Julia Jackson
Julia Jackson is the assistant manager of Readings Carlton
Blog post — 15 Aug 2022
The Readings Prize: Young Adult shortlist
The Readings Young Adult Prize is presented to the best new voice in Australian young adult literature. This report is written by 2022 chair of judges Julia Jackson (Readings Carlton…
Blog post — 10 Apr 2022
The best new crime reads in April
Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell
In Sydney one bright clear day, a high-profile barrister is publicly gunned down on the courthouse steps. Not long after, another bloke in…
Review — 30 May 2022
Stunt Kids by Trent Roberts
Poor Gretel Grey. An only child, stuck with boring parents, homeschooled away from the outside world, forced to wear drab grey pinafores and grey socks of the type you’d find…
Review — 28 Mar 2022
Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell
In Sydney one bright clear day, a high-profile barrister is publicly gunned down on the courthouse steps. Not long after, another bloke in Melbourne suffers the same fate, and then…
Review — 2 Mar 2022
The Colony by Audrey Magee
In the previous issue of our August newsletter one of my dear colleagues wondered if his reading year had peaked after finishing Hanya Yanagihara’s newest book. The very same notion…
Review — 26 Apr 2021
Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
This stunning debut is one of the best books I’ve read this year (so far). Melbourne-based author Jacqueline Bublitz has crafted a haunting story about grief, limbo, transition and friendship…
Review — 27 Jan 2022
A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp
The last time I read a book that happened to have ‘girl’ in the title, things didn’t pan out too well for the main character. But that was a crime…
Review — 2 Nov 2021
Doing Politics: Writing on Public Life by Judith Brett
In recent years, avid readers have been rewarded with collections of writings by Don Watson, David Marr and Robert Manne. Now, it’s Judith Brett’s turn, with this excellent collection that…
Blog post — 4 Aug 2021
The best new crime reads in August
Our crime specialist shares 9 great crime reads to look out for this month.
This month’s crime new releases are a veritable smorgasbord for lovers of the genre. Truly, it’s…
Review — 1 Aug 2021
Sabriel: 25th Anniversary Edition by Garth Nix
As a bookseller you know you’re getting old when your childhood favourites reach major milestones. 2021 marks 25 years since the release of Garth Nix’s Sabriel, the first in…
