What we're reading
What we're reading: Osman, Riley & McGann
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.
Gabrielle Williams is reading The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman.
I’ve just finished reading Richard Osman’s second book in the Thursday Murder Club series. It’s very light and funny and utterly enjoyable. I’m recommending it all over the place.
It centres around four old people living in a retirement village, one…
Our favourite reads of 2021 so far
We asked staff to let us know which book stands out as exceptional amongst everything they’ve read so far this year. Below are the books they’ve loved the most and you can browse our more extensive collection of favourites here.
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
I haven’t yet stopped thinking about Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. Its dry humour and refreshing weirdness was just what I needed.
— Alison Huber, head book buyer
Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto
Happily for me…
What we're reading: Birch, Marillier & Bitto
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.
Tye Cattanach is reading Dark as Last Night by Tony Birch
If you wanted to start a fight with me, one of the surest ways would be to try to convince me Tony Birch is not one of the FINEST storytellers in this country. Because, to sound kinda ‘90s right now. HE SO…
What we're reading: Andrada & de Beauvoir
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.
Angela Crocombe is reading The Inseparables by Simone de Beauvoir and That Weekend by Kara Thomas
I enjoyed Simone de Beauvoir’s The Inseparables this week. Based on de Beauvoir’s formative childhood friendship with a charismatic, highly religious young woman, it was a beautiful treatise on youthful female friendship. Written with great intensity, admiration…
What we're reading: Yoder & Butcher-McGunnigle
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.
Joanna Di Mattia is reading Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
I purchased a copy of Rachel Yoder’s debut novel Nightbitch after I was seduced by a simple 30-word blurb that managed to say a lot while not revealing much at all. Turns out, this is the only way to talk about this novel about…
What we're reading: Trethewey, Murphy & McCrossen
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.
Gabrielle Williams is reading Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey.
I’m reading Memorial Drive by Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey. The synergy of growing up on Memorial Drive in Mississippi, and then writing a memorial to her mother who was murdered by her stepfather, isn’t missed by Trethewey. Firmly placing us on the streets she…
What we're reading: Rippin, Thompson and Lippincott
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.
Tye Cattanach is reading Big Dog, Little Dog by Sally Rippin and illustrated by Lucinda Gifford.
Friends, can I tell you, there was no one more ecstatic that I to learn that Melbourne’s favourite children’s author was working on a picture book. About DOGS. With Lucinda Gifford. I’ll give you a moment to…
What we're reading: Heller, Huron & Mathieu
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.
Tye Cattanach is reading The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Some books feel more to me like I’m watching a movie rather than reading. This sensation is extremely rare, so I am always delighted when it happens.
The Paper Palace is a complex, enthralling love story that reads more like a psychological…
What we're reading: Mitford, Down & Turk
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.
Gabrielle Williams is reading The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
I’m reading an old classic, The Pursuit of Love, the first in a trilogy of books by Nancy Mitford. It’s amazing how relevant it is. Well, apart from the furs and the landed gentry and the fox hunts and the coming…
What we're reading: Gott, McGeachin & Brown
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on, or the music we’re loving.
Tye Cattanach is reading Frankie and the Fossil by Jess McGeachin
The newest picture book offering from one of my favourite author/illustrators is everything we have come to expect from his work. Sweet, thoughtful stories featuring curious, intelligent characters. Beautifully detailed illustrations in soft, muted palettes. McGeachin has consistently delivered delightful read aloud…
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