Freya Howarth
Freya Howarth is a former Readings St Kilda bookseller
Review — 29 Mar 2020
I Don’t Know How That Happened by Oliver Driscoll
The pared-back prose poems in this collection examine the seemingly small details of domestic life. They tell the stories of encounters – moments of contact and subtle conflict – that…
Blog post — 15 Apr 2019
Carly Nugent wins the 2019 Readings Children’s Book Prize
We’re thrilled to reveal that the winner of this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize is The Peacock Detectives by Carly Nugent!
Established in 2014, the Readings Children’s Book Prize celebrates…
Blog post — 20 Feb 2019
The Readings Children's Book Prize shortlist 2019
We’re very excited to reveal this year’s shortlist for the Readings Children’s Book Prize.
This prize celebrates exciting new voices in Australian children’s literature. This year’s six shortlisted titles…
Review — 28 Jan 2018
Dyschronia by Jennifer Mills
In recent years, a number of Australian authors have turned their attention to the interrelated effects of climate change, the disintegration of rural communities, the growing power of corporations and…
Review — 20 Aug 2017
The Last Days of Jeanne d'Arc by Ali Alizadeh
Ali Alizadeh blends historical research and poetic sensibilities to imagine Jeanne d’Arc’s life, moving between her imprisonment and execution at the hands of the English, her heroic exploits and her…
Review — 24 Jul 2017
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Tom Hazard is a London school history teacher who has a knack for bringing the past to vivid life. It helps that he’s lived through many of the historical events…
