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Five reasons we love The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Aaron Blabey’s The Bad Guys: Episode 1 is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.
1. It’s funny. Seriously funny.
Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha, Mr Snake and Mr Shark are four bad guys who want to be good. This isn’t as easy as it sounds when doing evil deeds is in your nature. Between the snappy dialogue and the comic book-style illustrations, the kids will…
Best new crime reads in April
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
Over the few days I read this book, I wouldn’t steal small moments to read a page when I could, but instead find a place to relish the act of reading with the same slow-burn intensity the book itself has: only on my own in a room, only when it was silent. But not when I was alone, and certainly not when I was alone in the…
Readings wins Bookstore of the Year Award at London Book Fair
We are thrilled to have won the Bookstore of the Year Award at the 2016 London Book Fair International Excellence Awards!
Managing Director Mark Rubbo says, “We’re delighted and extremely honoured to receive this award. It’s a reflection of the quality of Australian independent bookshops.”
The awards, which are held in partnership with the UK Publishers Association (PA), celebrate success in 14 categories, representing the best publishing ambassadors, cutting-edge publishing, and groundbreaking initiatives in the industry. The new Bookstore of…
Our top picks of the month for book clubs
For an Autumn picnic surrounded by our national flora…
Georgiana Molloy by Bernice Barry
Entirely self-taught, Georgiana Molloy was the first internationally successful female botanist to work and live in Western Australia. Today, her collections of indigenous flora of the southwest, including type specimens, are archived in the world’s leading herbaria. In this fascinating biography/cultural studies mash-up, Bernice Barry tells Molloy’s story and describes some stunning geographical scenery along the way.
For inspiring a spontaneous group trip to Sydney Writers…
Books for people who find Mother's Day difficult
The cookbooks are coming out en masse, there are dressing gowns in every department store catalogue, and cards with flowers on them being displayed at the front of stationery shops and newsagents. Mother’s Day is coming… And it’s almost impossible to avoid.
For many people, the lead-up to Mother’s Day is a time that fills them with complicated feelings including guilt or grief. Here are some books for those people who – for whatever reason – dread the arrival of…
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist 2016
This year’s shortlist for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced. Congratulations to the six shortlisted authors.
The full shortlist is:
Ruby by Cynthia Bond
The Green Road by Anne Enright (Read our review)
The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney
The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie (Read our review)
The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Chair of judges Margaret Mountford says: “Our choices reflect a really diverse…
International Dublin Literary Award shortlist 2016
Congratulations to the ten authors shortlisted for this year’s International Dublin Literary Award.
This diverse shortlist features books from Brazil, Rwanda, Jamaica, Spain, Germany, Ireland and the USA. Authors includes former winners of the Man Booker Prize and Pulitzer Prize, as well as two debut novelists.
Outlaws by Javier Cercas (translated by Anne McLean)
Academy Street by Mary Costello
Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? by Dave Eggers
The End of Days by Jenny…
Our children's and YA top ten bestsellers of the week
Within These Walls by Robyn Bavati
The Treehouse Fun Book by Andy Griffiths, Jill Griffiths and Terry Denton
The Bad Guys: Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey
Pig the Winner by Aaron Blabey
Crazy Weird: WeirDo Book 6 by Anh Do and Jules Faber
Girl Detective: Friday Barnes Book 1 (Special edition) by R.A. Spratt
Rockhopping by Trace Balla
The Cat with the Coloured Tail by Gillian Mears and Dinalie Dabarera
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox…
Our top ten bestsellers of the week
Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner
The Road to Ruin by Niki Savva
How I Met Your Father by Aminah Hart
Talking to My Country by Stan Grant
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein)
Where the Trees Were by Inga Simpson
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante (translated by Ann Goldstein)
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Why you should read The Passage trilogy
The City of Mirrors – the final part of Justin Cronin’s The Passage series – will be released on 24 May.
To celebrate the book’s imminent arrival, we’re offering a super special price on all online pre-orders ($24.99, ).
Here, some of our booksellers reflect on the series.
“There’s a feeling I get watching disaster films from my 1990s childhood that’s really distinct. The volcano’s about to destroy this wholesome American town and you’re feeling uneasy, on edge, keen to…