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Mark’s Say, August 2020
If you’ve been a customer at Readings you’ve come across Alison Huber, either directly or indirectly. She’s been with us since 2003. For many of those years, she moonlighted from her day job as an academic at the University of Melbourne. Prior to that, she worked at the Melbourne University Book Room and the Dymocks at Melbourne Central (now gone). Bookselling just didn’t seem to let her go. In 2…
Dear Reader, August 2020
The award given to an Unpublished Manuscript at the annual Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards has developed an excellent track record over the years for uncovering talent (alumni include Jane Harper, Christian White, and Melanie Cheng), and so it was with some expectation that I read Kokomo by Victoria Hannan, 2019’s award recipient. I was not disappointed: this impressive debut is a finely craf…
Non-fiction to help us rethink the world
The Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, Jess Scully is an advocate for the creative econ…
Our top 10 bestsellers of the week
Natalie Paull once again tops…
Our children’s & YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
What we’re reading: Ireland, Marney & Majumdar
I usually avoid Zombie novels, or Zombie related anything actually. I find them utterly terrifying. I listened to the Zombies, Run! phone app for five whole minutes a few years back and…
The Wainwright Prize shortlists 2020
Now in its seventh year, The Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing is awarded annually to the book which most successfully inspires readers to explore the outdoors and to nurture a respect for the natural world. In 2020, the prize has been extended to include a second category for books about global conservation and climate change.
Below are the two shortlists for each category.
The 2020 Wainw…
12 smart, fun reads to stay in with
Aspiring writer Casey is living alone in a potting shed, grieving the death of her mother, trying not to think about her ex-lover, earning a pittance as a waitress, and labouring over a novel that she began …
Chris Gordon shares her top picks for MWF Digital: Week 1
Lockdown in Melbourne is tough the second time round. We are all starting to fray at the edges, watch television we wouldn’t have dreamed of months ago, and our gardens are all weed-free. Wh…
The Booker Prize for Fiction longlist 2020
The longlist for the 2020 Booker Prize has just been announced.
The 13 books listed on the longlist are:
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel Apeirogon by Colum McCann The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Real Life by Brandon Taylor …
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