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Our booksellers have been loving these new books from emerging authors! Read them now to discover what has us excited.
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IN CONVERSATION Join us to hear Damon Young discuss Immortal Gestures Tuesday 10 June, 6.00pm • Readings Carlton Join award-winning philosopher Damon Young as he sheds light on thirteen curious gestures. Our gestures do not simply point to our thoughts, they are our thoughts made flesh. They can be instinctive, intuitive, or calculated - or all three. They exist in the briefest moment and through history, in a gently turned wrist and across whole nations. Immortal Gestures draws equally from classical poetry and science-fiction, heavy metal and ballet, Young illuminates our varied humanity from prehistory to today.
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Melbourne friends!
It’s a week until I’m launching IMMORTAL GESTURES at @readingsbooks.bsky.social.
I’ll be chatting to ABC RN’s Paul Barclay. Tuesday 10th June, 6pm.
Do come along & say hello. (Or nod. Or wave. Or give me the finger.)
It’s free, but book here: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
"Nelson’s stories are extraordinary...This is the best story collection I’ve read in 2025."
Excitement building around Lucy Nelson's marvellous debut as we head towards publication day...so happy to see this ripper @readingsbooks.bsky.social review of Wait Here! www.readings.com.au/product/9781...
Need some reading recommendations for this excellent tea-drinking weather? We've got you covered:
www.readings.com.au/news/books-t...
A screenshot of a Guardian article with the text reading: Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages with an image of a hand holding a mobile phone with the Audible app open on the screen
This seems like as good a time as any to remind you that Audible is owned by Amazon, but @libro.fm is an employee-owned Social Purpose Corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with independent bookshops. Like, for instance, us: www.libro.fm/readings
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White text on a black background reads books for people who find Mother’s Day challenging. It’s is accompanied by a continuous line drawing of a woman reading a book with her chin in her hand
Mother's Day can be an emotionally fraught time for a lot of people. If you dread this time of year, here’s a range of books that deal with the more complex parts of motherhood:
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Text reads We are looking for applicants for the Readings Teen Advisory Board
Our Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a volunteer group of teens aged 14–18 that meets once a month via Zoom to learn about the book industry, chat about books, talk with authors & write blog posts.
Applications are now open for 2025-26.
Find more details here:
www.readings.com.au/the-readings...
'Sittenfeld is back with her signature wit, impeccable prose and acute insight ... The stories are sharp, sincere and linger.' – Rosalind McClintock, Readings marketing manager
Read our full review of Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld, here: www.readings.com.au/reviews/show...
A photo of Fiona Hardy with white text overlaid over a black background. The text reads Q&A with Fiona Hardy, author of Unbuy the Dead
Enjoy a conversation with Fiona Hardy, author of our Crime Book of the Month, about her book, the writing process, and what's next in store
www.readings.com.au/news/qa-with...
The secret’s out: Readings Chadstone is coming!
And we’re currently taking applications for a crack team of booksellers to join us!
Find more details here www.readings.com.au/employment-o...
The longlist for the 2025 Women's Prize for non-fiction includes a true crime account of a shocking London murder trial, a timely exploration of big business's troubling influence on global politics, fascinating histories and more:
www.readings.com.au/news/the-202...
A screenshot of the moment in The Princess Diaries where two photos of "before" Mia are pulled apart to reveal "after" Mia, except the two photos are the old Readings Website, and Mia has a starburst over her face saying "new website!"
We have some news...
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Banner image saying "perplexing puzzles to put you to the test" next to a cartoon image of a crossword book, pen, and glasses
Whether you like solving murders, decoding riddles or relaxing with a jigsaw, here are some great books and puzzles to enjoy!
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Vote for your favourite reads from our Best Books of 2024 for a chance to win a $100 Readings gift card!
To enter, simply nominate your favourite books in any – or all! – of our bookseller-chosen top ten lists, here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/3YVQ2L6
At the great @readingsbooks.bsky.social in Melbourne, always a happy stop on any trip to Australia.
Walking the aisles, trying to decide what is the collective noun for book store patrons.
Ideas:
A browse.
A clutch.
A hunger.
A turn.
A lift.
A flight.
Melbourne, please join me at @readingsbooks.bsky.social Carlton for the launch of THE THRILL OF IT on March 13th.
Tickets are free but you have to book: www.readings.com.au/events/book-...
Melbourne in nonfiction written about a graphic image of the Melbourne City Skyline
Whether you're wanting to learn more about Melbourne's hidden secrets, history or just marvel at its art, architecture and laneways there are plenty of books to suit. We've selected a few favourites, new and old, to help get you started.
www.readings.com.au/news/melbour... #books ❤️📚
White text on a green background reads Best of 2024 International fiction as voted by Readings' booksellers. Next to it is a stack of books on a stool, they are: Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin James by Percival Everett Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes All Fours by Miranda July Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Long Island by Colm Tóibín The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones Butter by Asako Yuzuki, translated by Polly Barton
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books of the year. Here are the best international fiction books of 2024, as voted by Readings' staff. Congratulations to all the authors!
Learn more about these excellent books here:
www.readings.com.au/news/best-in... #books #reading
white text on a purple background reads Best of 2024 Nonfiction as votes by Readings' booksellers. Next to it is a photo of a stack of books on a black stool. The books are: The Men Who Killed the News by Eric Beecher Because I’m Not Myself, You See by Ariane Beeston Australian Gospel: A Family Saga by Lech Blaine Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia by Santilla Chingaipe The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Season by Helen Garner The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise by Olivia Laing Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra by Bruce Pascoe with Lyn Harwood The Place of Tides by James Rebanks Love, Death & Other Scenes by Nova Weetman
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books of the year. Here are the best nonfiction books of 2024, as voted by Readings' staff. Congratulations to all the authors!
Learn more about these excellent books here:
www.readings.com.au/news/best-no...
white text on blue reading "Best of 2024 Australian Fiction as voted by Readings' Booksellers', next to a photo of a stack of books containing: Dusk by Robbie Arnott Woo Woo by Ella Baxter The Burrow by Melanie Cheng Thunderhead by Miranda Darling Thanks for Having Me by Emma Darragh The Temperature by Katerina Gibson Ghost Cities by Siang Lu No Church in the Wild by Murray Middleton Juice by Tim Winton The Echoes by Evie Wyld
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books of the year. Here are the best Australian fiction books of 2024, as voted by Readings' staff. Congratulations to all the authors!
Learn more about these excellent books here: www.readings.com.au/news/best-au... 💙Books #books #booksky #ausfiction
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A passive-aggressive guide to buying gifts for the frenemies, barely-tolerated other halves, and family members you definitely don't see eye to eye with: www.readings.com.au/news/our-202...
03.12.2024 02:37 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1Three weeks from Christmas seems like an excellent time to break the seal on a new social media platform
Let's begin how we mean to continue, with...
*ahem* is this thing on?
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