What we're reading
What we're reading: North, Cusk & Rippin
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.
Fiona Hardy is reading Outlawed by Anna North
After loving North’s The Life and Death of Sophie Stark when it came out a few years ago, I was thrilled to pick up a copy of her new book. Set in a slightly different version of classic Movie-Western 1894 America, a woman’s fertility is…
What we're reading: O'Leary, Nguyen & Donnelly
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.
Lucie Dess is reading The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary
This book was my most anticipated read for 2021 and it did not disappoint! Addie and her sister are on their way to a friend’s wedding when a car crashes into the back of them. In that car is Addie’s ex boyfriend Dylan…
May recommendations from our Teen Advisory Board
Our Teen Advisory Board have been busy reading and letting us know what they’re loving; below, you can read recommendations from three of our fantastic 2021 board members. You can also browse the favourite books by favourite authors collection – compiled by the entire board – here.
Aurelia Orr is reading The End of the World is Bigger Than Love by Davina Bell & Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker
I can barely put to words how I feel after…
What we're reading: Johnstone, Bergmoser and McDonald
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.
Lian Hingee is reading Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone
Parenting a small has played havoc on my reading time, so when my partner and I took our nearly-two-year-old up to visit his grandparents for the first time since before Covid, I took the opportunity to catch up on my TBR pile while they kept…
What we're reading: Lockwood, Barry & Bell
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 No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
No one Is Talking About This is a difficult book to talk about. Lockwood does such an incredible job of articulating her astute observations of the demise of human compassion, the disassociation from reality that can occur on social media…
What we're reading: Ward, Pollard, & Noni
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 Cattanch is reading The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward.
It seems everyone is talking about The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. And rightly so. A taunt, sinister, psychological thriller that had me holding my breath and second guessing myself the entire way through, this book is…
What we're reading: Bennett, Gong & Bardugo
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.
Lian Hingee is reading The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Vanishing Half is one of those extraordinary novels that stays with you long after you turn the final page. This cross-generational story about two sisters whose lives are intrinsically tied up with America’s obsession with race is a powerful piece of historical…
What we're reading: Barker, Brokken & Ginzburg
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.
Teen Advisory Board Member Aurelia Orr is reading Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker
I finished Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker last night and it was SO GOOD. I loved every minute of it and devoured it in two days (stayed up to 3am first night, 1.30am the next). Easily a 5 star read…
What we're reading: Murphy, Rovellis, & Lord
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.
Clare Millar is reading The Shape of Sound by Fiona Murphy
I was so excited about the release of this book. I honestly raced through this one over the Easter break. It’s such a perfectly structured memoir that I felt completed immersed.
Fiona tells the story of how she hid her deafness for…
What we're reading: Ryan & Fuller
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.
Eleanor Jenkins is reading A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan
I’m reading A Room Called Earth and I’m finding it a joyous stream-of-consciousness ride. I was talking with a friend recently about how Convenience Store Woman left me saddened by its rather bleak outlook on the society’s treatment of neurodiverse people -…
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