Emily Gale
Emily Gale is a former Readings bookseller and prize manager. She is the author of a number of children’s and young adult books.
Blog post — 6 Aug 2015
Fictional bookshops in children's books that we'd love to visit in real life
To celebrate National Bookshop Day on Saturday 8 August, here are some fictional bookshops for children to visit in their imagination.
Flourish and Blott’s in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s…
Blog post — 3 Aug 2015
The best showcase of Australian children's book authors and illustrators
Introducing one of the most exciting Australian children’s books of the year – The Hush Treasure Book – which showcases our finest children’s book illustrators and authors.
Readings is thrilled…
Blog post — 2 Aug 2015
Australian YA: the quiet achiever
Professionally, you’d have to be a little short of Earth logic to give your heart away to young adult (YA) fiction in this country. The challenges come from all sides.
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Blog post — 16 Jul 2015
Highlights in children's and YA books for July
With everything from excellent illustrated stories for encouraging new readers, to bold debuts for teens, it’s just as well it’s much too cold to do anything but snuggle inside with…
Blog post — 13 Jul 2015
On the importance of pictures to encourage young readers
Writers write too much. This is not a revelation but it keeps occurring to me whenever I open a new book that claims to be aimed at new readers of…
Blog post — 25 Jun 2015
Which dog should you take to work?
Happy Take-Your-Dog-To-Work Day!
Although there are many dog owners among our staff, unfortunately not one of our beloved friends have the qualifications necessary for work experience at Readings. So to…
Review — 27 Jul 2015
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
Similar to Sachar’s superb novel Holes (1998), Fuzzy Mud has one foot in reality and the other in a world of greater narrative possibilities – in this case, a biochemical…
Review — 15 Jul 2015
Mr Huff by Anna Walker
Beloved Melbourne illustrator Anna Walker melted our hearts with Peggy, the tale of a resourceful hen who has an adventure in the city but is ultimately relieved to return…
Review — 22 Jul 2015
Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars by Martine Murray
It has been a few years since we last had the pleasure of a novel for 9-12 year olds by Melbourne author Martine Murray, and this story was well worth…
Review — 27 Jul 2015
Leo da Vinci vs The Ice-Cream Domination League by Michael Pryor
Writing for a younger age group for the first time, here’s much-loved Australian author Michael Pryor with a new series that centres on an inventor – 10-year-old Leo Da Vinci…
