We are delighted to announce that bookings are now open for the next round of book clubs hosted at our State Library store. The State Library (SLV) book club was first launched at the beginning of this year and has been a great success.

Non-fiction book club

The Readings State Library Non-fiction Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month from 6pm–8pm. The first book club pick f…

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This year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) program is jam-packed. Stuck on what to see? Our staff share their most-anticipated films below. Pro tip: It looks like lots of people are keen to see Jim Jarmusch’s new flick, so book it while tickets last! Joanna Di Mattia recommends foreign films and a healthy dose of romance

I’ve been a regular at MIFF for over 20 years and sitting …

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Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe The World’s Worst Teachers by David Walliams Pig the Tourist by Aaron Blabey Wilam: A Birrarung Story by Aunty Joy Murphy, Andrew Kelly and Lisa Kennedy Into the Wild (Wolf Girl, Book 1) by Anh Do Fashionista by Maxine Beneba Clarke A Boy Called Bob Becomes an AFL Footballer by Bob Murphy with Tony Wilson The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell Real Pigeons Fight Cri…

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A Constant Hum by Alice Bishop See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe Three Women by Lisa Taddeo Open House Melbourne Weekend: 2019 Program by Open House Melbourne Plots and Prayers by Niki Savva Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Quarterly Essay 74: The Prosperity Gospel – How Scott Morrison Won and Bill Shorten Lost by Erik Jensen No Friend But the Mountains by Behro…

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The program for the Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) 2019 has been revealed, and there’s plenty of fabulous events for kids and teens. Browsing the amazing Family Day and YA Day programs is a great place to start, but here are our top recommendations for enjoying MWF with young people. FOR KIDS Maxine Beneba Clarke: Fashionista

Maxine Beneba Clarke’s latest picture book, Fashionista, enco…

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Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films and TV shows we’re watching, and the music we’re listening to.

Mike Shuttleworth is reading Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black by Marcus Sedgwick, Julian Sedgwick and Alexis Deacon

I’m squeezing in Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black, an illustrated novel for teenagers by brothers Marcus and Julian Sedgwic…

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Eleni Hale is one of the six authors shortlisted for 2019 Readings Young Adult Book Prize for her powerful story of survival and hope, Stone Girl. In this interview, she talks about the inspiration behind the book, find the voice of her amazing main character Sophie, and balancing light and dark in a novel for young adults. Congratulations on being shortlisted for the Readings YA Book Prize! …

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Staff share their top picks from this year’s Melbourne Writers (MWF) Festival program. We’ve compiled a list of 10 of the international guests we’re really excited to see here, and you can browse the full 2019 program here. Ellen Cregan recommends…

Kim Gordon in Conversation

Like any die-hard fan of new wave and grunge, I am a lover of Kim Gordon. I definitely want to make it to her session…

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It’s not long now until the annual Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) – the theme of which is ‘When We Talk About Love’. Here are 10 international guests that we are particularly excited to see at this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival. You can find the full program for the 2019 Melbourne Writers Festival here.

Ben Folds

American singer-songwriter Ben Folds is widely recognised as one of th…

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This year at the Melbourne Writers Festival, you can see some of Readings' very own staff members share their knowledge, experiences and prowess in a range of fascinating ‘Readings Recommends’ events. All the Readings Recommends events will be held at the State Library of Victoria, Isabella Fraser Room, and all tickets are free. Prize for New Australian Fiction

The Readings Prize for New Aus…

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