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Aurelia Orr

Aurelia Orr is a bookseller at Readings Kids.

Featured Review

The Knowing
by Madeleine Ryan

Reviewed by
Aurelia Orr, Feb 2025

Madeleine Ryan’s The Knowing is a seemingly simple story about a woman who leaves her phone charging at home and must then survive the train ride to work alone with her own thoughts. Yet, in a genius way, it is…

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Ink Ribbon Red
by Alex Pavesi

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Hotel Lucky Seven
by Kotaro Isaka, Brian Bergstrom (trans.)

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Leave the Girls Behind
by Jacqueline Bublitz

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The Trunk
by Kim Ryeo-ryeong, The Ko-lab (trans.)

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The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome, Book 1)
by Catherine Doyle

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Aurelia Orr, Sep 2024

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No One Will Know
by Rose Carlyle

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The Ledge
by Christian White

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A Song to Drown Rivers
by Ann Liang

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Recent blog posts by Aurelia Orr

Young adult
6 Dec 2024

What to read, based on your favourite character from Wicked

If you’ve just watched the new Wicked movie, you’re probably like me and itching to either rewatch it again, create a time machine to skip forward to next year for part 2, or immerse yourself in all things Wicked…
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Australian fiction
4 Oct 2024

Q&A with award-winning author Robbie Arnott

Aurelia Orr, one of our most prolific and insightful Readings staff reviewers, chats with Robbie Arnott about his tense and lyrical latest novel, Dusk, and the titular character’s surprising connection to Jaws. Join us on October 8th to…
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Kids
31 Jul 2024

Sporty books to get kids excited about the Olympics

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…
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29 Jul 2024

Explore Ancient Egypt with these captivating books

With the arrival of the Pharaoh exhibit at the NGV, with fun activities and kids-themed facts spread throughout, there’s no better time for your child to fully indulge in the magic and mystery of Ancient Egypt. This range of stories…
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Meet the bookseller
15 Jan 2023

Meet the bookseller with Aurelia Orr

In this meet the bookseller column we chat with Aurelia Orr, one of our fabulous Readings Kids booksellers! We talk about her time on our Teen Advisory Board, recent favourite reads, and what she'll be reading next. Why did you…
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International fiction
29 Aug 2022

Interview with Selby Wynn Schwartz

We were thrilled to have the opportunity to chat with of one of this year’s Booker Prize longlisted authors, Selby Wynn Schwartz. Read on for a wonderful conversation between bookseller Aurelia Orr and Schwartz about writing, mythology and her nominated…
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