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The KonMari Method: On The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
The first thing you need to know about Marie Kondo is that she is insane. The second thing you need to know is that she’ll change your life (sort of).
I bought her bestselling book about tidying, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying, at the start of the year because I was determined that 2015 was going to be different. I am someone with little to no interest in cleaning, and my boyfriend is a very messy person by nature…
Best new crime in May
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH:
The Truth and Other Lies by Sascha Arango
Claus Moreany’s publishing house is on the verge of going under when his distractingly beautiful employee Betty discovers unknown author Henry Hayden’s manuscript in a pile. Frank Ellis becomes a runaway bestseller, subsequent books sell millions, and Hayden becomes a wealthy man living in a beautiful house with his lovely wife, a sporty-looking dog and the magazine spreads to prove it. All is well until the day…
Our top ten bestsellers of the week
The Strays by Emily Bitto
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
The Mindfulness Colouring Book: Anti-Stress Art Therapy for Busy People by Emma Farrarons
The Green Road by Anne Enright
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris
Double Act: The Remarkable Lives & Careers of Googie Withers & John McCallum by Brian McFarlane
One Life: My Mother’s Story by Kate Grenville
Join us for the Stories Up High festival
Stories Up High is a festival of ideas, imagination, and laughter. Visit iconic venues throughout the beautiful Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley during autumn, when they are at their very best. Readings is the official bookseller for Stories Up High.
Here, we share some of the program highlights.
Stories Up High with Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths headlines Stories Up High, a day of literary fun with Punch and Judy shows, literary word games, storytellers, face painters and more.
Sunday 17…
Getting to know our shortlisted authors: Trace Balla
Over the next few weeks we’ll introduce you to the six shortlisted authors on the Readings Children’s Book Prize 2015. Who are they? Where do their ideas come from? What do they love to read? What do they love to snack on?
We hope you’ll share these mini interviews with your children.
MEET TRACE BALLA
Trace Balla, from Castlemaine, has a background in illustration and community arts. Her debut was Rivertime, a graphic novel about a boy…
Getting to know our shortlisted authors: Tamsin Janu
Over the next few weeks we’ll introduce you to the six shortlisted authors on the Readings Children’s Book Prize 2015. Who are they? Where do their ideas come from? What do they love to read? What do they love to snack on?
We hope you’ll share these mini interviews with your children.
MEET TAMSIN JANU
Tamsin Janu is the debut author who is taking Australian children’s literary shortlists by storm with Figgy in the World. (Ed.…
Our favourite family recipes
We’re loving the gorgeous new cookbook, Margaret and Me, in which Kate Gibbs explores how her grandmother Margaret Fulton has influenced Kate’s own passion for food.
Inspired by Margaret and Me, we recently tried our hand at making some of our favourite family recipes and sharing them over lunch. Here’s our staff on their own culinary influences…
Jan Lockwood:
I’ve decided to make my mum’s cottage pie, mainly because I loved it, and also because I haven’t eaten…
May highlights in children's and young adult books
As I compose this sentence, election fever is about to come to the boil in my home country and so, in the spirit of democracy, I asked my colleagues to help me compile this blog post by each voting for their favourite new release.
PICTURE BOOKS
Kathy’s pick: Sammy and the Skyscraper Sandwich by Lorraine Francis and Pieter Gaudesaboos
Kathy loves this stylish, over-sized board book about a boy who is building the tallest sandwich the world has ever…
What we're reading: Katherine Heiny, Robert Walser and Renata Adler
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.
Nina Kenwood is reading Single, Carefree, Mellow by Katherine Heiny
Get ready, because I’m about to rave about this book.
I first heard about Single, Carefree, Mellow from a colleague who called it ‘the best book I read this year’. Then another colleague, Stella, wrote about it in last week’s What We’re Reading…
Our staff share their dream destinations
This month, we’re offering 25% of all Lonely Planet titles in all of our shops and online. If you’re looking for inspiration on where to travel next, our staff share their dream destinations – and why.
Nina Kenwood hasn’t seen enough of New Zealand yet
There are so many places I’d like to visit this year. My best friend currently lives in Berlin and I’d love to visit her – both to see her and also to experience Germany, a…
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