Bronte Coates

Perhaps you are a person who is thinking: ‘I am interested to read this extremely good author, but also I am time-poor and do not know where to begin’. Then this guide* is for you Prep When shy fourteen-year-old Lee…

Online bookseller Bronte shares the joy she discovered in reading board and baby books together with a small person. I’ve always thought of myself as an enlightened picture book reader. I’ve been buying them for my home shelves for the…

Picture book lover Bronte Coates shares four of her favourite recent releases that explore difficult feelings for small people, and how they can learn to manage them We All Have Feelings by Thereza Rowe, Claudio Ripol & Yeonju Yang From…

Our digital content manager Bronte Coates shares some of the best parenting advice she’s absorbed from reading picture books over the years. Give your child space to figure out big emotions. I adore the way Anna Walker celebrates the resilience…

Bronte Coates shares five of her favourite books that she read during the first six months of her new baby’s life I am the Wolf and Here I Come! by Bénédicte Guettier (translated by Penelope Todd) This French bestseller is…

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

Resilience has become a bit of a buzzword in 2018. With so many big, challenging events happening on a local and global stage, it’s becoming increasingly important to learn how to adapt to unexpected changes and bounce back from difficult…

Picture book lover Bronte Coates shares 12 of her the best new picture books from the past three months. You can find more of her favourites from 2018 here and here Cicada by Shaun Tan Cicada is another masterful work…

A few years back, we published a beginner’s guide to Liane Moriarty’s work from one of our booksellers. Since then, Moriarty has grown into a household name with the release of an award-winning television adaptation of one of her novels…

Earlier this year, I shared my favourite picture books from the first three months of the year. Here are 11 more picture books I’ve loved this year, all published from April through to June Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie…

Be warned! These fun, charming, hilarious picture books may inadvertently encourage naughty behaviour… Errol! by Zanni Louise & Philip Bunting Meet Errol, a stubborn red-beanie-wearing penguin. When Errol’s mum calls for him to follow her, he doesn’t listen. Instead, he…

Picture book devotee Bronte Coates shares some of her favourite titles to be released in the first three months of 2018 Go Go and the Silver Shoes by Jane Godwin & Anna Walker This tender story is sure to tug…