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The best classical CDs 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 classical CDs 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.)
Arias by Pumeza Matshikiza
South African soprano Pumeza Matshikiza is one to watch. Her first album Voice of Hope provided only a taster of…
The best pop CDs 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 pop CDs 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.)
Lemonade by Beyoncé
Lemonade, another visual concept album, is as fierce and sexy as we’ve come to expect from the queen of pop/the…
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…