Sharon Peterson
Sharon Peterson is a former Readings St Kilda bookseller and manager
Review — 24 Aug 2014
We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas
We Are Not Ourselves, Michael Thomas’s debut novel, caused quite a stir at the London Book Fair last year, sparking a bidding war between UK and US publishers for…
Review — 22 Mar 2015
Adeline by Norah Vincent
The wonderful thing about reading books is that they often lead to the discovery, or re-discovery, of a whole world of other books. This is certainly the case with Adeline…
Review — 23 Sep 2014
Gardening with Soul
‘You like gardening – review this,’ so said the Readings DVD buyer. Yes, I do like gardening, though I’m not a keen documentary watcher. But my protests fell on deaf…
Review — 28 Apr 2014
Downton Abbey: Season 4
Julian Fellowes has, as Hugh Bonneville puts it, ‘pulled a rabbit out of a hat’ and produced what must be my favourite season of Downton Abbey so far. While some…
Review — 25 Mar 2014
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
In 2011, Emma Donoghue is reported to have said her next novel would be based on the ‘true story of a murdered nineteenth-century cross-dressing frog catcher’. While this is exactly…
Review — 24 Nov 2013
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Having read Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees earlier in the year, I was curious when I received a copy of her new novel from the publisher. I…
Review — 23 Jun 2013
The Quarry by Iain Banks
Scottish writer Iain Banks first appeared on the literary scene in 1984 with his novel The Wasp Factory. He went on to write 26 more books, often crossing genres…