Dani Solomon
Dani Solomon is the manager of Readings Kids
Blog post — 16 Dec 2013
Why I want my sister to read Terry Pratchett
Bookseller Dani Solomon tells us why she’s gifted her sister Terry Pratchett’s series about a witch named Tiffany Aching.
My sister turned 11 this year. She’s an excellent human with…
Blog post — 15 Sep 2013
A Good Reason To Send Fan Mail
Bookseller Dani Solomon shares what happened when she sent fan mail to a favourite author.
One of my favourite books I read last year was Apocalypse Cow by Michael Logan…
Review — 30 Jul 2012
Gaysia by Benjamin Law
[[benjamin-law1]]Benjamin Law is making a name for himself. I was reading Gaysia on my tram ride home, learning about Homolasians, Bi-Mese, Laosbians and Shandykes when a fellow passenger spotted the…
Review — 29 Jul 2012
Half-Sick of Shadows by David Logan
Half-Sick of Shadows is a wonderful story told through complex and compelling characters. The characters both deliver and are delivered at a slow thoughtful pace. Even something as exciting as…
Review — 3 Apr 2012
The Silver Door by Emily Rodda
It was quite thrilling knowing as I was about to open Emily Rodda’s The Silver Door that inside was a quiet, thoughtful boy named Rye reaching out to enter a…
Review — 3 Aug 2011
How I Became A Famous Novelist by Steve Hely
‘In strewn banners that lay like streamers from a long ago parade the sun’s fading seraphim rays gleamed onto the hood of the old Ford and ribboned the steel with…
Review — 30 Nov 2010
Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg
Charlie Pickering once said writing an autobiography is like ‘bringing yourself to climax into a rolled up picture of yourself’. Simon Pegg may well agree. In fact, he starts his…
Review — 31 Oct 2010
Preincarnate by Shaun Micallef
If Preincarnate had asoundtrack, Danny Elfmanwould have composed it,with lyrics provided by BarryHumphries and the film clipmade by the boys behind The League of Gentlemen. Thisbook sees Shaun Micallefswing…
Review — 3 Aug 2010
Impractical Jokes: Charlie Pickering
It was the summer of 1986 when, at what appeared to be a normal barbeque, Richard Opie pushed Ronald Pickering fully clothed into a swimming pool. What happened next would…