Spring is just around the corner – hallelujah! To celebrate, we’ve checked in with our booksellers to see what books are on their to-be-read piles.
Sharon Peterson, manager at Readings St Kilda
- Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley
- The White Girl by Tony Birch
- The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (September)
- Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar
- Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
- Veg: Easy & Delicious Meals for Everyone by Jamie Oliver

Jason Austin, book buyer at Readings Carlton
- Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky (October)
- Surviving Hal by Penny Flanagan
- How to Make a Movie in 12 Days by Fiona Hardy
- The Pillars by Peter Polites
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (October)
- Wedderburn by Maryrose Cuskelly
- The White Girl by Tony Birch
- The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Ellen Cregan, marketing and events coordinator
- Growing Up Queer in Australia, edited by Benjamin Law
- How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
- The Weed Forager’s Handbook by Grubb & Raser-Rowland
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
- Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper
Kim Gruschow, book buyer and children’s book buyer at Readings St Kilda
- Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein
- Beauty by Bri Lee (November)
- Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri
- Beverly, Right Here by Kate Dicamillo (September)
- Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
- How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
- New Dark Age by James Bridle

Joe Rubbo, manager at Readings Carlton
- Dinner by César Aira
- Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry
- The Topeka School by Ben Lerner (November)
- Certain American States by Catherine Lacey
- Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
- Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar
- The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona