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April 2026

In the April Readings Monthly, senior buyer and foodie Danielle Mirabella leads our booksellers’ recipe recommendations and reflections on 30 years of The Cook’s Companion by Stephanie Alexander. With a new, updated anniversary edition out now, there’s much to celebrate!
If you are looking for adventures beyond the home, we have event highlights for Mother’s Day at Melbourne Writers Festival and details about the Global Book Crawl. Naturally, we also have enough book reviews to set you up for any location or weather!

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In the April Readings Monthly, senior buyer and foodie Danielle Mirabella leads our booksellers’ recipe recommendations and reflections on 30 years of The Cook’s Companion by Stephanie Alexander. With a new, updated anniversary edition out now, there’s much to celebrate!
If you are looking for adventures beyond the home, we have event highlights for Mother’s Day at Melbourne Writers Festival and details about the Global Book Crawl. Naturally, we also have enough book reviews to set you up for any location or weather!

It’s hard to know where to start with all the books on offer this month! There’s outstanding local and international fiction, too many irresistible crime novels, cookbooks galore, and nonfiction to (incredibly) meet the moment.

Readings Monthly archive

Browse past editions of Readings Monthly below.