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Our children's and YA top ten bestsellers of the week
Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase by Peter Helliar and Lesley Vamos
I’m Australian Too by Mem Fox and Ronojoy Ghosh
A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee
Hotaka: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones by John Heffernan (edited by Lyn White)
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek and Christine Roussey
Escape to the Moon Islands (Quest of the Sunfish Book 1) by Mardi McConnochie
Grover Finds a Home (Grover McBane, Rescue Dog…
What we're reading: Gabrielle Wang, Heather Taylor Johnson and Beci Orpin
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.
Leanne Hall is reading Little Paradise by Gabrielle Wang
I rarely re-read books – when you work in a bookshop there are so many tempting new titles that it’s difficult to go back and visit a favourite. But I did pick up the wonderful Little Paradise by Gabrielle Wang again last week, and it was…
12 books to read in March
Jean Harley Was Here by Heather Taylor Johnson
A woman opens her car door, knocking a passing cyclist into the path of an oncoming van. The cyclist is Jean Harley. But this is not Jean’s story, nor is it the story of her death. It is the stories of the people she leaves behind. Heather Taylor Johnson’s Australian debut novel is fast becoming a staff favourite here at Readings, the kind of story that you can disappear inside of for…
Best new crime reads of the month
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
While I mostly try to challenge myself with genres for this column, I’ve inadvertently picked two small-town America books in a row for book of the month, and both by women with alliterative M names. But when struck by something as instantly readable as this, it’s hard to put it down, and impossible to resist.
From the moment Nicolette Farrell hears her brother’s message – that they need…
Recommended new YA books in March
New books from some of our favourite authors, award-winners, books that cover topical issues and an Australian classic from the 90s – March is set to be a good month for teen readers and YA fans of all ages.
(Find our best recommendations for kids’ books this month here.)
LOVEOZYA PICKS
Frogkisser! has all of our in-house Garth Nix fans a-tizz, and no wonder – it’s a funny, flipped-around fairytale quest that’s great for teens, all the way through…
Recommended new kids' books in March
This month we recommend a glut of gorgeous picture books, read about ghosts and time-traveling granddads, and celebrate the 2017 shortlist for the Readings Children’s Book Prize.
(Find our best recommendations for teen books this month here.)
PICTURE BOOKS
In Anna Walker’s Florette, Mae has just moved to from the country to the city and is having a hard time with her new environment. She’s desperate to find some nature in the centre of Paris, and eventually finds…
The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction longlist 2017
The longlist for the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced.
Here is the full longlist of 16 titles:
Stay With Me by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Little Deaths by Emma Flint
The Mare by Mary Gaitskill
The Dark Circle by Linda Grant
The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride
Midwinter by Fiona Melrose
The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
The Stella Prize shortlist 2017
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 2016 by an Australian woman.
The six shortlisted titles are:
Between a Wolf and a Dog by Georgia Blain (Read our review)
The Hate Race by Maxine Beneba Clarke (Read our review)
Poum and Alexandre by Catherine de Saint Phalle
An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire (Read our review)
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Children's books about amazing women
One of the strongest trends we’ve noticed in the last year has been an interest in children’s books about accomplished women – we literally can’t keep them on our shelves!
We adore the Little People, Big Dreams series. These colourful, cute and simple picture books present the stories of well-known women from girlhood up, allowing young readers aged 4 years and up to find new idols and role models, and hopefully be inspired to dream of big achievements for themselves.
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Staff music picks of the month
We’re excited to have two terrific musicians dropping by our Carlton shop on Friday, 10 March.
At 12.30pm, Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright will chat with rock journalist Michael Dwyer. This special lunchtime event is free, but places are strictly limited. Find out more here.
At 6.30pm, singer and songwriter Rob Snarski will share tales from his new book, You’re Not Rob Snarski, and discuss his lifelong passion for music. This event is also free, and you can…
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