Gabrielle Williams
Gabrielle Williams was a bookseller at Readings Malvern, grants officer for the Readings Foundation, and manager of the Readings Prize. She was also the author of many books for young adults, including My Life as a Hashtag and It's Not You, It's Me.
Review — 22 Jul 2019
From Here On, Monsters by Elizabeth Bryer
The craft of accurately translating another’s work, of getting inside the head of the creator and being as faithful to the original piece as possible, is where this book by…
Review — 28 May 2019
This Brutal House by Niven Govinden
This Brutal House felt slightly dystopian before I realised I was immersed in the language of drag queens, vogue balls, runaways, and sex workers in New York City. It’s a…
Review — 24 Jun 2019
Fake by Stephanie Wood
Boy meets girl. Boy kisses girl. Boy lies to girl, manipulates her emotionally, and comes up with countless outlandish excuses for cancelled dates (all while having at least one other…
Blog post — 12 Mar 2019
An update from the Readings Foundation
Established in 2009, the Readings Foundation assists Victorian organisations that support the development of literacy, community integration and the arts. Grants officer Gabrielle Williams talks to Readings managing director Mark…
Review — 29 Jan 2019
Loyalties by Delphine de Vigan
Delphine de Vigan has been flavour of the month in Paris these past couple of years, especially after her book Based on a True Story topped the bestseller lists. And…
Blog post — 19 Nov 2018
Meet the bookseller with Gabrielle Williams
Gabrielle Williams has worked at Readings for the past six years where she juggles dual roles as a bookseller at Malvern shop, and as the Grants Officer for the Readings…
Review — 19 Aug 2018
The Honey Factory by Jürgen Tautz & Diedrich Steen
If there was such a thing as Bee School or, more accurately, Beekeepers’ School, The Honey Factory by Jürgen Tautz & Diedrich Steen would surely be the definitive text. It’s…
Blog post — 21 Aug 2018
Learn more about Banksia Gardens Community Services
In 2018, the Readings Foundation is supporting the Banksia Gardens Community Services in delivering their Aiming High VCE Support Program. Here, our Grants Officer Gabrielle Williams shares some insight…
Blog post — 29 May 2018
The ASRC are releasing bilingual versions of My Two Blankets
In 2018, The Readings Foundation is supporting the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in publishing three bilingual editions of the award-winning My Two Blankets picture book. Our Grants Officer Gabrielle Williams…
Review — 30 Apr 2018
The Mercy Seat by Elizabeth H. Winthrop
This is writing from an author at the very top of her game, an astonishing book, with echoes of To Kill A Mockingbird (a comparison I don’t use lightly). Beautifully…