Kim Gruschow
Kim Gruschow is the co-manager of Readings St Kilda
Review — 26 Apr 2017
Finding Nevo by Nevo Zisin
This is a thoughtful and timely personal memoir by a young Melbourne author and activist about their sexuality and nonbinary gender identity. Nevo was a tomboy during primary school and…
Review — 29 May 2017
One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
Kicking off with a scene reminiscent of The Breakfast Club, this book begins with five Bayview High students in detention. There’s a jock, a bad boy, a beauty and…
Review — 26 Feb 2017
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
I adored this book. It’s always so great to read about a thoughtful, curious and kind-hearted young person and Alex is an absolutely delightful character.
Inspired by his hero Carl…
Review — 26 Feb 2017
The Things We Promise by J.C. Burke
Gemma and her friends are looking forward to their school formal; as they pore over dresses in magazines Gemma is eagerly awaiting a visit from her much-loved older brother Billy…
Review — 29 Jan 2017
Good Dog Bad Dog: Double Identity by Dave Shelton
This is a funny and very clever hardboiled-style graphic novel about a pair of dog detectives trying to solve a murder-mystery at ‘Wiener Brothers’ movie studios in ‘Collie-wood’. While the…
Review — 25 Sep 2016
Artie and the Grime Wave by Richard Roxburgh
Well-loved Australian actor Richard Roxburgh’s first children’s book is a completely unhinged adventure and a celebration of friendship. Artie and his friend Bumshoe discover evidence of dodgy criminal behaviour happening…
Review — 22 Aug 2016
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man is a new and typically unhinged comic by Dav Pilkey, the author responsible for the infamous Captain Underpants series. This is not for boring people. It is for…
Review — 25 Jul 2016
Lucy by Randy Cecil
Lucy is a handsome book that occupies a space between picture book and novel with lovely, soft duotone illustrations.
Set in a quaint little town, this book chronicles the daily…
Review — 23 Oct 2016
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
Adored graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier introduces magical realism to her work in her wonderful new book, Ghosts. The story follows Cat and her family as they move to a…
Review — 26 May 2016
Inside of a Dog: Young Readers Edition by Alexandra Horowitz
The young readers’ edition of Alexandra Horowitz’s thoughtful book about dog cognition is fantastic for dog-lovers of all ages. It describes how dogs experience their world, how they see, how…
