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Literary prize winners to read over summer

Looking for something to read during the holidays? Here are some of the biggest literary prize winners of the past year.

(You can find even more literary Prize winners from this past year here. Plus, if you have young readers at home, you might like to browse our collection of prize-winning children’s and YA books here.)

Read if you enjoy challenging, imaginative fiction…

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

This confronting historical novel about slavery has a supernatural…

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Books to keep the kids busy during Christmas

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.

If you have small children, you may already know the power of a good activity or novelty book. Here are some of our best suggestions for keeping the kids busy during the Christmas season – from babies through to tweens.

OUR TOP PICKS FOR BABIES, TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS

Undercover – A wordless look-and-find book with bright colours and bold graphics…

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Recommendations for an Australian Christmas lunch

by Chris Gordon

Our food and gardening columnist has some recommendations for home cooks who are looking to embrace the true nature of Christmas in Australia.

Planning your meal for the festive season? I can only hope that you have moved away from a European styled feast and are able to acknowledge that, yes, December 25 is nearly always hot and humid – and certainly not befitting a roast…

If you have finally seen the light, here is my list of go-to-guides for…

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Our top ten bestsellers of the week

Hope: An Anthology by various

The Sellout by Paul Beatty

The Good People by Hannah Kent

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Night School by Lee Child

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

Music and Freedom by Zoë Morrison

True Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia by David Hunt

Fight Like a Girl by Clementine Ford

Smith & Daughters: A Cookbook (That Happens to be Vegan) by Shannon Martinez and Mo Wyse

We were so pleased to be a…

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Our 2016 Christmas Gift Guides

Yes, it’s almost that time again, and to help make your Christmas shopping easier we’ve put together a list of guides and ideas to assist you in finding the perfect gift for your family, friends, and more.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing a whole range of curated gift guides featuring hand-picked recommendations from our staff. Keep an eye on this page as we’ll be adding links to all our recommendations as we share them.

GIFT IDEAS FOR…

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Our best books, CDs & DVDs of 2016

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here’s a round up of all the blog posts featuring our best books, CDs & DVDs of 2016:

The Best Fiction Books of 2016

The Best Non-Fiction Books of 2016

The Best Crime Books of 2016

The Best Cookbooks of 2016

The Best Art & Design Books of 2016

The Best Picture Books of 2016

The Best Junior Fiction Books of

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The best art & design books of 2016

by Margaret Snowdon

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 art and design books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.

(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2016 here.)

Art+Climate=Change edited by Guy Abrahams, Kelly Gellatly and Bronwyn Johnson

This is the first book by Climarte, a fascinating new arts organisation…

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The best middle fiction books of 2016

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 middle fiction books (for ages 8 - 12) of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.

(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2016 here.)

Pax by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen

Pax is an enthralling story of love between a boy and…

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The best fiction books of 2016

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past twelve months. Here are our top ten fiction books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order.

(You can find all our best picks for books, CDs & DVDs of 2016 here.)

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Set within a black community in Southern California, this extraordinary debut novel follows three characters – Nadia, Aubrey and…

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