Lian Hingee
Lian Hingee is digital marketing manager at Readings. She’s been working in books for twenty years.
Review — 6 Sep 2020
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Published in 2004 and the winner of a slew of literary awards, Susanna Clarke’s debut Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is one of those remarkable books that changes the landscape…
Review — 6 Sep 2021
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
I was relatively late to the party with Liane Moriarty. I’m embarrassed to admit that I was basically bullied into reading her by a workmate who correctly interpreted my rollingeyes…
Review — 6 Sep 2021
The Women of Troy by Pat Barker
In The Women of Troy, Pat Barker returns to the bloodied sands of ancient Greece to continue the story of her acclaimed retelling of The Iliad, The Silence…
Review — 1 Aug 2021
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
She Who Became the Sun is the debut novel from Asian Australian writer Shelley Parker-Chan. An extraordinary hybrid between historical fiction and epic fantasy, this accomplished book is set in…
Review — 30 May 2021
Comparrotives by Janik Coat
French author Janik Coat’s brilliant board books aimed at introducing simple grammar concepts have been a favourite in our household ever since my now two year old first got his…
Review — 2 Feb 2021
Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler
I know it takes years for a book to be written, edited and printed, but Lauren Oyler’s debut novel Fake Accounts feels so immediate that it’s hard to believe it…
Blog post — 19 Dec 2020
My five favourite reads of 2020
Our digital marketing manager Lian Hingee shares five of her favourite reads from this past year, including gorgeously written fantasy and spine-melting true crime.
Piranesi by Susannah Clarke
I’d been…
Review — 1 Oct 2020
It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake by Claire Christian
Claire Christian was one of the finalists for our 2018 Readings Young Adult Book Prize for her impressive debut, Beautiful Mess. Now, this talented young writer is back with…
Review — 21 Oct 2019
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Erin Morgenstern’s award-winning debut novel The Night Circus is one of those wonderful books that swallows you whole, rendering the world of a magical carnival in such vivid prose that…
Review — 24 Jun 2018
The Pisces by Melissa Broder
Melissa Broder is the author of So Sad Today, a powerful collection of essays about feminism, sex, love, depression, and addiction. Broder’s first novel, The Pisces, takes these…
