Chris Gordon
Chris Gordon is the community engagement and programming manager. She also writes on the topics of gardening and cooking for the Readings Monthly.
Review — 21 Apr 2024
One of Us Is Missing by B.M. Carroll
This story is all a little too possible for my liking. The day I finished it, I woke at 3am in a cold sweat. This is the story that has…
Review — 21 Apr 2024
Why Do Horses Run? by Cameron Stewart
Cameron Stewart asks many things in this novel, most pensively: what does it take to walk away from one life to another? He asks us to consider how grief and…
Blog post — 11 Apr 2024
The best food and gardening books of the month, with Chris Gordon
Easy Wins: 12 Flavour Hits, 125 Delicious Recipes, 365 Days of Good Eating by Anna Jones
Did you know Anna Jones left her day job to write recipes and cook…
Blog post — 7 Apr 2024
A Q&A with Bri Lee
Many readers will be familiar with Bri Lee from her acclaimed nonfiction books, Eggshell Skull, Beauty, and Who Gets to Be Smart. Our events and programming manager…
Review — 26 Mar 2024
Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan
I found Mayflies, Andrew O’Hagan’s last novel, such a cosy read about youth, music, and everlasting friendships. Here, in Caledonian Road, he tackles similar themes, but ‘cosiness’ is…
Review — 25 Mar 2024
The Work by Bri Lee
Bri Lee’s foray into fiction should not come as a surprise to anyone who has been following this smart and perceptive writer. Reflected in her nonfiction work are the issues…
Review — 25 Mar 2024
Death of a Foreign Gentleman by Steven Carroll
One of Steven Carroll’s superpowers as a novelist is to look back at history and make very astute observations about how society works. We have seen this skill in his…
Review — 25 Mar 2024
Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan
Should a story, which begins in a suburb you know well, which involves sexual assault, and ends in the middle of nowhere, come with a warning even if there is…
Blog post — 7 Mar 2024
Best food and gardening books of the month, with Chris Gordon
The Mediterranean Cook by Meni Valle
Meni Valle is a teacher and a culinary tour guide in the Mediterranean. This is excellent news because it means her recipes are easy…
Review — 26 Feb 2024
One Another by Gail Jones
A story within another story. A research thesis within a distraction. Layer upon layer, Gail Jones has skilfully woven multiple narratives into a tightly held novel that will undo the…
