What we're reading
What we're reading: Gentill, Kennedy & Jasinska
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 Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
Sometimes you pick up a book, think it looks okay, and it turns out to be so much more than that. Trespasses by Louise Kennedy is one of those books. It arrived at the store with little fanfare, but I found myself drawn to…
What we're reading: Fallada, Turton & Lizzo
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.
Mark Rubbo is reading Lilly and Her Slave by Hans Fallada
Lilly and Her Slave is a recently discovered collection of stories by the German writer Hans Fallada.
Best known for his novel Alone in Berlin, Fallada died just after war and struggled with mental illness and drug addiction throughout his life…
What we're reading: Rennex, Shamsie & Sehee
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 Life With Birds by Bronwyn Rennex
I’ve just finished reading Life With Birds by Bronwyn Rennex, an unexpected delight that Dan from Readings Carlton recommended to me.
Surprisingly funny and gentle and quirky, Bronwyn Rennex is an artist and writer whose dad was a Vietnam veteran who died when…
What we're reading: Zambra, Heti & McCulloch
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.
Ruth McHugh-Dillon is reading Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra (translated by Megan McDowell)
Alejandro Zambra is a big name in Latin America and I’ve been meaning to read him for a while. Chilean Poet is his latest work and comes with glowing reviews from lots of other trustworthy writers - but, when I…
What we're reading: Stronach, Cleeves & Yang
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.
Ele Jenkins is reading The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
I’m reading this Māori-inspired debut New Zealand fantasy, in which a disillusioned beat cop is murdered, but brought back to life by mysterious entities to defend her home city.
A queer fungal-punk romp with all the world-building richness of China Mieville’s Bas-Lag novels, and…
What we're reading: Bunyan, Madden & Joy
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.
Mike Shuttleworth is reading Wayward: Just Another Life to Live by Vashti Bunyan
In the mid-1960s under the guidance of the Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham, Vashti Bunyan released several singles…all of which bombed. While The Beatles were filming Let It Be in 1969 Vashti Bunyan was traveling to the Isle of…
What we're reading: Farrell, Marney & Styles
Grace Gooda is reading The Singapore Grip by J.G Farrell
The humour J.G Farrell uses to ridicule colonialism and the arrogance of British Imperialism is unlike anything I’ve ever read.
I love the strong personalities which make up this book – each character is a bit of an icon in their own way. The thoughts and conversations between characters intertwine perfectly to paint an image of what 1940s Singapore was to multiple demographics, and how the motivations of different nations…
What we're reading: Christopher & Tan
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.
Tracy Hwang is reading Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
It’s been a while since I picked up a fantasy novel and I’m really enjoying dipping my toes back in with Sue Lynn Tan’s Daughter of the Moon Goddess.
I’ve only read a few chapters so far but the…
What we're reading: Beech, Draper & Welch
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.
Chris Gordon is reading Sunbathing by Isobel Beech
There is a passage half way through the novel of Sunbathing where Isobel is walking up the Rucker’s Hill in Northcote with friends. They stop to look over the roof tops, over the trees to the city. Such a wonderful iconic Melbourne scene.
Isobel Beech’s…
What the Teen Advisory Board are reading
Our Teen Advisory Board have been busy reading and letting us know what they’re loving. From fairytale adaptations and Greek mythology, to galvanising non-fiction and twisty murder mysteries, here are some recommendations from seven of our fantastic 2022 board members.
Shania is reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller:
I’m in the middle of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and it is honestly the most beautiful thing I’ve read in a while. I’m sure this has already…
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