Lucie Dess

Lucie Dess is the marketing and events coordinator at Readings

Blog post — 3 Sep 2024

Living Sustainably through fashion

In May, Australia was revealed to have overtaken the US as the world’s biggest fashion consumers! Australians purchase an average of 56 new clothing items a year, more than…

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Review — 24 Jun 2024

Something Special (40th anniversary edition) by Emily Rodda

Sam’s mother has been busy organising second-hand clothes for a stall at the school fete. The spare room is filled to the brim with clothing. Some are carefully hung on…

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Review — 24 Jun 2024

Lover Birds by Leanne Egan

Lou Byrne has always been told she’s insufferable, a little too much. She’s worn it as a badge of honour, but then Isabel Williams moves to Liverpool from London and…

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Review — 23 Jun 2024

Tehrangeles by Porochista Khakpour

Ali Milani is an Iranian-American multimillionaire. He made his fortune by inventing a microwaveable pizza in ball form. Now Ali, his wife Homa, and their four daughters live in luxury…

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Blog post — 26 Jun 2024

Vegan & vegetarian cookbooks

Are you vegetarian or vegan? Or just want to cook some delicious plant-based dishes? Then this blog is for you! I've collated some new and exciting cookbooks to help you…

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Blog post — 12 Jun 2024

New queer young adult fiction

Although it's officially pride month, we like to celebrate queer literature all year round! So here's a round-up of our favourite new LGBTQIA+ young adult books, plus some to keep…

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Blog post — 5 Jun 2024

Cosy crafts

The leaves are almost fallen, so that means it's time to pick your next craft project for when it's too nasty outside to leave the house. But what craft are…

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Review — 19 May 2024

Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kölsch

It’s 1999. In North Dana, Massachusetts, the partially eaten body of Nesbit Nuñez’s secret boyfriend, Bastion Attia, is found. Bastion was the heart of the North Coven, a band of…

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Blog post — 31 May 2024

Beginner's guide to Lili Wilkinson

Lili Wilkinson is a national treasure in the Love Oz YA world, but when an author has so many books out, it can often feel overwhelming. Wilkinson has dipped her…

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Blog post — 22 Apr 2024

Books to read based on The Tortured Poets Department

Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department is finally here! And after listening to it on repeat, I've chosen a book that encapsulates each song (for part one!). So find your…

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