Stella Charls

I am not a fast reader. I’m not able to whizz through hefty novels in a week let alone a night, I struggle to keep up with the new releases, and it takes me a while to get into a…

Here’s a quick ‘at-a-glance’ guide to this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). You can see the full program here. We’ve shared our top picks for book lovers, compiled a list of family-friendly films, and you can also find out…

Our marketing and events coordinator Stella Charls shares her top picks of who to see – and, if you can’t attend, who to read – from Adelaide Writers’ Week this year. Fiona McFarlane Fiona McFarlane’s extraordinary debut novel, The Night…

This year, for the first time, I kept a record of everything I read. This was largely due to a persuasive argument made by my colleague Nina earlier this year. Looking back, my list isn’t as long as I would’ve…

Here are our top ten DVDs of the year, voted for by Readings staff. Displayed in no particular order. Small Is Beautiful Small Is Beautiful is a special documentary. Filmed in Portland, Oregon, Australian filmmaker Jeremy Beasley documents the tiny…

Marketing and Events Coordinator Stella Charls shares her top five picks from our July event calendar! Stephanie Bishop in conversation with Emily Harms July is a fabulous month for those who love good conversation! Authors Rod Jones, Alex Hammond and…

We have a very special event planned for this month. On Monday 11 May we’re delighted to have Readings’ managing director Mark Rubbo in conversation with author Helen Garner at the Church of all Nations. These two people have changed…

In the lead up to Mother’s Day in early May, we’re getting together to talk about all things motherhood and celebrate two new anthologies featuring women writing about their experiences of being – and not being – a mother. Mothers…

We chat with Why do you work in books? I started reading books when my parents threw out our TV. I was three years old, and I think I remember them destroying it (maybe even burning it in the backyard)…