Bronte Coates
Bronte Coates is the former digital content manager and Readings prize manager.
Review — 30 Apr 2018
You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
Miscommunications and misunderstandings abound in this debut collection of stories from Curtis Sittenfeld (Prep, American Wife). Characters are thrown into tailspins by the return of undesirables from…
Review — 25 Feb 2018
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
If you’re on the hunt for a crime story that’s going to consume every other thought in your head, wring you out like a wet towel, and then deposit you…
Blog post — 15 Nov 2018
The best young adult books of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 young adult books of the year…
Blog post — 15 Oct 2018
Children's books that teach resilience
Resilience has become a bit of a buzzword in 2018. With so many big, challenging events happening on a local and global stage, it’s becoming increasingly important to learn how…
Review — 22 Oct 2018
Close to Home by Alice Pung
Alice Pung arrived on the Australian literary scene with the 2006 publication of her memoir, Unpolished Gem. She has since gone on to write a second memoir, a series…
Review — 23 Sep 2018
The World Was Whole by Fiona Wright
This is the second non-fiction book from acclaimed Australian writer Fiona Wright. In 13 essays, she delves into the spaces we inhabit – our bodies and our homes – and…
Blog post — 25 Sep 2018
12 terrific picture books from July to September
Picture book lover Bronte Coates shares 12 of her the best new picture books from the past three months. You can find more of her favourites from 2018 here and…
Blog post — 18 Sep 2018
Every Liane Moriarty novel, ranked by its secrets
A few years back, we published a beginner’s guide to Liane Moriarty’s work from one of our booksellers. Since then, Moriarty has grown into a household name with the release…
Review — 23 Sep 2018
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
Felicity Montague is determined to study medicine. Unfortunately, eighteenth-century society has other ideas about what a woman is supposed to do with her life (i.e. marry the kind baker and…
Review — 23 Sep 2018
All the Ways to be Smart by Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys
A radiant celebration of the many different talents children can have, All the Ways to be Smart is certain to be one of the picture books of the year. The…
