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

Katey Bellew is reading Dear Son by Thomas Mayo

This incredibly moving collection features twelve letters by Indigenous men addressed to their sons and fathers. What results is a desperately brave and tender demonstration of decolonising masculinity. The Northern Territory Intervention, and the racist dialogue surrounding it, is raised by several of the men as having a particularly harmful impact on their relationships and sense of…

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We love realistic middle fiction for its ability to hook kids in a single, relatable thought. Reflective of their own experiences, offering a new lens on familiar situations, or exposing them to experiences completely different from their own, these stories have the power to build empathy and understanding in engaging ways. Below are some excellent realistic middle fiction stories that we recommend exploring.

Moonwalking by Zetta Elliott & Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Punk rock-loving JJ Pankowski can’t seem to fit in at…

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1. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia & Elisa Chavarri (illus.)

2. Winter Turning (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, Book Seven) by Tui T. Sutherland

3. Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

4. Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers by Dav Pilkey

5. Bluey: Cricket

6. Artichoke to Zucchini by Alice Oehr

7. Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman

8. Waverider (Amulet, Book 9) by Kazu Kibuishi

9. No Words by Maryam Master

10. If You Could See…

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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi & Geoffrey Trousselot (trans.)

Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

Quarterly Essay 92: The Great Divide: Australia’s Housing Mess and How to Fix It by Alan Kohler

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi…

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It's the most romantic day of the year! And whether you celebrate Valentine's Day or not, this list of contemporary romance authors will have you feeling all the love!

Emily Henry

Emily Henry is easily recognisable by her brightly coloured covers containing swoon-worthy rom coms. Jodi Picoult calls her 'my newest automatic-buy author.'

In Happy Place Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds perfect! Or at least they were... Every year for the past decade…

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Explore our books of the month for February; each of the below titles has been read and recommended by our booksellers before being selected as our book of the month for its category.

FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH

We All Lived in Bondi Then by Georgia Blain

Reviewed by Aurelia Orr, Readings Kids

Shortly after…

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We're thrilled to be partnering with Faber Writing Academy to offer one lucky Readings Kids shopper the exclusive chance to win a place in their semester-long after-hours course, Writing For Kids: Picture Books and Children’s Fiction.

Taking place online from 20 February – 4 June 2024 (Tuesdays 6.30pm – 8.30pm), this is the perfect three-month course (usually $2,500) for people who wish to write picture books and children’s fiction.

The course will cover the elements required to create a stand-out…

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Each week our wonderful staff share the books and music they've been enjoying

Jason Austin is reading The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The last couple of weeks I have been loving Tananarive Due's amazing ghost story, The Reformatory, which is loosely based on experiences endured by the author's great uncle who died at the Dozier School for Boys in Florida in the 1930s.  

With their mother deceased and their father having to flee town after being accused of raping…

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There's so many wonderful illustrated novels for children right now. With longstanding bestsellers like The Bad Guys, Real Pigeons and Dog Man having become household names over the last ten years, it's no wonder there's now a cornucopia of choice for young readers when it comes to illustrated works. Below, we're recommending graphic novels that we love to share with emerging readers. These volumes are packed with silliness, sensitivity and adventure.

A Friend for Dragon by Dav Pilkey

Lonely…

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Ali Hazelwood is one of the most well-known authors in romance right now! But if you're new to her work, it's hard to know where to start. So to celebrate the launch of her latest book, Bride, I thought I'd create a guide to help you decide which Hazelwood to pick up first.

For the paranormal addicts...

Bride

Hazelwood's latest book is quite different from her other titles. Bride is her first book that isn't contemporary, but don't worry, there's…

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