Chris Gordon
Chris Gordon is the community engagement and programming manager. She also writes on the topics of gardening and cooking for the Readings Monthly.
Blog post — 12 May 2013
Roadtesting Courgette Cake
Chris Gordon road tests the recipe for ‘Courgette’ Cake as seen in the delightfully quirky
As much as I am completely in love with this sweet book of delicious recipes…
Review — 2 May 2013
Women & Power edited by Julianne Schultz
Silencing and a disregard for the work women do is hardly a new topic. Women, after all, have been writing about this discrimination seemingly for decades. However, the importance of…
Blog post — 27 Mar 2013
Have a Crafty Easter
Get crafting this Easter on a project for our upcoming Crafty Hour Show at our Hawthorn shop.
My family is crafty - which is to say they have a lot…
Blog post — 31 Mar 2013
Roadtesting Broccoli Pesto
Chris Gordon shares a delicious antidote to an overly-decadent weekend.
It’s been a time of indulgence. I’ve eaten Easter buns, chips, bad chocolate and good chocolate and I’ve drunk wine…
Blog post — 28 Mar 2013
Roadtesting Margaret Fulton's Hot Buns
In the lead-up to Easter, our resident foodie Chris Gordon has been experimenting with recipes. Here, she shares some hot tips for hot buns.
Easter is here and I am…
Review — 1 Apr 2013
Letters To The End Of Love by Yvette Walker
Yvette Walker, a fellow bookseller from Western Australia, has written a treat here for those who enjoy gently unfolding narratives, and characters who reveal themselves quietly. There is no sudden…
Blog post — 11 Feb 2013
Readings Tour to the Jaipur Literature Festival
In January a group of book lovers journeyed to India as part of a Readings tour for the Jaipur Literary Festival. Here, Chris Gordon, gives us a brief glimpse of…
Blog post — 27 Nov 2012
Graphic Novels in a laneway
It was a warm balmy sort of night when we closed the alleyway next to Readings. A gentle breeze cooled our faces as we moved garbage bins and lugged over…
Blog post — 19 Nov 2012
The Best Food & Wine Books of 2012
This year we’ve seen a bumper crop of books, music and film and over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting a series of our favourites, voted for and selected…
Blog post — 26 Sep 2012
Preview of Whole Larder Love
Our resident foodie Chris Gordon previews Rohan Anderson’s
Here’s a bloke doing the walk and the talk – and someone as pure as that has to be admired. Rohan Anderson…