Sign up to our emails and be the first to know about new releases, special offers and more.
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!
Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.
Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Dave Thompson
NOW I HATE CLASSIC ROCK, TOO: HOW AN INDUSTRY KILLE DOUR FAVORITE MUSIC
Order online and we’ll ship when availablePre-order now
"... teaches you what vinyl is all about, where to find a turntable and other gear, and how to identify a record's worth. Track down rare pressings, find buyers for…
Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order
Jennifer A. Thompson, Laurel Garber
A new study of Mary Cassatt that explores the centrality of work to both her inventive technical practice and her distinctive approach to modern subjects
In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WANT TO WRITE A BOOK.
MOST DON'T.
HERE'S WHY.
If you're a coach, practitioner, expert, speaker, personal brand or entrepreneur, you know the value of writing, publishing…
Available to order, ships in 7-14 daysAvailable to order
BETRAYAL Nothing has the power to cut you open like betrayal does. Humans have betrayed each other since the dawn of time, and if you're holding this book, it's likely…
Revised and revisited, the original 1982 edition, back in print for the first time in forty years. Written with the full co-operation of the original band members, Growing Up With…
Until the Crowds Return is an epic odyssey through the bleakest backwaters of English Football League history, the story of the "ex-League" 30 sides voted, or otherwise removed, from the…
GOT A MESSAGE THE WORLD NEEDS TO HEAR? IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO WRITE, PUBLISH & LAUNCH YOUR INSPIRATIONAL BEST-SELLER "Dave Thompson's Inspirational Book Writers delivered on every promise. Need…
MUSIC ON FILM: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order
ALTERNATIVE ROCK - THE BEST RECORDINGS AND MUSICIANS, THIRD EAR LISTENING COMPANION
FUNK LISTENING GUIDE
MUSIC LOVER’S GUIDE TO RECORD COLLECTING
YOUR PRETTY FACE IS GOING TO HELL -THE DANGEOUS GLITTER OF DAVID BOWIE IGGY POP AND L
For ten years, the Fruits de Mer record label has been releasing some of the most exhilarating, and eminently collectible, records of the 21st century.
Now, for the first time…
Taking as its cut-off point the\nlate 1970s, when the advent of the home VCR irrevocably changed the face\nof the adult film industry, Black and White and Blue celebrates a world…
Bayou Underground explores the music of the region from the House of the Rising Sun to gator hunting with Amos Moses (the one-armed Cajun backwoodsman created by country songwriter Jerry…
Infinite Quest is the ultimate guide to the ever-expanding universe of Doctor Who's adventures on video and audio. With complete guides to the BBC TV broadcasts and DVDs, the Big…
Examines the remarkable life of Doctor Who as it has unfolded through the pages of the media, not only on Planet Earth, but across the universe. This book traces the…
A history of Rhyl
Exploring themes of abandonment, addiction, and refusing to accept the angst that comes with a mid-life lived dominated by fear, up to this very moment, Black Ginger ponders a life…
Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order
THE TWILIGHT ZONE FAQ:ALL THAT’S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FIFTH DIMENSION AND BEYOND
Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie is the first to chronicle David Bowie’s comeback in detail. Drawing upon exclusive interviews with fans, colleagues and associates, it is also the…
HAUNTED AMERICA FAQ: ALL THATS LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOST HAUNTED HOUSES CEMETERIES
SOCCER FAQ:ALL THAT’S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE CLUBS THE PLAYERS AND THE RIVALRIES
This is the story of two of the greatest empires in the history of rock-and how the songwriting and production powerhouse that was Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and the…
BRITCOMS FAQ:ALL THATS LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR FAVORITE SOPHISTICATED OUTRAGEOUS BRITISH
ROBIN HOOD FAQ:ALL THATS LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT ENGLANDS GREATEST OUTLAW AND HIS BAND OF ME
ROBERT PLANT: THE VOICE THAT SAILED THE ZEPPELIN
To Major Tom is a novelisation of one man’s increasing obsession with pop icon David Bowie, presented as a collection of letters written to the singer over the course of…
'Dancing Man' is a novel that concerns a mother's need for retribution and how she achieves it. The story is based in the Liverpool of the 1950's and involves the…
SOUTH PARK FAQ:ALL THAT’S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN AND #%$* OF AM
DOCTOR WHO FAQ:EVERYTHING THATS LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOST FAMOUS TIME LORD IN THE UNI
Burnout. A badge of honour for some, worn with pride, as if to say look how "good" I am. The truth is that the cost of burning out while on…
The greatest gift you can give the world is to fully express yourself, in all your ways; passionate, determined, a little quirky, fun or otherwise. Because when you cast your…
Traces the life of Kurt Cobain, leader of the popular grunge group, Nirvana, and describes the events that led to his suicide at age twenty-seven.
Updated to late 2017, the story of the self-styled Worst Band in the World, told through exclusive interviews and a lifetime full of music.
The Cost of Living in Dreams…
A newly (2017) revised edition of A Seance at Syd's - An Anthology of Modern Acid-Folk-Haunt-Psych-Prog-Space-Kraut-Radiophonic-Rock Etcetera Quotes - a collection of quotes and commentary from more than eighty bands…
Previously published in 1987 as: Children of the revolution: gum into glam.
A new revised and fully updated edition, LEGACY IN WAX - LISTENING TO JOY DIVISION AND NEW ORDER, 1976-2017 is a detailed year by year, album by album guide to…
Newly revised for the band's 40th anniversary, a new 2017 edition of the ultimate story of the ultimate post-punk band.
Combining the chaos and vocal rasp of the Sex Pistols…
Those We Have Loved is an epic odyssey through the bleakest backwaters of English Football League history, the story of the 30 sides voted, or otherwise removed, from the competition…
Throughout the 1990s, Brit-in-America Dave Thompson was among that hardy handful of journalists writing and fighting to introduce the US to the glories of Britpop - Oasis, Suede, Blur, Pulp…
Originally published (as "The Dark Reign of Gothic Rock") in 2002, and newly revised, "25 Years in the Reptile House" traces the story of British Gothic Rock from the early…
The first and only authorized biography of John's Children, available again after over twenty years. Written with the full co-operation of original band members Andy Ellison, Chris Townson, John Hewlett…
"Prog stood for progressive, but progression happened before the genre was coined. Progressive meant musicians could experiment, push themselves and their musicianship into new and fascinating areas. They could stretch…
Newly revised (2017) edition of a book first published in 2004, WHEELS OUT OF GEAR is a vibrant exploration of the 2-Tone, Mod and Oi! movements of the late 1970s…
