Joe Rubbo
Joe Rubbo is the managing director of Readings
Review — 23 Sep 2024
Intermezzo (special edition hardback) by Sally Rooney
There are more variations in a game of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe. In her latest novel, Intermezzo, Sally Rooney has written a highly original…
Review — 22 Sep 2024
Juice by Tim Winton
Somewhere in Western Australia, a man and a young child in his care arrive at an old mine site. They have been travelling through a landscape devastated by climate change…
Blog post — 2 Sep 2024
Foreword, with Joe Rubbo
The start of a new month means that there's a new issue of Readings Monthly available online and in our shops. Below you can read the foreword from the latest…
Blog post — 5 Aug 2024
Foreword with Joe Rubbo
The start of a new month means that there's a new issue of Readings Monthly available online and in our shops. Below you can read the foreword from the latest…
Blog post — 2 Jul 2024
Foreword with Joe Rubbo
The start of a new month means that there's a new issue of Readings Monthly available online and in our shops. Below you can read the foreword from the latest…
Blog post — 3 Jun 2024
Foreword with Joe Rubbo
Many talented and dedicated people have worked at Readings over our 55-year history. In July, our Hawthorn shop manager of the last 27 years, Desiree Boardman will retire. During her…
Blog post — 2 May 2024
A Q&A with Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín is a bestselling Irish writer, known for his works of fiction. He is the winner of a swathe of literary awards and has long been a favourite with…
Blog post — 16 May 2024
Foreword with Joe Rubbo
In this month’s issue of the Readings Monthly I was lucky enough to interview Colm Tóibín about his latest novel, Long Island. Colm Tóibín is a novelist I admire…
Review — 21 Apr 2024
Long Island by Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín’s new novel, Long Island, reunites readers with Eilis Lacey, the heroine from his wildly successful novel Brooklyn, published in 2009. It is a favourite of mine…
Blog post — 14 Apr 2024
Foreword, with Joe Rubbo
January and February always feel a bit slow in the world of bookselling, customer numbers dwindle and the number of books being published slows. It’s a good time to tidy…