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Mark’s Say, February 2019
A recent study by the Authors Guild in the United States has shown that the median income for writers in the US dropped 42% between 2009 and 2017. The director of the Authors Guild, Mary Rasenberger, said that in the mid-twentieth century a good literary fiction author could earn a middle-class living just by writing. Royalties and advances are down almost 30% and other sources of income from new…
Our top 10 bestsellers of the week
Detained Kurdish journalist Behro…
Our children’s & YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
The International Dylan Thomas Prize longlist 2019
The longlist for this year’s International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced.
This Prize is run in partnership with Swansea University and is awarded to the best literary work in the English language written by an author aged 39 and under. The winning author will receive £30,000.
The 12 longlisted titles are…
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Hold by Michael Donkor How the Light Ge…
Cookbook trends to look forward to in 2019
As world politics bring more despair to us all, our yearning for the simple things in life like meals with family and friends will increase. We will look for ways to make our life easier and more considerate. Consequently, the food we prepare will be kind to the environment and nurturing to our souls. This year the flavours will be unpretentious, the ingredients will be local and you will be usin…
Story time at Readings in 2019
Readings is pleased to offer a free weekly half-hour children’s story time at our Kids, Doncaster, and Malvern stores.
Here are the details of the story time sessions at each store:
Readings Kids
315 Lygon Street, Carlton
10am - 10.30am, Fridays
Readings Doncaster
Ground level, Westfield Doncaster, 619 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
10am - 10.30am, Fridays
Readings Malvern
185 Glenferrie Road, Ma…
What we’re reading: Lang Leav, Andy Miller and Naomi Novik
This was my first dive into Lang Leav’s poetry. Leav’s poems are simply expressed, but extremely heartfelt and poignant, making Sea of Strangers a good collection for first readers of poetry. What surprised …
The most anticipated books of 2019
Dear Reader,
You probably know a person or two who was born in 1969. This year, much to their surprise I’m sure, they will find that they turn fifty, just as Readings will. Also turning fifty in 2019 are Margaret Atwood’s brilliant first novel, The Edible Woman, Kurt Vonnegut’s metafiction classic, Slaughterhouse Five, Maya Angelou’s groundbreaking literary memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sin…
The most anticipated children’s books of 2019
Picture books
There are some very enticing picture books being published this year, by beloved and familiar creators, all the way through to fresh newcomers.
Australian author Jane Godwin (Go Go and the Silver Shoes) has a unique ey…
Winners of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2019
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards!
The 2019 winners for each category are…
The winner of the Non-fiction category and the overall Victorian Prize for Literature is Behrouz Boochani for No Friend but the Mountains.Since 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani has been detained in the Manus Island offshore detention facility. This book is t…
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