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International fiction
23 Oct 2025

Pick a Scooby-Doo character for a spooky book recommendation

Featuring Bunny by Mona Awad, Cujo by Stephen King, Butter by Asako Yuzuki and more.

Australian fiction
15 Jul 2025

A beginner’s guide to Australian crime

Featuring The Dry by Jane Harper, Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson, The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth and more.

Young adult
6 Dec 2024

What to read, based on your favourite character from Wicked

If you’ve just watched the new Wicked movie, you’re probably like me and itching to either rewatch it again, create a time machine to skip forward to next year for part 2, or immerse yourself in all things Wicked…

Australian fiction
4 Oct 2024

Q&A with award-winning author Robbie Arnott

Aurelia Orr, one of our most prolific and insightful Readings staff reviewers, chats with Robbie Arnott about his tense and lyrical latest novel, Dusk, and the titular character’s surprising connection to Jaws. Join us on October 8th to…

Kids
31 Jul 2024

Sporty books to get kids excited about the Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics are here! Whether you’re setting alarms to and getting up early to watch, or simply waiting for the highlights to appear on social media, there’s no better time to dive into these exciting, sporty books, perfect…

Explore Ancient Egypt with these captivating books

With the arrival of the Pharaoh exhibit at the NGV, with fun activities and kids-themed facts spread throughout, there’s no better time for your child to fully indulge in the magic and mystery of Ancient Egypt. This range of stories…

Meet the bookseller
15 Jan 2023

Meet the bookseller with Aurelia Orr

In this meet the bookseller column we chat with Aurelia Orr, one of our fabulous Readings Kids booksellers! We talk about her time on our Teen Advisory Board, recent favourite reads, and what she'll be reading next. Why did you…

International fiction
29 Aug 2022

Interview with Selby Wynn Schwartz

We were thrilled to have the opportunity to chat with of one of this year’s Booker Prize longlisted authors, Selby Wynn Schwartz. Read on for a wonderful conversation between bookseller Aurelia Orr and Schwartz about writing, mythology and her nominated…

Young adult
21 Jul 2021

A beginner’s guide to Sarah J. Maas

A guide to help you decide what Sarah J. Maas book to read first

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