Q&As and Interviews posts
Readings Prize spotlight: Q&A with Alice Robinson
The Glad Shout by Alice Robinson is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Here, we chat with Robinson about parenthood, the very real threat of climate change, and what she’s reading now.
Congratulations on being shortlisted for the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction! Can you tell us a little bit about your book?
Thank you so much! …
Readings Prize spotlight: Q&A with Amanda O'Callaghan
This Taste for Silence by Amanda O'Callaghan is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Here, we chat with O'Callaghan about her road to publication and the power of silence in fiction.
Congratulations on being shortlisted for the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction! Can you tell us a little bit about your book?
Thank you! I’m truly ho…
Readings Prize spotlight: Q&A with Alice Bishop
A Constant Hum by Alice Bishop is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Here, we chat with Bishop about how and why she chose to write about the long aftermath of Black Saturday.
Congratulations on being shortlisted for the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction! Can you tell us a little bit about your book?
Thank you. I feel very lucky…
Readings Prize spotlight: Q&A with Joshua Lobb
The Flight of Birds by Joshua Lobb is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Here, we chat with Lobb about birds, climate change and whether fiction can be political.
Congratulations on being shortlisted for the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction! Can you tell us a little bit about your book?
Thank you for including me on the shortli…
Readings Prize spotlight: Q&A with Angela Meyer
A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Here, we chat with Meyer about ghosts, female desire and blurring the lines in fiction.
Tell us a little bit about your book?
A Superior Spectre is about a man who abuses an experimental technology that allows him to enter the mind of a woman in the past. It’s also…
Q&A with Readings Children’s Book Prize winner Carly Nugent
We sat down with the Carly Nugent – author of the 2019 Readings Children’s Book Prize winner The Peacock Detectives – to talk about what makes a good mystery, what inspired her book and what she’s been reading.
Congratulations on winning the Readings Children’s Book Prize! Can you tell us a bit about why you wanted to write this story? Has the book been with you for a while?Thank you! It’s s…
Q&A with Stephanie Bishop
In 2015, Stephanie Bishop was named the winner of the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction for her stunning second novel, The Other Side of the World. We’re thrilled that her new book, Man Out of Time, has arrived on our shelves.
Events manager Chris Gordon chats with Bishop about her inspiration behind the book and how her writing process works.
We are so thrilled that your third novel …
Meet emerging children’s book illustrator Sophie Beer
We chat with emerging children’s book illustrator Sophie Beer about her craft and inspirations.
We love how bold and fizzing your art is. Can you tell us a little bit about your process and the materials you use?
I usually start off with a mood board of things that inspire me. Photos! Other illustrations! Cross-stitches! A soup recipe! Interpretive dance! Anything can be inspirational. I then…
Mark Rubbo chats with Peter Carey
Our Managing Director Mark Rubbo chats with Man Booker prize winning author Peter Carey about his .
A large part of A Long Way from Home takes place during one of the famous round-Australia endurance races of the late 50s, commonly referred to as the Redex Trial. Your descriptions of this race have an authenticity to them that thrills. What kind of research did you undertake to make these scen…
We chat with Pilgrim Lee about her gorgeous new picture book
Pilgrim Lee is a super-talented designer and illustrator, and she just happens to work at our Readings Kids shop. We chat to her about her debut picture book, The 12 Days of Christmas.
How did you approach presenting a traditional Christmas carol in a modern picture book?
Initially the illustrations were just a fun self-initiated project. I’ve always loved the imagery of the song and it seeme…
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