Isobel Moore
Isobel Moore is a former Readings St Kilda bookseller
Blog post — 15 Dec 2015
Books to inspire your teenager
I think we’re all prone to forgetting how hard being a teenager can be. Social pressures, gender expectations, school grades, and everything thoroughly marinated in a cocktail of hormones. It’s…
Review — 24 Jan 2016
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier
Rosa is ten years old. Rosa is a psychopath. Her older brother Che is the only one that can see it, and is therefore tasked with protecting the world from…
Review — 26 Oct 2015
Fairytales For Mr Barker by Jessica Ahlberg
Continuing on in the fine tradition of her parents, Jessica Ahlberg has created a beautifully detailed and charming fairytale story. The actual story is sweet, a chase through various fairytales…
Review — 26 Oct 2015
The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith and Alex T. Smith
Fans of the ever charming Dodie Smith are in for a treat with this new edition of The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Illustrated by the (almost!) equally charming Alex…
Blog post — 22 Oct 2015
A recap of our #LoveOzYA Heroes panel
On Monday I had the privilege of chairing our second #LoveOzYA panel of the year. This time we narrowed the discussion slightly to the topic of Heroes.
Panellists included authors…
Review — 26 Oct 2015
A Strangeness In My Mind by Orhan Pamuk
As someone who enjoys a bit of themed travel reading I find myself frequently drawn to authors whose work focuses upon a particular country or city. Orhan Pamuk’s relationship with…
Review — 24 Sep 2015
Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
I waited for the latest Riordan with bated breath and I wasn’t disappointed. Following the son of a Norse god in his latest series, Magnus Chase and the Sword of…
Review — 24 Sep 2015
City Atlas by Martin Haake & Georgia Cherry
Yet another stunning book from the always impeccable Wide Eyed Editions, City Atlas explores 30 cities around the world with each double page a lavishly illustrated and very accurate map…
Review — 24 Sep 2015
The Fairy Dancers by Natalie Jane Prior
The Fairy Dancers contains three adorable stories, perfect for both young independent reading, or sharing at story time. The stories follow ballet-obsessed Mia, Emma and Grace and the detail is…
Review — 26 Aug 2015
Another Day by David Levithan
Another Day is the companion novel to the widely acclaimed and revolutionary Every Day, which followed ‘A’ who wakes up every day possessing a new body.
Another Day follows…
