Each week our wonderful staff share the books that they've been enjoying.

Aurelia has been reading Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith's stories of obsession, manipulation, and murder are undisputedly some of the best crime fiction to exist. I already loved the Talented Mr Ripley series, I just finished Strangers on a Train and equally devoured it, and I'm very sure my next book of hers to read – The Cry of the Owl – will steal…

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We've run the reports and crunched the numbers. Here are our 100 bestselling books from the past year!

This year's top 100 includes:

41 works from Australian authors, almost half of the year's total!

32 works of nonfiction

11 award winners

10 works of fiction in translation

9 cookbooks

3 novels by Irish author Claire Keegan

and with just over a month of sales, Helen Garner's latest release, The Season, storms in at #2 for the year!

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We've run the reports and crunched the numbers – here are our 100 bestselling kids & YA books from the past year!

This year's top 100 includes:

53 works from Australian authors, over half of the year's total!

The 2024 winners of the Readings Children's Prize, the Readings Young Adult Prize and the Gab Williams Prize

All three books in the Wild Robot series ... so far

13 books with screen adaptations

4 titles by Mem Fox

Find the full…

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The problem with enjoying the first book in the series right as it comes out is having to wait for the next book to be released. And sometimes we are waiting so long that we forget all about it ... But never fear! I am here to remind you about the latest sequels and prequels that came out in 2024, so you can dive back in to your favourite worlds.

Serpent Sea by Maiya Ibrahim

The first book in the…

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Lunar New Year is a wonderful celebration of family and good fortune in the coming year. 2025 marks the Year of the Snake with festivities beginning on 29th January culminating with the Lantern Festival on 12th February.

Below is a selection of books to celebrate the Lunar New Year and introduce young people to this exciting festival.

Lunar New Year by Natasha Kim, illustrated by Jingting Wang

Lunar New Year captures the magic of the celebration by exploring how Ling…

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Whether you've made a New Year's resolution or you're just looking to start the year off on the right foot, here are some recommendations to help you on the path to a fulfilling 2025.

You want to travel ...

Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2025

Finally start planning that big trip in 2025 with Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2025. The bestselling guide to the best countries, regions, and cities is full of amazing photography and insider tips. From…

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It's nearly that time of year again – school time! And whether you have a little one heading into their first day of school or kindergarten, your kids are starting at a new school, or they're just feeling daunted about the new school year, it can be an emotional time. Here is a collection of books to give your kids the confidence they need ... they might even get excited for school!

The Wild Guide to Starting School by Laura…

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If you're a goal-setter or someone who loves a challenge, you might have already decided on a New Year's Resolution for your reading in 2025 – a lot of our booksellers certainly have. Whether you like to aim high and push yourself (like one of our team who wants to read 120 books!), or take the pressure off with something smaller and more relaxed, our booksellers run the gamut.

Here's a glimpse at what they're aiming for in the new…

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We're thrilled to be partnering with Faber Writing Academy to offer one lucky Readings Kids shopper the exclusive chance to win a place in their semester-long after-hours course, Writing For Kids: Picture Books and Children’s Fiction.

Taking place online from 18 February – 3 June 2025 (Tuesdays 6.30pm – 8.30pm), this is the perfect three-month course (usually $2,200) for people who wish to write picture books and children’s fiction with Kate Ryan and guests including Anna McFarlane, Davina Bell and…

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This week, some of our wonderful staff are sharing the books they enjoyed on their holidays.

Lian loved The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Kaliane Bradley's debut novel The Ministry of Time is one of the (many) bestsellers from 2024 that passed me by, but over my holidays I picked up a copy on a whim, and now I understand why it's been such a blockbuster. Part sci-fi, part romance, part environmental dystopia, part thriller, this genre-defying novel is…

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