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Wonderful ... Tony Lee records a groundbreaking era in Australian architecture.

Mark Rubbo, Readings Chairman

Known for the iconic National Gallery of Victoria, Roy Grounds was a perceptive architect who used his own lived experience to inform his work.

Written by architect Tony Lee and richly illustrated with plans and photographs, Roy Grounds: Experiments in Minimum Living is the first book on this important figure in Australian modernist design.

We are delighted to be one of only a handful of retailers who have been selected to stock Roy Grounds: Experiments in Minimum Living, and we are pleased to offer free shipping when you purchase your copy online. To receive this free shipping offer, simply enter the code GROUNDS during checkout. The offer is available online only until 11.59pm on Friday 8 August, and only while stock lasts.

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This is a magnificently beautiful limited edition on Nolan's little known work in Africa. It's a groundbreaking book in every sense.

Mark Rubbo, Readings chairman

With an extremely limited print run of only 200 copies, Nolan's Africa: Limited Edition is a stunningly presented book about one of the most famous painters of the twentieth century.

Written over twelve years by writer and curator Andrew Turley, Nolan's Africa spans three continents, weaving together art, adventure, philosophy, global politics and world history.

Available for the special preorder price of $320 (~~was $350~~), Nolan's Africa: Limited Edition is presented in a premium clamshell case covered in terracotta linen and featuring an elegant title deboss and invisible magnetic clasp.

Please note that this special price is only available until the book is released on 5 August 2025, at which point the price will revert to the RRP of $350.

Preorder Nolan's Africa: Limited Edition and we will dispatch your copy on the 5 August release date.

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A Day in Carlton is back for 2025!

Mark your calendars, A Day in Carlton is back for 2025. This year it’s even bigger and better! Block out Friday 14 and Saturday 15 November because you won't want to miss it!

We are starting the program off strong with a very special once off event on the evening of Thursday 13 November! Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre and UMAC, you are invited to hear Trent Dalton in conversation with Michael Williams as they discuss Dalton's new book, Gravity Let Me Go. Grab your tickets here.

Readings acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we work. We pay respects to all First Nations people of Australia, and recognise their connection to the land. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2020, 2021
International Bookstore of the Year 2016

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