Chris Gordon
Chris Gordon is the community engagement and programming manager. She also writes on the topics of gardening and cooking for the Readings Monthly.
Blog post — 14 Nov 2024
At Home with Chris Gordon, the best lifestyle books of the month
The November edition of Readings Monthly is available online and in our shops, but if you haven't picked up a copy yet, below you can read Chris Gordon's column from…
Review — 27 Oct 2024
A Season of Death: A Memoir by Mark Raphael Baker
There is no need for this review to talk about the contribution Mark Raphael Baker made to Melbourne with his continual quest for understanding the role of faith and Judaism…
Review — 27 Oct 2024
Australian Gospel: A Family Saga by Lech Blaine
Buckle in, because Lech Blaine’s story about his family will blow your mind. It reads like a crime novel, but it took Blaine 11 years to write this tale because…
Review — 27 Oct 2024
This Kingdom of Dust by David Dyer
To imagine the stories behind great historical moments in history is a concept that seems to be having its moment. Or, rather, isn’t that how history has always been told…
Review — 27 Oct 2024
Molly by Rosalie Ham
We already know that women change everything: from laws to attitudes and even the style of underwear. Much-loved author Rosalie Ham is back with the story of Molly Dunnage, a…
Blog post — 11 Oct 2024
What we're reading: Baker, Rushdie & Genberg
This week for our 'What we're reading' column, Readings' Community Engagement and Programming Manager Chris Gordon shares what she's been reading.
My readings habits have changed over the last few…
Blog post — 17 Oct 2024
At Home with Chris Gordon, the best lifestyle books of the month
The October edition of Readings Monthly is available online and in our shops, but if you haven't picked up a copy yet, below you can read Chris Gordon's column from…
Blog post — 1 Oct 2024
Q&A with award-winning author Melanie Cheng
Our extraordinary community engagement and programming manager Chris Gordon asks beloved local author Melanie Cheng about her beautiful, heartbreaking new novel, The Burrow.
CG: The Burrow is set during…
Review — 23 Sep 2024
All the Bees in the Hollows by Lauren Keegan
This murder mystery of a novel does not follow the usual rules of the genre. The stage is set in the 16th century and follows two women set upon proving…
Review — 23 Sep 2024
The Burrow by Melanie Cheng
This beautifully contained and elegant novel resulted in me gasping for air. Remembering the days of Melbourne’s lockdown is not easy, and this visceral tale of one family – one…
