Alison Huber
Alison Huber is the head book buyer for Readings. She has been selling books in Melbourne for twenty years. She is also a recovering academic.
Blog post — 10 Jul 2023
Dear Reader, with Alison Huber
We have just returned from the annual gathering of Australia’s bookselling association (formerly known as the ABA, recently renamed BookPeople). It was a terrific event, and we heard some fantastic…
Blog post — 8 Jun 2023
Dear Reader, with Alison Huber
Every now and again, we booksellers are invited to spend an evening with a publisher and their authors. You may have romantic visions of what this involves – a little…
Review — 30 May 2023
Where I Slept by Libby Angel
Described as a work of autofiction, Where I Slept is firmly set in 1990s Melbourne and its streets, share houses, op-shops, squats, pubs, clubs, and cafes. Its narrator is found…
Review — 24 May 2023
The Boss of Everyone! by Danny Wallace
As I understand it, one of the most frustrating things about being a kid is that everyone tells you what to do all the time. Adults are always spoiling the…
Blog post — 4 Apr 2023
Dear Reader, with Alison Huber
I was struck by how fantastic this month’s Readings Monthly is. It is brimming with thoughtful reviews from our talented staff. Every time our dear editor sends me the reviews…
Review — 27 Mar 2023
What I’d Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma (trans. Sarah Timmer Harvey)
Jente Posthuma is a Dutch writer whose work has been widely acclaimed in the Netherlands, and has been listed for a number of prestigious awards. What I’d Rather Not Think…
Review — 27 Mar 2023
The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop
One of the most wonderful and satisfying things about being a reader is following the careers of writers whose work you have found and loved, waiting expectantly for their next…
Blog post — 9 Mar 2023
Dear Reader, with Alison Huber
Engaging in extensive discussions about the weather and changing seasons is part of being a Melbournian, so I am not at all self-conscious to raise this sometimes-prosaic topic, and mention…
Blog post — 7 Feb 2023
Dear Reader, with Alison Huber
There’s nothing quite like a controversial blockbusting release – complete with a publisher’s embargo – hitting the shelves in the usually quiet new-release month of January to get a year…
Blog post — 9 Nov 2022
Dear Reader, with Alison Huber
Somehow or other we have arrived at the final issue of Readings Monthly for 2022, and we are busily prepping our stores for something like ‘normal’ festive trading, the kind…