The Readings blog

Jason Austin shares with us a book he loved for our new ‘What I Loved’ series. About ten years ago I was stuck for something to read. You might think it strange that a bookseller was bereft of reading material…

The 2012 ARIA Awards were announced last night. Winner of Album of the Year was Goyte (Wally De Backer) for Making Mirrors. Goyte also won Best Australian Live Act, Best Male Artist and Best Pop Release. Melbourne group The…

It was a warm balmy sort of night when we closed the alleyway next to Readings. A gentle breeze cooled our faces as we moved garbage bins and lugged over 100 chairs out onto the cobblestones. The screen went up…

This year we’ve seen a bumper crop of books, music and film and we’ve put together a series of our favourites, voted for and selected by Readings’ staff. Here, we share our top ten picks for best fiction from the…

Book-lovers share some of their old and new favourites for reading aloud to children at bedtime. This month, Australian illustrator Freya Blackwood with her daughter Ivy, 6. Every night Ivy and I lie in her bed and read to each…

This year we’ve seen a bumper crop of books, music and film and we’re pleased to present a series of our favourites, voted for and selected by Readings staff. Here, we share our top ten picks for best non-fiction from…

Tony Birch has won this year’s Melbourne Prize for Literature Civic Choice Award for his novel Blood. All finalists for the Melbourne Prize for Literature and the Best Writing Award were eligible for the Civic Choice Award, which increased…

This year we’ve seen a bumper crop of books, music and film and over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting a series of our favourites, voted for and selected by Readings’ staff. Here, Margaret Snowdon, shares her favourite art…

This year we’ve seen a bumper crop of books, music and film and over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting a series of our favourites, voted for and selected by Readings staff. Here, our music buyers and reviewers from…

Bestselling Australian novelist Bryce Courtenay passed away at 11:30pm on Thursday 22 November in Canberra. Earlier this year, he posted the following video addressed to his readers. His publisher Penguin Australia has released a statement following his death. Born in…

This year we’ve seen a bumper crop of books, music and film and over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting a series of our favourites, voted for and selected by Readings’ staff. Here, our children and YA specialists share…

This year we’ve seen a bumper crop of books, music and film and over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting a series of our favourites, voted for and selected by Readings’ staff. Here, our children and YA specialists share…