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Nonfiction
27 Mar 2025

The 2025 Women’s Prize for Non‑Fiction shortlist

Featuring A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry, Private Revolutions by Yuan Yang, The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke, and more.

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News
26 Mar 2025

Introducing Readings Chadstone!

Learn more about the newly opened ninth Readings shop, Readings Chadstone.

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International fiction
25 Mar 2025

Dys-hope-ias: hopeful books about a post-dystopian utopia

While it might be troubling how much the news currently feels like the early chapters of a dystopian novel, that doesn't mean all hope is lost! Here is a collection of what we're calling 'dys-hope-ias' – dystopian stories that provide…
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Kids
25 Mar 2025

The CBCA Shortlisted Books 2025

Featuring Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody, The Skin I’m In by Steph Tisdell, Always Was, Always Will Be by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson, and more.

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Australian fiction
25 Mar 2025

25 books celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2025

Featuring The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham, and more.

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Nonfiction
24 Mar 2025

Mushroom lover’s book guide

Featuring Funga Obscura by Alison Pouliot, The Future Is Fungi by Michael Lim and Yun Shu, Mushroom Color Atlas by Julie Beeler and more.

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What we're reading
21 Mar 2025

What We’re Reading: Liggett, Manguso & Levesque

Featuring The Grace Year by Kim Liggett, Liars by Sarah Manguso, and Over the Influence By Joanna "JoJo" Levesque

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Australian fiction
21 Mar 2025

Favourites from the backlist

Featuring Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, The Yield by Tara June Winch, The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose and more.

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Australian fiction
21 Mar 2025

New and recommended poetry collections

Featuring mark the dawn by Jazz Money, Words to Sing the World Alive by Jasmin McGaughey, Paper Boat by Margaret Atwood and more.

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International fiction
20 Mar 2025

Fictional shops we wish we could visit in real life

Featuring Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree, Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and more.

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Australian fiction
19 Mar 2025

Winners of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2025

Discover the 2025 winners of the VPLAs!

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Australian fiction
19 Mar 2025

The 2025 ABIA Book Awards Shortlists

Featuring Dusk by Robbie Arnott, The Season by Helen Garner, Always Was, Always Will Be by Thomas Mayo and more.

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