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Our top 10 bestsellers of the week
It’s a surprise to no one at all …
Our children’s & YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
The Stella Prize shortlist 2020
Congratulations to the six authors shortlisted for this year’s Stella Prize. This $50,000 prize is awarded for the best work of literature, fiction or non-fiction, published in 2019 by an Australian woman.
Louise Swinn, Chair of the judging panel, said: ‘The six books on this year’s shortlist are all outward-looking, and they tell stories – of illness, family life, friendship, domestic abuse, an…
What we’re reading: Collins, Onda & Hardcastle
The Confessions of Frannie Langton was one of the winning books in this year’s Costa Book Awards. This is a big, intelligent bildungsroman-esque novel set in 1826 Londo…
Recommended YA books & news for March
Our YA book of the month is Astrid Scholte’s The Vanishing Deep – a standalone fantasy murder mystery set in a flooded post-climate change world.
When seventeen-year-old Tempest’s older sister Elysea my…
Recommended kids books, news & events for March
Butter O'Bryan lives in a small but comfortable castle with his father and three aunts. When a scruffy three-legged dog d…
20% off Books For Dummies
Throughout March, we’re pleased to have a special offer on For Dummies books at participating Readings shops.
Online Readings customers as well as those visiting our Hawthorn and Carlton shop will receive 20% off all full priced titles in the For Dummies range. Each book in this series is designed to be a non-intimidating, accessible guide to the topic covered, so they’re perfect for beginners.
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3-for-2 special offer on beloved classics
Throughout March, we have a special offer on a select range of award-winning and popular classic titles from Penguin Random House. Buy two books in the Penguin Black Classics and Coralie Bickford Smith Clothbound Classics range, and choose a third book in the range (of equal or lesser value) for free.
You can find some highlights below, or come in-store to browse the full range.
This offer is e…
Five cookbooks to inspire you in the kitchen in March
Yes, yes, I know how much you love a light, fluffy sponge and marshmallows dipped in pure chocolate. The importance of sweet food in our daily grind should never, ever be underestimated. Beatrix Bakes is a beautifully presented guide, not for the faint-hearted,…
Mark’s Say, March 2020
One of the booksellers at Readings Kids suggested in early January that we do something to support the bushfire victims. We decided to put the money we raised from gift wrapping in January towards bushfire relief. We also decided that Readings would match the amount collected. In a normal January we collect about $1000. We were thrilled that in response to our call the amount raised this January wa…
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