Kate McIntosh

Kate McIntosh is the manager of Readings Emporium

Review — 23 Apr 2023

The Other Side of Her by BM Carroll

Ryan and Mia are an ordinary, everyday, couple living in regional NSW with their son, Elliot. Mia is going back to work after years out of the workforce. Caring for…

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Review — 20 Apr 2023

The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

In 2010, Justin Cronin’s third novel, The Passage, was released into the world. The Stephen King-like apocalyptic sensation became an instant bestseller, describing a catastrophic military-engineered virus created from…

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Review — 20 Apr 2023

The Albatross by Nina Wan

Whistles, a rather pathetic nine-hole golf course somewhere in suburban Melbourne, is dying. It is about to be swallowed up by a developer and for Primrose Li, her newly discovered…

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Review — 20 Apr 2023

Neil, The Neil the Amazing Sea Cucumber by Amelia McInerney

Have you ever thought to yourself, there are too many books about sharks? Why aren’t there more books about sea cucumbers? If you have, then this is the book for…

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Review — 27 Mar 2023

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams

This story begins in July 1914, several years after Esme hid her first word in The Dictionary of Lost Words. Another young woman is hard at work, this time…

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Review — 2 Feb 2023

The Lorikeet Tree by Paul Jennings

Alex is a young 15-year-old. He loves building things, and wants a kitten more than

anything. His twin sister, Emily, often feels twice her age, especially now that their father…

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Review — 31 Oct 2022

Willowman by Inga Simpson

Every now and then you watch or read something that takes you completely by surprise. Maybe it was Friday Night Lights, and suddenly you found yourself caring about American football…

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Review — 25 Oct 2022

Snap! by Anna Walker

One cheeky little yellow-green frog. One big wide world. One cheeky little yellow-green frog learning all about the big wide world. Sometimes the pond and surrounds are fun – ‘splish…

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Review — 29 Jun 2022

Perfectly Pegasus by Jessie Sima

In the pages of Jessie Sima’s adorable new picture book, you will find the brightest rainbows, the best constellations and the sweetest little winged horse ever imagined. Her name is…

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Review — 19 Sep 2022

Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood

When first-year university student Brooke moves into a share house with two people she believes to be strangers, she is a bit nervous, rather anxious, somewhat terrified, but also super…

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