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 — 28 Nov 2013
The Best Food & Garden Books of 2013
Here are our top ten food and garden books of 2013, as selected by our resident foodie and gardener Chris Gordon. (Displayed in no particular order.)
Cooked by Michael Pollan
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Blog post — 19 Nov 2013
Stefano Manfredi on Italian Food
Chris Gordon chats with Stefano Manfredi about his new cookbook
Stefano, I reckon this book is one of the most comprehensive collections of Italian dishes, suited for Australian produce that…
Blog post — 7 Nov 2013
Jamie Durie on Edible Garden Design
Chris Gordon chats with Jamie Durie about
I love the layout of this book, especially where you show what you grow. Lovely design. Yours?
I’m so happy that you like…
Blog post — 23 Oct 2013
A night with Archie Roach
On Friday eve I attended Into the Bloodstream, an evening with Archie Roach hosted by Melbourne Festival. Surrounded by his friends on stage and listening to Archie let…
Blog post — 14 Oct 2013
A Balinese Book Exchange
Recently I travelled through the fine island of Bali, staying in a variety of hotels all surrounded by lush gardens and smiling people. At every new place, I’d wander into…
Blog post — 1 Sep 2013
Event Highlights in September
Events Coordinator
This is Philipp’s only event in Melbourne.
He’s being lauded as the next John Steinbeck and his latest novel, The Son, is an epic read…
Blog post — 11 Aug 2013
National Bookshop Day 2013 recap
National Bookshop Day was Saturday 10 August and we held celebrations at our Carlton, Hawthorn, St Kilda and Malvern shops.
Singing together, on mass, seems to bring out the very…
Review — 27 Aug 2013
Letter to George Clooney by Debra Adelaide
Debra Adelaide’s new collection of short stories, Letter to George Clooney, is wonderfully dark and humorous, making wicked fun at the familiar typecasts of poets, internet dating, government warnings…
Review — 23 Jun 2013
The List of My Desires by Gregoire Delacourt
This sweet and sad novel has been one of the top ten bestselling books in France since its publication in February 2012, and really, this makes perfect sense, for here…
Blog post — 23 May 2013
A night with Kate Mosse
On Wednesday evening, Kate Mosse came to our Hawthorn shop to talk about her latest release, Citadel, a wonderful, spine-tingling story of a time when teenagers took the law…