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The winner of the 2026 Stella Prize is Lee Lai for Cannon!

The first graphic novel to have been awarded the Stella, Cannon explores the intimacy of queer friendship, the weight of family responsibility, and what we owe both to each other and to ourselves.

During the month of May you can buy Cannon for the special price of $34.95 (was $39.99). Special price available online and in our shops, but only while stock lasts. 
More stock is on its way to our shops. In the meantime, you can order online and we will send your copy as soon as it's available.
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Join Michael Cunningham
for a Readers Retreat at Château de La Gonette

Taking place at the enchanted 17th century Château de La Gonette in the South of France, the inaugural Readers Retreat is an incredible week of deep reading, stimulating workshops, fascinating conversations, fine food and wine, and immersion in the French countryside.

We are thrilled to have Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Hours, joining us for the week as a special guest and co-facilitator.

Guests will be among the first in the world to discuss Cunningham's upcoming memoir, Unsayableand to learn firsthand about this beautiful reflection on reading, writing, and what it means to devote a life to trying to describe the indescribable.
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Literary events

28 May at 6pm
Readings Emporium

Dani Valent chats with chef and sustainable food advocate, Lucy Ridge, about the women working in food and farming across the country.

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29 May at 6.15pm
Church of All Nations (Carlton)

Michael Williams joins award-winning author, Steve Toltz to talk about his new book, A Rising of the Lights.

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1 June at 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Acclaimed writer and pianist Anna Goldsworthy reflects on the existential, social and ethical risks of the rise of AI.

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4 June at 6pm
Cinema Nova (Carlton)

Australian journalist and television presenter Georgie Tunny shares the inspiration behind her debut novel, Over to You.

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13 June at 10am
Readings Hawthorn

A full-day workshop on writing truthful, authentic narratives with award-winning memorist, Spiri Tsintziras.

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4 July at 6pm
Union Theatre (University of Melbourne)

Don Watson traces how the central conflicts of the United States – freedom, race, religion and violence – play out through its history.

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Kids and YA literary events

20 June at 11am
Readings Hawthorn

Celebrate the winter solstice by making your own ‘walk-through-the-graveyard’ mini-zine with author Lucie Stevens.

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25 June at 6pm
Readings Emporium

Join us with for the launch of the next instalment in Li Chen's bestselling kitten detective series, Detective Beans and the Map of Mystery.

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29 June at 2pm
Readings Hawthorn

Learn how to create your own picture book in this workshop with award-winning children's author, Gabrielle Wang.

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3 July at 6pm
Readings Emporium

Celebrate the launch of Ariane Beeston's debut Young Adult novel about the ballet world, Don't Forget to Smile.

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