Kim Gruschow
Kim Gruschow is the co-manager of Readings St Kilda
Review — 22 Apr 2024
The Endfixer by Noemi Vola & Rosa Churcher Clarke (trans.)
‘When I was little, I wanted to be an endfixer, which is someone who fixes the ends of stories … Because, if you think about it, stories often end right…
Review — 26 Mar 2024
Nine Girls by Stacy Gregg
In 1978, Titch’s dad goes bankrupt and her family moves from the flash city suburb Remuera to Ngāruawāhia, the small town where her mum comes from. In Ngāruawāhia, Titch and…
Review — 26 Feb 2024
Saturday is Pancake Day by Bernadette Green & Daniel Gray-Barnett
When Dada Henry doesn’t get out of bed for Saturday morning pancakes with their family, Papa Milo is worried. Perhaps Henry doesn’t want pancakes today? Milo and the kids –…
Review — 23 Oct 2023
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson & Elizabeth Portch (trans.)
While I’d hate to imply that I was deprived, I do feel some sadness that I only learned about the Moomins after my childhood had ended, when I began working…
Review — 23 Oct 2023
Death Valley by Melissa Broder
A woman drives out to a Best Western motel in the desert alone. A Best Western connoisseur, she is looking to find comfort and to remedy the overwhelming emptiness she…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
The Magic Gems (Lily Halfmoon, Book 1) by Xavier Bonet
It’s Lily’s birthday and that means it’s also time for her to start at a new school – for witches!! This lovely graphic novel is a classic story about a…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
Penance by Eliza Clark
‘Did you know her? Did you see it on the internet?’… ’Did you listen to a podcast? Did the hosts make jokes? Do you have a dark sense of humour?…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
Hello Twigs, Surprise! by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood (illus.)
The Real Pigeons series has been a great success and the duo behind it are now branching out, pun intended, by turning their attention to new readers with a series…
Review — 30 Jul 2023
Ghost Book by Remy Lai
The newest graphic novel by Remy Lai is about a girl named July, who can see ghosts. July keeps this to herself until hungry ghost month, when she begrudgingly befriends…
Review — 3 Jul 2023
Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures by Jason Pamment
Treasure and the Lake was a big hit at Readings and it was shortlisted for our 2022 Readings Children’s Prize, so we were all super excited to see a new…
