winning Beautiful Mess by Claire Christian is our YA Book of the Month. Two troubled teens find connection, trust and friendship in this touching, dual-perspective novel. Ava is making a mess of things after the loss of her best…
Recommended new kids' books in September
This month we are all about heroes, aliens, magicians, witches, crime-fighting dogs and cabbages that talk!
Find our best recommendations for teen books this month here.
OUR CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘If A Series of Unfortunate Events and Withering-by-Sea produced a love child – this would be it!’ – how could you resist a description like that from Malvern children’s book buyer, Athina
The beautifully illustrated adventure mystery Whimsy & Woe by Rebecca McRitchie and Sonia Kretschmar is…
Introducing our inaugural Teen Advisory Board
We are delighted to reveal our Teen Advisory Board for 2017-18.
The Readings Teen Advisory Board is a volunteer group of teens that meet once a month to chat about young adult books, learn about careers in the book industry and give us advice.
We were overwhelmed by the response we got from interested teens after our initial call-out. We heard from more than 70 applicants who are clearly all passionate and articulate book lovers. It was fascinating to hear…
Win a $500 travel gift voucher
Buy a copy of Sheridan Jobbins’s raw, sharply funny and heartfelt memoir at Readings this month, and you’ll go in the draw to win a $500 travel gift voucher.
Wish You Were Here is a girl’s own adventure with bite. Reeling from the devastating collapse of her marriage to the man she thought was the love of her life, Sheridan Jobbins decides she needs to do something drastic to save her sanity. Her solution is to buy a hot red…
The best new food and gardening books out this month
Our food and gardening columnist Chris Gordon shares her favourite picks for cooking and gardening books released this month.
Ostro by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Julia Busuttil Nishimura is a Melbourne-based Italian food writer, and the creator of Ostro, an online space where she shares her recipes – and the most endearing home images ever! Her book includes interpretations of dishes from Italy and the Mediterranean that are both recognisable and innovative. As Busuttil Nishimura shows us, some of the…
25% off DK Eyewitness travel guides
Dreaming about your next trip? Luckily, we are offering 25% off our range of DK Eyewitness Travel Guides throughout September.
This fantastic offer includes travel guides and phrase books from the extensive DK Eyewitness range. Whether you’re planning a trip to Japan, Croatia, Hawaii, New Zealand – we’ve got you covered.
This offer is available in all Readings shops (except Readings Kids) and online until 30 September. The 25% discount will be automatically applied during checkout.
This…
Classical music recommendations & our fabulous box-set sale
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
Richard Strauss by Louise Alder and Joseph Middleton
‘Recently, while perusing the shelves at Readings, I was thrilled to discover young British soprano Louise Alder’s debut Strauss recording. My excitement was twofold: I recognised her as an acquaintance from my year studying at the Royal College in London and could not wait to hear her beautiful voice once again; and I adore Richard Strauss’s lieder and could easily spend all day listening to it. Alder, accompanied by Joseph…
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