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Anna George on sleep debt in The Lone Child

by Anna George

Author Anna George reflects on how a lack of sleep informed her second novel, The Lone Child – a gripping, atmospheric story of early motherhood.

We recently interviewed George over on the Readings Podcast. You can listen to our conversation with her here.

I’d never heard of a sleep debt until after I was seriously in the red – having spent months sleeping four or five hours a night. I now know that your sleep debt is the difference…

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Readings wins the Store Fit-Out of the Year award at the 2017 Australian Retail Awards

We’re delighted to announce we have won the Store Fit-Out of the Year award at the 2017 eftpos Australian Retail Awards!

We won this award for the design of our two newest bookshops – Readings Doncaster and Readings Kids. Both shops were designed by local Melbourne architecture firm Nest.

Readings Doncaster’s design captures the feel of an open book by using curved arches and curved wooden slats in the entryway, and the interior further highlights this aesthetic with arched…

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Why you should read Megan Abbott

Three booksellers on why you need to start reading Megan Abbott.

‘Megan Abbott’s psychological thrillers are dreamy, immersive, knife-sharp explorations of adolescent girlhood: competition, emerging sexuality, expectations and self-realisation. Those ordinary dramas are made extraordinary by being embedded in gripping, fast-paced mysteries.

In The Fever, the girls at one high school are falling suddenly, mysteriously ill, one by one, in what seems to be a mix of contagious hysteria and demonic possession. Is it linked to sexual activity?

And…

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3-for-2 special offer on Routledge Classics

Looking to complete your collection of classics? Well, now is your chance…

Buy any two Routledge Classics throughout August and receive a third free!

From titles by Judith Butler to Jean-Paul Satre, Jacques Lacan to bell hooks, readers of cultural theory and philosophy will find much to love here.

Browse some of the highlights online below, or come in-store to discover the full range.

This offer is available until 31 August in our Carlton and Hawthorn shops only, on stickered…

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Recommended new kids' books in August

by Leanne Hall

This month we read about an impulsive monster on the lookout for a new friend, play basketball with Patty Mills, and celebrate a new book by much-loved author Emily Rodda.

Find our best recommendations for teen books this month here.

OUR CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE MONTH

Jo Witek and Christine Roussey can do no wrong in our eyes. In My Room is a quirky and colourful addition to their popular Growing Hearts series, in which a little girl uses…

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Recommended new YA books in August

by Leanne Hall

August sees a long list of interesting, diverse and exciting Australian YA books out in the wild. From supernatural thrillers to award-winning sci-fi to moving realism that tackles social issues, you couldn’t hope for a better spread of amazing local teen fiction.

Find our best recommendations for kids’ books this month here.

OUR YA BOOK THE OF THE MONTH

Paula Weston’s The Undercurrent is a futuristic supernatural thriller with plenty of twists, intrigue and subterfuge. Julianne de Marchi has…

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3-for-2 special offer on Australian picture books

Throughout August, we have a special offer on a range of paperback picture books from Penguin Random House. Buy two books, and choose a third book in the range (of equal or lesser value) – free!

The range includes titles from Marc Martin, Pamela Allen, Mem Fox, Graeme Base, Hazel Edwards, Jane Godwin and Maurice Sendak, among others.

Browse some of the highlights online below, or come visit us in-store to discover the full range.

This offer is exclusively available…

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A window display of Sai-Wai Foo's sculptures

Together with Craft, we’re delighted to present Sai-Wai Foo’s A Life Between The Pages!

During August, the windows of Readings at the State Library Victoria will play host to literary themed paper sculptures by Sai-Wai Foo.

Viewers will be transported into the world of well-loved literary classics via small scale sculptures using preloved copies of these manuscripts that have been gleaned from op-shops and flea markets. These tomes have transformed through pleating and manipulation of paper, the addition of…

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Madman DVD sale

To celebrate this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, we are holding our annual Madman DVD sale throughout August.

This sale featuring a wide range of releases that includes Putuparri and the Rainmakers, Paterson, Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict, The Bélier Family, Tokyo Story and more.

Browse some of the highlights online below, or come in-store to discover the full range.

With prices from $12.95 each, this sale is not to be missed. Get down to your local…

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Three fabulous new cookbooks for entertaining

by Chris Gordon

Cooking with Craft Beer by Torsten Goffin and Stevan Paul

Goffin and Paul are from the home of the great home brew, and I don’t mean our own fine country, but Germany. These two beer loving blokes have scanned the entire world for beer inspired recipes. These are truly delicious and informal dishes that draw from the very best yeasty delights from all over the world including Italy, Australia, Germany and of course Belgium. The dishes are a hearty contrast…

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