Amy Vuleta — Readings Books

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The Refugees
by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Reviewed by
Amy Vuleta, Jan 2017

The Refugees, by Viet Thanh Nguyen – author of Pulitzer Prize winning The Sympathizer (2015) and the National Book Award for Nonfiction nominated Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (2016) – comes instantly recommended, and rightly…

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Moonglow

by Michael Chabon

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You Will Know Me

by Megan Abbott

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After the Blast: An Australian officer in Iraq and Afghanistan

by Garth Callender

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Steeplechase

by Krissy Kneen

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Mullumbimby

by Melissa Lucashenko

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Recent blog posts by Amy Vuleta

Books
19 Dec 2016

Genre-crossing books for pulpy summer reading

It’s summer and you’re hitting the beach or relaxing in the park. All you want is a satisfying holiday read to devour on your hard-earned days off, but maybe, like me, you’ve grown tired of the same old tropes popping…

Music
29 Nov 2016

St Kilda music picks for summer road trips

The official first day of summer is tomorrow! In preparation, Readings St Kilda Shop Manager Amy Vuleta shares her best album picks to pack for a hot Aussie road trip Hunky Dory by David Bowie Kicking off with hits like…

Music
17 Nov 2016

The best pop CDs of 2016

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 pop CDs of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no particular order…

News
1 Jul 2014

Things you might learn at our St Kilda non-fiction book club

Putting together an ultimate reading list for our new non-fiction book club at Readings St Kilda was easy but narrowing it down to only three titles for the short-format winter sessions was nearly impossible! Book club convenor and non-fiction enthusiast…

News
23 Apr 2014

Why we started a Queer Book Club at St Kilda

In May, Readings St Kilda is launching a new Queer Book Club dedicated to reading fiction and select non-fiction books that represent all aspects of LGBTIQ life. Here book club convenor Amy Vuleta tells us why. (This blog post is…

Books
21 Oct 2013

Non-Required Reading with the St Kilda Bookclub

Ever wondered what our bookclub meetings are like? Here’s a recap of a recent meeting at our St Kilda shop. This month’s bookclub title was The Dinner by Herman Koch. It’s an incredible translation into English from its original Dutch…

News
9 Oct 2013

Stories From a Successful Book Launch

Amy Vuleta reports on a particularly entertaining book launch recently held at our St Kilda shop. Earlier this week Readings St Kilda was full to bursting with people celebrating the launch of Bernard Cohen’s new novel, The Antibiography of Robert…

Meet the bookseller
9 May 2013

Meet the Bookseller with Amy Vuleta

Amy Vuleta shares some of her favourite new releases from Australian authors, and tells us which Michael Chabon book inspired her to invest in a beehive! Why do you work in books? I’ve always loved to read, and when I…

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