Leanne Hall
Leanne Hall is a former children’s and YA specialist for Readings online
Blog post — 13 Nov 2019
Our 2019 Christmas Gift Guide: The hard-to-buy-for teen edition
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
Here is a list of suggestions for the tricky teens…
Blog post — 13 Nov 2019
Our 2019 Christmas Gift Guide: The hard-to-buy-for kids edition
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
Here is a list of suggestions for the tricky children…
Blog post — 14 Nov 2019
The best young adult books of 2019
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 young adult books of the year…
Blog post — 6 Nov 2019
Our 2019 Christmas Gift Guide: The kids edition
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
GIFT IDEAS FOR AGES 0-2
Board books make wonderful gifts…
Blog post — 6 Nov 2019
Our 2019 Christmas Gift Guide: The teen edition
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping.
CONTEMPORARY STORIES & ROMANCE
If your teen is allergic to…
Blog post — 29 Oct 2019
The best books, news & events for teens in November
This month we have a dark fantasy from a favourite prize-winning author, and contemporary fiction that explores a range of timely themes: online celebrity, emotional abuse in families, President Duterte’s…
Blog post — 29 Oct 2019
The best kids' books, news & events for November
This month we’ve got books that celebrate brave and ambitious kids, quirky stories full of mystery and magic, and a celebration of unusual Australian animals.
Find our November picks for…
Blog post — 14 Oct 2019
Resilience in fiction for teens
The ‘darkness’ of contemporary young adult fiction is often commented upon, without acknowledging that many teens actually do have difficult lives. It’s also worth noting that realistic optimism is a…
Blog post — 10 Oct 2019
Books to read on International Day of the Girl Child
International Day of the Girl Child aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. In honour…
Blog post — 2 Oct 2019
Recommended October YA books & events
This month we have blockbuster fantasy, a sophisticated look at modern gaming, an homage to 1950s horror movies, a gritty Australian contemporary read and satisfying horror.
Find our October picks…