Stella Charls
Stella Charls is a former bookseller at Readings Carlton
Blog post — 19 Nov 2015
The best DVDs of 2015
Here are our top ten DVDs of the year, voted for by Readings staff. Displayed in no particular order.
Small Is Beautiful is a special documentary. Filmed…
Review — 26 Oct 2015
The Devil Is A Black Dog by Sándor Jászberényi
Hungarian war correspondent Sándor Jászberényi’s The Devil is a Black Dog is a fascinating collection that sits somewhere on the plane separating fiction and nonfiction. These nineteen interconnected short stories…
Review — 26 Oct 2015
Home is Burning by Dan Marshall
Dan Marshall doesn’t care whether or not you like him. From the half-censored profanity on the middle of his memoir’s front cover, this self-proclaimed ‘spoiled white asshole’ is clear about…
Review — 26 Aug 2015
The Anti-Cool Girl by Rosie Waterland
Rosie Waterland is frank, fearless and very, very funny. Reading her memoir, The Anti-Cool Girl, feels in many ways like sitting down to chat with a complete over-sharer (a…
Blog post — 30 Jun 2015
Introducing our event program for July
Marketing and Events Coordinator Stella Charls shares her top five picks from our July event calendar!
Stephanie Bishop in conversation with Emily Harms
July is a fabulous month for those…
Review — 23 Jun 2015
That Sugar Film
Australian actor Damon Gameau’s documentary opens with the sweetest montage I’ve ever seen. Colourful lollies, bright bottles of soft-drink, the rainbow displays that line our supermarket shelves. This movie is…
Blog post — 4 May 2015
Introducing our event program for May
We have a very special event planned for this month. On Monday 11 May we’re delighted to have Readings’ managing director Mark Rubbo in conversation with author Helen Garner at…
Review — 25 May 2015
Almost Sincerely by Zoë Norton Lodge
Zoë Norton Lodge is one hysterically funny lady. A born performer and story-teller, she’s skilled in combining traditional forms of comedy like stand-up with a narrative form. She started a…
Review — 27 Apr 2015
Small is Beautiful
It feels like we’re experiencing a golden age of indie documentary filmmaking. Thanks to crowdfunding and streaming services, we’re spoilt for choice as viewers, yet while this staggering array of…
Blog post — 31 Mar 2015
Introducing our event program for April
In the lead up to Mother’s Day in early May, we’re getting together to talk about all things motherhood and celebrate two new anthologies featuring women writing about their experiences…