Stella Charls
Stella Charls is a former bookseller at Readings Carlton
Review — 22 Aug 2016
The Love of a Bad Man by Laura Elizabeth Woollett
The women in Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s assured short-fiction collection The Love of a Bad Man are the kind that get under your skin and stay there. This collection offers readers…
Blog post — 7 Jul 2016
A quick guide to MIFF 2016
Here’s a quick ‘at-a-glance’ guide to this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). You can see the full program here.
We’ve shared our top picks for book lovers…
Review — 26 Jun 2016
Brooklyn
Sensitively adapted by Nick Hornby from Colm Tóibín’s beloved novel, Brooklyn is the story of Eilis (the mesmerising Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant who moves from small town Enniscorthy…
Review — 26 Jun 2016
Sex Object by Jessica Valenti
There is no shortage of strong opinions about Jessica Valenti. A feminist writer, long-time blogger and founder of the site Feministing, Valenti made her career online. The response to her…
Review — 26 May 2016
The Healing Party by Micheline Lee
The dysfunctional family is the foundation of so many great works of fiction – there is so much natural drama to draw upon in complicated relationships between parents and children…
Blog post — 23 Feb 2016
10 must-read authors from Adelaide Writers' Week
Our marketing and events coordinator Stella Charls shares her top picks of who to see – and, if you can’t attend, who to read – from Adelaide Writers’ Week this…
Review — 29 Mar 2016
Between a Wolf and a Dog by Georgia Blain
The intriguing title of Georgia Blain’s new novel, Between a Wolf and a Dog, comes from a French expression, L’heure entre chien et loup: the hour between dog…
Review — 24 Jan 2016
All That is Lost Between Us by Sara Foster
All That is Lost Between Us is at once a psychological thriller and a portrait of a family at breaking point. At 17 years old, it’s natural that Georgia keeps…
Review — 29 Feb 2016
Our Magic Hour by Jennifer Down
Jennifer Down’s Our Magic Hour is a brilliant Australian debut. Intimate, raw and occasionally heartbreaking, this is a book that demands to be devoured quickly, but stayed with me long…
Blog post — 13 Dec 2015
The most interesting young women I met this year (in books)
This year, for the first time, I kept a record of everything I read. This was largely due to a persuasive argument made by my colleague Nina earlier this year…