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The best DVDs 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 DVDs 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.)
Taika Waititi’s latest and greatest is a must see for laughs and tears. It follows young Ricky Baker and his unwilling…
The best picture 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 picture 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.)
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Ada does not speak until she is three, but once she starts she makes up…
The best crime 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 crime 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 Dry by Jane Harper
When a city cop returns to his rural Victorian hometown after an old friend dies, he is forced to…
The best junior 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 junior fiction books (for ages 5 - 9) 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.)
Dog Man (Book 1) by Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey, the mind that brought us the wacky Captain Underpants…
The best cookbooks 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 cookbooks 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 Cook’s Table by Stephanie Alexander
There is comfort in knowing what needs to be done when, where and how. Stephanie Alexander’s latest collection of…
The best young adult 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 young adult 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 Call by Peadar Ó Guilín
In The Call, teenagers are ‘called’ to a brutal underworld where they have to run for…
What we're reading: Mark Smith, Rebecca Solnit and Dave Eggers
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on or the music we’re loving.
Lian Hingee is reading The Road to Winter by Mark Smith
I was one of the first-generation Tomorrow When The War Began fans, so when one of my workmates drew the comparison between that and Mark Smith’s The Road to Winter I was keen to pick up a copy.
Set in a small…
Our 2016 Christmas Gift Guide: What to buy for hard-to-buy-for adults
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping. Here is a list of suggestions for the tricky people in your life..
Your ‘in-laws’
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict is an utterly fascinating documentary about one of the most influential and powerful art collectors in history.
Amor Towles’s A Gentleman in Moscow is a gentle, charming romp with a strong moral compass, and is ultimately very moving.
Curated and produced…
Our 2016 Christmas Gift Guide: What to buy for hard-to-buy-for children
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping. Here is a list of suggestions for the tricky young people in your life..
THEY DON’T LIKE READING
Is there anything more delightful than presenting a vehement non-reader with a bookish present? It can be done without tears, and here’s how.
Kids who won’t read
Dog Man – If your child doesn’t laugh their head off at these warped cartoons…
10 gift ideas for ethical and socially responsible shoppers
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
Hush Collection Volume 16: A Piece Of Quiet by various
For the 16th volume of The Hush Foundation’s acclaimed album series, contributors Lior, The Idea of North and Elena Kats-Chernin have consulted Australian children for lyrical guidance. The music on the album grew from these conversations and powerfully conveys the children’s feelings, hopes and dreams.
Grown & Gathered by Lentil…
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