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.
Review — 9 Sep 2013
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
A confession first: shamefully I’ve not read any of Jhumpa Lahiri’s work before, but after reading The Lowland, I’ll be seeking out her Pulitzer Prize winning short-story collection, Interpreter…
Review — 25 Mar 2014
Difficult Pleasures by Anjum Hasan
Anjum Hasan’s Difficult Pleasures has been picked up by the excellent Brass Monkeys Books, an Australian-owned publishing house that has built a terrific reputation for bringing Indian-focused titles to Australia’s…
Blog post — 2 Apr 2014
Event Highlights in April
Events Manager Chris Gordon shares some highlights from our April program of events.
Matthew Condon on crime and corruption in Queensland’s history
In Jacks and Jokers, a sequel to…
Blog post — 30 Mar 2014
Q&A with Betty Churcher
Our Events Manager Chris Gordon interviews Betty Churcher about Australian Notebooks.
Congratulations on your second book.
I’m so glad you enjoyed my meander through the Australian Galleries.
Your tour…
Blog post — 3 Mar 2014
Event highlights in March
Events Manager Chris Gordon shares some highlights from our March program of events, one for each week of the month.
Rafael Epstein in conversation with Jon Faine
Melbourne’s own voices…
Review — 25 Mar 2014
Kat Jumps the Shark by Melinda Houston
I suspect if you lived in Melbourne’s inner-north, one of the chief delights of Melinda Houston’s wry novel would be recognising each place she is writing about. There is a…
Blog post — 18 Feb 2014
Come along to the Children’s Book Festival
The Children’s Book Festival returns to the State Library of Victoria on Sunday 23 March, a festival where authors are celebrities - and rightly so.
It’s a big day, no…
Review — 12 Dec 2013
Eating Heaven: Spirituality at the Table by Simon Carey Holt
As we move towards our Christmas Day preparations for the ‘Meal to End All Meals’, with expectations heightened by all around you, let’s remember why we do this every single…
Review — 18 Feb 2014
I’d Eat That!: Simple Ways to be a Better Cook by Callum Hann
Callum Hann is that 20-year old sweetheart who came second in the second series of Masterchef and I’d Eat That! is his second cookbook, which he was motivated to write…
Blog post — 25 Nov 2013
How to host Christmas at home
This Christmas will be the very first time our events manager Chris Gordon hosts the day from her own home in Australia. Here, she shares what she’s planning to dish…