Angela Crocombe
Angela Crocombe is the Readings Prize and Readings Foundation coordinator and a senior buyer for Readings Kids. She is also the author of two books on sustainable living, A Lighter Footprint: A Practical Guide to Minimising your Impact on the Planet and Ethical Eating: How to Make Food Choices That Won’t Cost the Earth.
Blog post — 12 Sep 2022
Recommended YA books and news for September
We have so many exciting Australian young adult new releases this month. Our Book of the Month is a feel-good queer rom-com that our reviewer absolutely adored. We’re also excited…
Blog post — 12 Sep 2022
Recommended children's books and news for September
We have some extraordinary picture books to pore over this month, including our Book of the Month by rising star, Zeno Sworder, which looks at the immigrant experience through a…
Review — 29 Aug 2022
The Upwelling by Lystra Rose
This fantasy debut by First Nations writer Lystra Rose is a fascinating deep dive into the traditional culture of the Yugambeh people, proudly showcasing their language and practices throughout the…
Blog post — 25 Aug 2022
Children's and young adult books by women in translation
To celebrate Women in Translation month in August we are showcasing five fabulous children’s and young adult books both written and translated by women.
My Happy Life written by Rose…
Blog post — 16 Aug 2022
Interview with Alice Pung about Laurinda
We are delighted that one of our favourite young adult novels, Laurinda, has recently been adapted for the stage by Melbourne Theatre Company. We interviewed the author, Alice Pung…
Blog post — 18 Aug 2022
Recommended YA books and news for August
We have a number of exciting new releases from local authors this month, including our Book of the Month — the debut novel from author Miranda Luby, which is a…
Blog post — 18 Aug 2022
Recommended children's books and news for August
We are madly in love with our August Book of the Month, which is focused on discovering the tiny indicators of nature, even in the most crowded city. It’s an…
Review — 1 Aug 2022
Naturopolis by Deborah Frenkel and Ingrid Bartkowiak
This is an utterly glorious book that celebrates the tiny creatures and critters, plants and fungi, that live with and around us in cities. In beautiful poetic language, complemented by…
Blog post — 5 Sep 2022
Books to read at bedtime
On these cold winter nights there is nothing nicer than snuggling up under the covers for a cosy, long storytime. Here we highlight some classics and contemporary titles that are…
Blog post — 31 Aug 2022
All the world's a stage — YA set in the theatre world
There is nothing I love more than a book set inside the world of the theatre. Backstage shenanigans, identity crises, overblown egos, stories within stories, and the long hours characters…