Judi Mitchell
Judi Mitchell is the digital content coordinator and Readings Monthly editorial assistant. She plays oboe in the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra.
Blog post — 21 Nov 2024
Melbourne in fiction
As a UNESCO City of Literature, Melbourne Naarm has a proud history when it comes to literary endeavours. It houses Australia's oldest public library, State Library Victoria; The…
Blog post — 31 Oct 2024
Fiction inspired by real women's lives
One way of acknowledging women whose lives have had little or no recognition in the history books is to write about them in a fictional setting – imagining, and in…
Review — 20 May 2024
Harry By the Sea by Gene Zion & Margaret Bloy Graham (illus.)
I have several picture books from childhood I can’t bear to part with. I don’t know why, it’s just a feeling, a memory from years ago that began with words…
Blog post — 17 Sep 2018
Meet the bookseller with Judi Mitchell
Judi Mitchell has worked at Readings for close to 20 years. At the moment, she juggles four different roles: Senior Customer Service Officer, Staff Trainer, Digital Content Assistant and the…
Blog post — 16 Nov 2017
The best classical CDs of 2017
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 classical CDs of the year, voted…
Blog post — 11 Feb 2015
Classical music to set the mood on Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day has never meant much to me and as an adult I’ve always had partners who’ve agreed it’s far too commercial. We have consciously avoided ‘the day’ and instead…
Review — 27 Jan 2015
Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance by Belle & Sebastian
When asked to write this review I couldn’t help indulging in nostalgia for the time I lived in Glasgow. It was the ’90s and the popular book/music shop where I…
Review — 25 Jun 2014
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & Mahler: Symphony No. 1
In October of last year, the Australian World Orchestra, under the baton of internationally acclaimed Zubin Mehta, performed concerts in Melbourne and Sydney to enraptured audiences. The result is this…
Review — 24 Nov 2013
Dido's Lament by Joe Chindamo & Zoe Black
Musicians and composers who constantly challenge and transform themselves by journeying down new musical pathways are to be wholeheartedly admired. The process must be both exhilarating and scary but the…