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Angela Crocombe

Angela Crocombe is the Readings Prize and Readings Foundation coordinator and a senior buyer for Readings Kids.

She is also the author of two books on sustainable living, A Lighter Footprint: A Practical Guide to Minimising your Impact on the Planet and Ethical Eating: How to Make Food Choices That Won’t Cost the Earth.

Blog posts by Angela Crocombe

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News
8 Sep 2025

An update on The Readings Foundation

Angela Crocombe shares the important work of the Readings Foundation.

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First Nations
1 Sep 2025

Indigenous Literacy Day 2025

Read about the ways you can help Readings support Indigenous Literacy Day this September.

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Australian fiction
26 Aug 2025

The Readings Prize 2025 shortlists

Angela Crocombe, the Readings Prize Coordinator, on this year's shortlists and the importance of supporting debut authors!

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Australian fiction
10 Mar 2025

The Best of Clunes Booktown!

Discover Program Manager Angela Crocombe’s top picks of the Clunes Booktown Festiva1.

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News
6 Mar 2025

Announcing The Readings Foundation grant recipients for 2025

We are delighted to announce The Readings Foundation grant recipients for 2025.

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News
22 Feb 2024

Announcing The Readings Foundation’s 2024 grant recipients

We are delighted to announce the 10 not-for-profit organisations and programs that will be receiving $131,439 in funding from The Readings Foundation this year. The Foundation is passionate about supporting literacy, community integration, and the arts in Victoria. Funds are…
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Australian fiction
1 Sep 2023

The Readings Prize 2023 shortlists

The Readings Prize, now in its 10th year, has been an important barometer of up-and-coming literary talent since 2014. We began with The Readings New Australian Fiction Prize and shortly thereafter extended it to include children’s fiction for ages 5–12…
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Kids
5 Jul 2023

Favourites from our Magabala collection

During the month of July we are delighted to have a special offer on some of the best children's books from Australia’s leading First Nations publishing house, Magabala Books. Aboriginal owned and led, Magabala Books champions the talent and diversity…
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Young adult
18 May 2023

New and recommended young adult books in May

As the weather turns rapidly colder, consider snuggling up with a blanket, a cup of tea and one of these thrilling new releases. A new solo release from bestselling New York Times author, Amie Kaufman, is our Book of the…
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Kids
18 May 2023

New and recommended children’s books in May

We have so many delightful new Australian books to celebrate this month, beginning with our Book of the Month, the gorgeous new picture book by artist, Kat Macleod. There’s also a hilarious picture book about a sea cucumber, a stunning…
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Kids
28 Apr 2023

Memorable mums in children’s literature

As we look forward to another Mother’s Day, we’ve been reflecting on some of our most unique and iconic mums in children's books. Maybe they made us laugh, or made us feel safe and loved. Or perhaps they challenged us…
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13 Apr 2023

New and recommended children’s books for April

It’s an all-Australian round-up of new children’s books this month! We are excited about some stunning new picture books that are an utter delight, as well as a highly illustrated nonfiction picture book about democracy and the importance of people…
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