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2024 was another excellent year for music books. Below you'll find a selection of our favourites that include memoir, essay and nonfiction from superstar Australian and international icons . . . and more The Shortest History of Music by Andrew…

If Hozier's touchdown on Australian soil has left you not just listening to Unreal Unearth on repeat, but wanting to make forests, whisky and pining your whole personality, then this is the reading list for you. Whether you're just looking…

This Father's Day why not gift your dad something from our incredible range of vinyl. Covering styles from hip-hop and soul to singer-songwriters and rock there's sure to be an album to suit. To get you started we've listed a…

Each week our amazing staff bring you a sample of the books or music they're immersed in Emma Davison is listening to The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski I have been a bit slow on the…

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Record Store Day, we are offering 15% off vinyl* for the month of April at Readings Carlton, Hawthorn and St Kilda! ★ Shopping in-store? Get 15% off all full-priced, in-stock vinyl during the month…

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books and music of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 classical albums of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order. (You can find…

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books and music of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 pop albums of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order. (You can find…

Here are our 10 bestselling albums from the past year. (We’ve also compiled our 100 bestselling books of 2019 and our 10 bestselling DVDs of 2019.) Our bestselling albums of last year include releases from some of our favourite Australian…

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 pop albums of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order…

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 classical albums of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order…

Readings is offering 20% off all full-priced vinyl for the month of October. Handpicked by our music specialists, our vinyl collection includes old favourites and exciting new releases, rediscovered esoterica and popular icons. For some of our St Kilda music…