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Sparse and beautifully written, Morton delivers a powerful meditation on the meaning of home, happiness, and where to turn in grief.
Aideen Gallagher, Readings bookseller
Perfect for fans of Deborah Levy, The Sun Was Electric Light is a beautifully told story about a disillusioned woman searching for belonging
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This book serves as a reminder that Australian history, Aboriginal history, is not an abstract element on a curriculum or plaque. It is personal …
Teddy Peak, Readings bookseller
From the acclaimed Australian writer Kate Grenville, Unsettled is a timely and important book that grapples with what it means to descend from people who participated in – and benefited from – colonialism.
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I certainly inhaled it and was delighted with Caro’s astute representation of everything that is going wrong in our country, as well as with her very entertaining writing.
Chris Gordon, Readings bookseller
From award-winning journalist and author Jane Caro, Lyrebird is a twisty crime thriller with a unique premise. Twenty years after a lyrebird was recorded mimicking a woman's scream, a body is found, and the search for her identity – and her murderer – begins.
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In 40 beautifully illustrated pages, take a journey to acceptance, pride and self-identity, embracing our differences (not being divided by them).
Tamuz Ellazam, Readings bookseller
Written by Angie Cui and illustrated by Evie Barrow, My Mum is a Bird is a delightfully absurd and touching story about celebrating differences and loving your family – feathers and all.
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The book does an excellent job of exploring and explaining all the thorny ethical and practical issues involved in bringing extinct creatures back to life. It also provides suggestions on how we might move forward.
Kim Gruschow, Readings bookseller
The Thylacine and the Time Machine is a fascinating and funny graphic novel exploring the past and future of the most enigmatic extinct Australian native animal.
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... a heartbreaking yet empowering look at how courage and resilience can challenge even the cruellest worlds.
Alicia Guiney, Readings bookseller
Blood Moon Bride is a brilliant and fierce YA fantasy that asks: do we submit or rebel against a ruthless system?
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I read this book several times as a teenager and already know how it ends, but that didn’t make those final pages any less devastating now I’m an adult.
Kate O'Mara, Readings bookseller
First published in 1971, That Was Then, This is Now is a coming-of-age YA classic about growing up and growing apart.
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In the April Readings Monthly, we introduce Readings Chadstone, ask award-winning author Hannah Kent about her forthcoming memoir, peek into our events program, review a bumper crop of local and international books, celebrate a month-long cookbook promo, look ahead to Melbourne Writers Festival, and share Mother’s Day gift ideas.
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Win tickets to see The Count of Monte Cristo
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Screening from 10 April, the thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s epic adventure The Count of Monte Cristo is the first French cinematic treatment of the iconic tale in over fifty years. View the trailer here.
To go into the draw to win one of five double passes simply email competitions@readings.com.au with the subject line The Count of Monte Cristo. Competition closes 11.59pm on Thursday 3 April, and only winners will be notified. |
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