Julia Gorman
Julia Gorman is a former Readings Carlton bookseller
Review — 26 Apr 2021
How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina
Working his way from being the son of an abusive chai seller to the ‘manager’ of one of India’s most beloved television game show hosts, Ramesh Kumar has done many…
Review — 25 Jun 2019
Shepherd by Catherine Jinks
Back in England, fourteen-year-old Tom Clay was a talented poacher. In 1840, in the British colony of New South Wales, Tom finds himself convicted and sentenced to work as a…
Review — 22 Apr 2019
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Cat Chant’s sister is a witch. And a very powerful one at that – everyone in their village always says so. So why has Cat been taken to live at…
Review — 3 Jun 2019
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
In the last few minutes of her life, Leila’s mind begins to recall some of the most important moments of her existence. Each moment is accompanied by the distinct memory…
Review — 28 May 2018
My Girragundji by Meme McDonald & Boori Monty Pryor
My Girragundji tells the story of an Indigenous boy growing up between two worlds, a boy who deals with bullies at school and a bad spirit that roams his family’s…
Review — 28 Jan 2018
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
After witnessing the murder of their parents, Jude and her sisters have been raised as the only mortals in the world of Faerie by the very man who committed the…