You’ll be the Death of Me by Karen McManus

Somebody’s Land by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing & David Hardy

Tomorrow is a Brand New Day by Davina Bell & Alison Colpoys

Animal Train: Wolf Girl 6 by Anh Do

Bluey: Christmas Swim by Bluey

Bluey Sleepytime by Bluey

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again by David Walliams

Cat Kid Comic Club 2 by Dav Pilkey

The 143-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton

Futu…

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Adrift in Melbourne by Robyn Annear

Devotion by Hannah Kent

Welcome to Country 2nd edition by Marcia Langton

Old Vintage Melbourne by Chris Macheras

Love Stories by Trent Dalton

The Promise by Damon Galgut

Quarterly Essay 84: The Reckoning by Jess Hill

Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love by Yotam Ottolenghi & Noor Murad

Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Our b…

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Today is International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD). IDPwD is a United Nations observed day aimed at increasing public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability.

This IDPwD, we’re actively engaging with the way we think about disability – to help grow a more inclusive Australia – by exploring both fiction and non-fiction from prominent voices in the disability co…

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A reader will come across many books in their life, but it is rare to read a book that is as impactful and powerful as Lisa Taddeo’s Animal. The novel brilliantly delves into the perspective of the…

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Book buyers at each of the stores of Readings come across thousands of books each year and have to make decisions about which ones to stock, which ones to feature and how many to order. It’s an enviable job and one of the highlights (and challenges!) is reflecting on some of our top picks of the year. But we’ve managed it! Below are the Children’s Buyers favourite reads of 2021 that come very hig…

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Below you will find 100 great reads by Australian women authors published in 2021. The following books are displayed in no particular order and include fiction, biography, poetry, children’s novels, history and more.

Pleas…

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To acknowledge the work of culturally diverse Australian writers, we have compiled this second list of 50 great reads by First Nations writers and Australian writers of colour published in 2021! The following books are displayed in no particular order and include fiction, biography, poetry, children’s novels, history and more.

Please note that as ever, this is not a complete list of every such r…

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In 2021, we revived poetry in the Readings Monthly, which allowed me the great privilege reading so many excellent collections. 2021 has truly been an excellent year for Australian poetry — it was incredibly difficult to choose only 10!

It’s worth noting that most of these poets I have chosen are either First Nations or people of colour. I think poetry is where a lot of exciting voices are comin…

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It’s honestly been such a strong year in Australian crime fiction that I could have easily made this entire list up of local writers—Australia just has some of the best talent out there. From debut authors like Jacqueline Bublitz’s devastating, interior Before You Knew My Name and Karen Manton’s heavy, atmospheric The Curlew’s Eye, to sequels like the hilarious romp Nancy Business by RWR McDonald…

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It was such a fantastic year for graphic novels, with many beautiful new books coming out from both Australian and international authors and artists. Here are ten of our favourites (in reading age order) for children that were published in 2021.

by Renee Treml

Come with Ollie and Bea on a HARE-raising adventure with a HOPPY ending!

Ollie…

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