Alison Huber
Alison Huber is the head book buyer for Readings. She has been selling books in Melbourne for twenty years. She is also a recovering academic.
Review — 25 Mar 2019
Lanny by Max Porter
Literature runs through Max Porter’s veins. He’s been editorial director at Granta and Portobello books, home to some of my favourite books of recent years, and penned the affecting and…
Blog post — 31 Jan 2020
The most anticipated books of 2020
Dear Reader
It must be said: it has been a grim start to the year. I have always imagined 2020 as the year that officially starts ‘the future’ (well, actually…
Review — 27 Jan 2020
A Couple of Things Before the End by Sean O'Beirne
All hail Sean O’Beirne, and his brilliant debut collection of short stories, A Couple of Things Before the End, a timely excoriation of the nostalgic myths of Australianness. With…
Blog post — 14 Nov 2019
The best non-fiction books of 2019
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 non-fiction books of the year, voted…
Blog post — 14 Nov 2019
The best international fiction books of 2019
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 international fiction books of the year…
Blog post — 14 Nov 2019
The best Australian fiction books of 2019
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 Australian fiction books of the year…
Blog post — 24 Oct 2019
Dear Reader, November 2019
Did I think this time last year that I’d be encouraging everyone to read a book based on the life of St Paul and a bunch of other folks from…
Blog post — 21 Oct 2019
Alice Robinson wins the 2019 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
We are delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction is Alice Robinson, for her novel, The Glad Shout.
On hearing the…
Blog post — 25 Sep 2019
Dear Reader, October 2019
I think we’ll remember 2019 as a stellar year for Australian fiction. Our book of the month is There Was Still Love, the much-anticipated third novel from Favel Parrett…
Review — 23 Sep 2019
Guest House for Young Widows by Azadeh Moaveni
What might make a woman – perhaps an educated woman from a stable family situation – travel to Syria to join the Islamic State? This is the foundational question of…
