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Fantasy series to keep you going now that Game of Thrones has finished
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Who hasn’t harboured dreams of disappearing off into the wilderness, living self-sufficiently and …
2019: Don’s (Other) Party – Chris Gordon reflects on our Election Night event
On Saturday night, filled with hope and anticipation, we gathered at the Church of All Nations to reckon with the 2019 Federal Election at the inaugural Readings Election Party.
Our hosts for the evening were George Megalogenis and Sally Warhaft. These two brilliant people held our hands, steadily discussed each new wave of counting and introduced us to conspiracy theories, history lessons and …
The Readings Young Adult Book Prize shortlist 2019
We are delighted to announce the 2019 shortlist for the Readings Young Adult Book Prize. Now in its third year, the prize was created to recognise and celebrate new voices in Australian Young Adult literature, and considers the first and second books of YA authors across Australia.
The six shortlisted books for this year are:
Highway Bodies by Alison Evans What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillau…
Our top 10 bestsellers of the week
Stan Grant’s meditation on hope and community, On Identity, leads the pack of best…
Our children’s & YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
An IDAHOBIT suggested reading list
Today – Friday, 17 May – is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), a day to stand against the prejudice, fear, violence and marginalisation that members of the LGBTQIA+ community continue to face in their daily lives. It’s also a day for LGBTQIA+ people to celebrate themselves and their community, and for allies to commit in solidarity to making th…
What We’re Reading: Hanff, Butler
I recently gobbled up 84 Charing Cross Road, which I picked up thinking would be a frivolous indulgence, but ended up being genuinely surprised by the charm and force of personality packed into it.
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Kids books to read for IDAHOBIT
A reading list for Emerging Writers’ Festival 2019
Bodies on the TV, explosions, barriers, and people fleeing. No access to social media. And a dad who’ll suddenly bite your head off – literally. These teens have to learn a new resilience… Highway Bodies is a unique zombie apocalypse story featuri…
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