The 2024 Paris Olympics are here! Whether you’re setting alarms to and getting up early to watch, or simply waiting for the highlights to appear on social media, there’s no better time to dive into these exciting, sporty books, perfect for both children and young adults. Biographies, graphic novels, picture books and more, there’s something here for lovers of all sports.

A highlight of our favourites

Kid Olympians by Robin Stevenson, illustrated by Allison Steinfeld

Triumphant, relatable, and totally true…

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School holidays may be over but that doesn't mean the fun ends. We have an incredible lineup of events for kids and young adults coming up, from book launches to signings and storytimes!

Check out just some of our fantastic upcoming events below, and make sure to add them to your calendar.

Book Launch:
The Skin I'm In by Steph Tisdell

Tuesday 30 July at 6:00pm
Emporium Melbourne, Woiwurrung Country,
Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

The Skin I'm…

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Ranger’s Apprentice is one of my all-time favourite book series. When I was 9, I made myself a mottled green cloak, I fashioned a longbow out of bamboo and liked to think I was a Ranger myself. When I don’t know what to read or listen to, I still inevitably fall back to Ranger’s. I love the excitement when author, John Flanagan, releases a new book and couldn’t wait to get my hands on his latest: Ambush at Sorato.

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At the top of our bestsellers this month is Taylor Swift in her Little People, Big Dreams era. Coming in at second place is a crime solving cat on a mission.

Others making the list is the next instalment in the Bad Guys series, a First Nations young adult fantasy, a much-loved classic about a black and white dog and a tour of the worlds oceans and seas.

1. Taylor Swift (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel…

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It's NAIDOC week! Although we love to celebrate First Nations authors all year round, now is a great time to highlight just some of the amazing contributions they have given to the young adult book world – including new books that we're excited to see come out later this year. There's fantasy, spec-fic, contemporary and more!

The Upwelling by Lystra Rose

Three misfits. Two warring spirits. One chance to save the world. Kirra is the great-granddaughter of a certified crazy…

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The Readings Teen Advisory Board was fortunate enough to receive copies of Ambelin Kwaymullina's latest novel and our June YA Book of the Month, Liar's Test. They were invited to interview the author about her book and her writing process, which provided some fascinating insights. Here is their interview:

From Alicia

What motivates or inspires you to write and be an author?  

To be an Aboriginal person is to be surrounded by stories – of our Ancestors, our Countries…

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It’s been a long semester for all. Jam packed with school, exams and extracurricular activities, the school holidays couldn’t come any faster! With the June/July school holidays just around the corner, we finally have time to snuggle up with a good book and relax. Here’s the perfect guide of what to read during the holidays, no matter your genre of choice. Happy reading!

Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Dystopian

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

“Hope called themselves the Renegades.”

Renegades by Marissa Meyer is one of…

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Do you associate fantasy with epic wizard battles, dragons breathing walls of fire, and hazardous quests through dangerous lands? Then you need to discover cosy fantasy – where the stakes are low, the worlds are whimsical and the stories are sweet.

Cosy fantasy is an increasingly popular genre, with more and more new books focusing on feel-good stories rather than grand (and sometimes torturous) epics. This collection of cosy favourites includes stories of self-discovery, romance, fresh starts and found family…

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Australian fiction | Imperial Harvest by Bruce Pascoe

Yen Se has lost everything to the Khan's brutality.

Left with one eye and one leg, he is forced out of his home village to work in the city as a horse handler. Witness to the Khan's violent crusade, their raids sweeping across Eurasia, he travels with the theatre of war, but exists outside of it; stunned every morning to find himself alive.

Yen Se moves randomly across Europe with a loose…

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Although it's officially pride month, we like to celebrate queer literature all year round! So here's a round-up of our favourite new LGBTQIA+ young adult books, plus some to keep an eye out for later in the year! There's stories about pirates, Korean folklore, fairytale retellings, contemporary romances and plenty of romantasy.

Readers be warned, you're going to want to read them all!

A collection of pirate stories, need I say more?

Avast! edited by Alison Evans and Michael Earp

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