This month we're reading fiction translated from: Spanish, Italian, Swedish, French, Norwegian, Japanese, Polish and Korean.

The Last Dream by Pedro Almodovar (translated from Spanish by Frank Wynne)

The Last Dream brings together for the first time twelve unpublished stories from Almodovar's personal archive, written between the late sixties and the present day. Both a tantalising glimpse into Almodovar's creative mind and a masterclass in how to tell a story, this intimate and mischievous collection reflects Almodovar's obsessions and many…

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Treat yourself, or gift your friends a deluxe reading experience, with these book and candle pairings! We've carefully chosen a scented candle that will elevate the reading experience for each of the novels on the 2024 shortlist for the Readings New Australian Fiction Prize.

Trust our recommendations and order online, or if you'd rather make up your own mind you can head into shops and sniff your way through the candle range!

📖The Opposite of Success by Eleanor Elliott…

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When asked which author sparked my love of reading, without hesitation, my answer is always Emily Rodda. Her books are all instant classics that will be handed down from generation to generation. But If this is your first time reading Rodda, it may be difficult to know where to start. This helpful guide is here to help you pick – but honestly, you'll want to read them all!

For those who love immortals and of course, adventure!

Landovel

Landovel is…

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Looking for something juicy to discuss in your book club? Try one of these new releases, chosen by our booksellers to appeal to a wide range of readers and provide plenty to talk about.

Australian fiction

Juice by Tim Winton

Two fugitives, a man and a child, drive all night across a stony desert. As dawn breaks, they roll into an abandoned mine site. From the vehicle they survey a forsaken place – middens of twisted iron, rusty wire, piles…

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The theme of Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) 2024 is Giving the Gift of Imagination, celebrating the crucial role bookshops play in inspiring our imagination.

Join us across our 8 Readings shops to help us celebrate LYBD with events, freebies and more! Check out the guide below to help you plan your day.

All shops

Write us a love letter and go into the draw to win a $50 Readings voucher (T&Cs apply. See in shops for details)

Purchase two…

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Monumenta by Lara Haworth

Olga Pavic’s house has been requisitioned. Her home will become a monument to a massacre. But Olga cannot ascertain which massacre. Three different architects visit, each with a proposal to construct a different monument, to memorialise a different horror. Olga can’t allow them to unearth the secrets held in this space, not until she reunites with her children for a final dinner. Her aspirational, distant daughter, Hilde, and her secretly queer son, Danilo, both reluctantly agree…

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

Lian is reading Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin

After hearing my co-worker Joanna rave about Laura Elkin's debut novel Scaffolding, I took the opportunity to pick up a copy of my own. This evocative novel follows parallel stories about two couples inhabiting the same Paris apartment, 50 years apart. In both time periods, the women of the apartment are undergoing a change, pushing against the boundaries imposed upon…

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Dig Deep by Edwina Wyatt, illustrated by Lauren O'Hara

This is the first title in a new Junkyard Fairies series full of magic, charm, mischief and mayhem from Edwina Wyatt, author of the Magnolia Moon series, and Lauren O'Hara, co-creator of Frindelswylde.

Fur, Tip and Nug live in a chipped, china teapot at the bottom of the junkyard. They are messy, bossy and never eat their vegetables. With the help of a burping toad, a sleeping giant and a…

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Aurelia Orr, one of our most prolific and insightful Readings staff reviewers, chats with Robbie Arnott about his tense and lyrical latest novel, Dusk, and the titular character’s surprising connection to Jaws.

Join us on October 8th to celebrate the launch of Dusk at Readings Carlton.

AO: What was the inspiration behind this story?

RA: I was spending a lot of time thinking about the recent history of the antipodes – not just how brutal and cruel…

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Check out the great promotions and giveaways we have for October!

Win a $300 voucher for Attica

Purchase a copy of Uses for Obsession by Ben Shewry and go into the draw to win a $300 voucher to Attica.

Plus, we have signed copies! Available in shops and online, while stocks last.

In this absorbing and wide-ranging memoir meets manifesto, Shewry applies his sometimes searing, sometimes comic eye to creative freedom in the kitchen, food journalism, sexism in hospitality, the…

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