Wednesday 6 September is Indigenous Literacy Day and Readings is donating 10% of funds from books sold in our shops to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF). (Find out more here.) This means that this is the perfect time to seek out stories from Indigenous Australians.

We’ve compiled some collections of books, music, film and TV from Indigenous Australians – for all ages and all kinds of tast…

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Dear friends,

Today is Indigenous Literacy Day. I am writing to you to seek your support for the work the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) does to foster literacy in remote communities around Australia.

The ILF achieves their goal through three programs: Book Supply which supplies age and culturally relevant new books to over 250 remote communities each year; Book Buzz which is an early lit…

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We were delighted to be the official booksellers at this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival. Congratulations to the Festival team on another wonderful, thought-provoking year.

Here is a list of the top 20 bestselling books from the Festival…

1. Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
2. Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor
3. Taboo by Kim Scott
4. Utopia for Realists …

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CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings

Call your spouse, tell them you have an important work meeting. Slip on a pair of green contact lenses, slide on a black wig, and get in an unassuming taxi. Find the bar you need – the note is written, in code, in a crumpled note in your hand – and slide into a booth. Make sure you always face the door. Order a drink, something sm…

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Detours by Tim Rogers A Legacy of Spies by John le Carré City of Crows by Chris Womersley Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson Ostro by Julia Busuttil Nishimura The Choke by Sofie Laguna Wimmera by Mark Brandi The Enigmatic Mr Deakin by Judith Brett

Yesterday was Father’s Day so we’re nor surprised to see a s…

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The 91-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton Maybe by Morris Gleitzman The Cursed First Term of Zelda Stitch (Bad Teacher. Worse Witch. Book 1) by Nicki Greenberg A Tale of Two Kitties (The Adventures of Dog Man Book 3) by Dav Pilkey Pig the Star by Aaron Blabey Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo Spooky Weird! (Weirdo Book 9) by Anh Do and Jul…

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Congratulations to the 2017 winners of the Ned Kelly Awards for the best in Australian crime writing! Best Fiction Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly by Adrian McKinty

Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly by Adrian McKinty is the newest installment in his popular detective series set in 1980s Belfast. In this novel, Detective Inspector Sean Duffy heads down hi…

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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. Ellen Cregan is reading Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

When the 2017 Booker longlist came out, I had the silly idea that I’d read the whole thing. I’m beginning to doubt that I’ll make it the whole way through, but I’m glad I had the idea because it’s led me to K…

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Spring has arrived today and with it – a slew of exciting new books to add to our TBR lists… Here, our staff share what books are sitting on their bedside tables. Ellen Cregan, bookseller at Readings Doncaster

Against the Double Blackmail by Slavoj Zizek
The Red-Haired Woman by Orhan Pamuk
How Saints Die by Carmen Marcus
Between You & Me by Mary Norris
Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith
Home Fire by Ka…

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Indigenous Literacy Day is Wednesday 6 September. This day is organised by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF), and here are some ways you can support them in their work.

Come along to a special Melbourne event

ILF ambassadors Andy Griffiths and Jared Thomas, along with students from Tiwi College Alalinguwi Jarrakarlinga on the Tiwi Islands (NT), will launch a joyous new children’s book: S…

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