We’re delighted to share the news that three of our wonderful staff members have been shortlisted in the ABA Bookselling Awards by the Australian Booksellers Association. The award recognises a bookseller not only for their exceptional performance within the bookshop that they work but also for their achievements within the book industry as well as the local and wider community.

Readings Kids

, online children’s specialist, and Grants Officer for the

Readings Foundation

. She is a passionate advocate of children’s literature, and always goes the extra mile to ensure the right book ends up in the hands of the right reader. In addition to her work as a bookseller, Leanne is a published author whose most recent book,

Iris and the Tiger

, won the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature at the 2017 NSW Premier’s Awards.

National Young Writers Festival

.

Readings Monthly

. Fiona is known for her warm, chatty and approachable nature, and her passion for books and bookselling makes her a favourite among staff and customers alike. As well as the work she does promoting Australian crime writers at Readings, Fiona has her own popular blog

Readings Kills

, is a committee member of the

Australian Crime Writers Association

and was a judge for their Ned Kelly Awards in 2016. Her middle-grade novel Rosebud was shortlisted for the Text Prize in 2016 and we’re sure it’s only a matter of time before we see Fiona’s name on our shelves.

The winners of the ABA Bookselling Awards will be announced at the 93nd ABA Conference on Sunday 18 June.