Blog — Readings Books

We are delighted to have award-winning author Alex Miller and his wife Stephanie joining us on the very day his latest work is released. The Simplest Words is a selection of short pieces – both fiction and non-fiction – from one of Australia’s greatest literary treasures. While you enjoy a two-course meal and matching wine, Miller will discuss his work…

Australia’s Second Chance: What our history tells us about our future

George Megalogenis

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8 Oct 2015

What we're reading: Fiona Wright, Miles Allinson and Charlotte Wood

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.

Jason Austin is reading The Three by Sarah Lotz

The supernatural thriller is a genre that I could never live without. Whenever I am feeling disenchanted by whatever I am reading, I often regress to my teenage self and bury my head in a Stephen King novel.

I was travelling to Bendigo last…

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Small Acts of Disappearance

Fiona Wright

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6 Oct 2015

Which recipe is the best from The Great Australian Cookbook?

Yesterday we roadtested some recipes from an excellent new cookbook: The Great Australian Cookbook. Four of our staff selected recipes and two of our staff acted as judges in a bid to find the best one. Here are the results.

Stella Charls made Pierre Khodja’s Couscous with Peas & Mint (pg. 210)

I’m pretty besotted with this cookbook. I think the range of contributors is incredibly impressive, and their recipes feel so personal. I especially love the handwritten comments…

The Great Australian Cookbook

Various

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5 Oct 2015

The best new books for teens in October

by Holly Harper

Stolen emeralds, superheroes and climate change – October is a huge month for young adult fiction, and we’re positive you’ll find your next big read in amongst this haul.

New Australian YA reads

Fans of Vikki Wakefield can now rejoice, because Inbetween Days has finally hit our shelves. Jacklin is trying hard to find her place in the dying town of Mobius, but nothing seems easy. She’s dropped out of school, lost her job and the boy she loves doesn’t…

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Inbetween Days

Vikki Wakefield

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5 Oct 2015

The best new books for kids in October

by Holly Harper

This month’s new releases are packed full of some of the biggest authors kidlit has to offer – Shaun Tan, Rick Riordan, Mem Fox to name a few – as well as some great events. Here are the highlights.

A new picture book from Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

Mem Fox and Judy Horacek are a children’s picture book dream team: Where Is the Green Sheep is probably the most memorised book by all visitors under the age of five…

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The Marvels

Brian Selznick,Brian Selznick

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4 Oct 2015

Texts Classics 3-for-2 Sale

This month we’re offering a special deal on Text Classics: buy two books and you’ll receive a third for free.

The Text Classics series is designed to unearth some of the lost marvels of Australian literature. Including works by Elizabeth Harrower, Madeleine St John, Helen Garner, Gerald Murnane and J.M. Coetzee, these classics are only $12.95 each.

Readings’ Managing Director Mark Rubbo recently chatted with Text publisher Michael Heyward about the series, and how Text Publishing became “literary sleuths and…