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We had three international authors visit us this week to sign copies of their books for our Carlton shop and online customers. There’s a very limited number of signed copies available so get in quick. Jonathan Franzen Jonathan Franzen is…

We love hearing new recommendations. Here’s some of the most interesting books customers have special ordered this past month… Outback Survival by Bob Cooper Cooking as Fast as I Can by Cat Cora The New Negro edited by Alain Locke …

Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) have announced their Schools’ Program, which will run from Monday 29 August to Thursday 1 September. (Spoiler: It looks amazing!) We are SO excited about this year’s School’s Program for MWF. Students will have the chance…

Whether they’ve got fur or scales or feathers, animals are a big part of our lives, and so it’s no surprise that you could fill a whole bookshelf with great animal stories for children. Here’s a selection of our favourite…

My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem The Course of Love by Alain de Botton Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith The Natural…

Pax by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen The Hidden Oracle: The Trials of Apollo Book 1 by Rick Riordan The Bad Guys: Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey The Treehouse Fun Book by Andy Griffiths, Jill Griffiths and Terry Denton The…

The Australian Book Industry Awards were announced last night in Sydney. The industry awards celebrate the best books, publishers and booksellers of the year. We are thrilled and honoured to have won this year’s Independent Book Retailer of the Year…

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 Bronte Coates is reading Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear…

The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) have announced their Book of the Year Awards shortlists for 2016. Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, editors and publishers! Here are the shortlists for each category. Older Readers The Flywheel by Erin…

Gillian Mears died in her home on Monday. She was in her early 50s. She will be dearly missed here at Readings, having won over the heart of many a reader with her ferociously beautiful books. Our Managing Director Mark…

Following the announcement that the hilarious, wonderful website The Toast will be closing on Friday 1 July, our staff have been sharing some of their favourite articles from the archives with one another in commiseration. Here’s just a sample of…

The Readings Foundation assists Victorian organisations that support the development of literacy, community integration and the arts. Readings donates 10% of its overall profit to The Readings Foundation each year, and crucial funds are also raised from donations by Readings…