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## An outstanding achievement by a writer in complete control of his gifts. ### Pierre Sutcliffe, Readings bookseller David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize for Flesh, a propulsive novel that asks profound questions about what drives a life: what makes it worth living, and what breaks it.
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## [Andrew Pippos is] one of our most exciting chroniclers of the Australian experience and psyche and all its foibles, a storyteller of the highest order. ### Alison Huber, head book buyer Set during the dying days of Australia's print journalism era, our Fiction Book of the Month is the story of a world-weary subeditor with a painful past whose carefully managed world begins to unravel. Learn more about why our staff are loving The Transformations here. While stock lasts we have The Transformations available to buy online and in our shops for the special price of $29.99 (was $34.99).
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## Categorically a must-read, diary-clearing kind of book ... inquisitive, reflexive, curious, cautious, a cultural inquisition with psychological heft. ### Alison Huber, head book buyer Our Nonfiction Book of the Month brings together three of Australia's greatest nonfiction writers for a unique study of Erin Patterson and our collective obsession with her strange and terrible crime. While stock lasts we have The Mushroom Tapes available to buy online and in our shops for the special price of $29.99 (was $36.99).
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## Groundhog Day meets Succession in this inventive and unsettling mystery, at once darkly humorous and uncomfortably plausible. ### Aurelia Orr, Readings bookseller First published in Japan in 1995 and finally translated into English, our Crime Book of the Month is a genre-defying crime thriller of murder, greed, and fractured family loyalties.
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## Heartwarming ... capture[s] the joy of life’s simple pleasures. ### Lili Reus-Smit, Readings bookseller Written by the beloved cookbook author Julia Busuttil Nishimura and illustrated by Myo Yim, our Picture Book of the Month is a delightful celebration of family, tradition, and culinary adventures. For ages 4+
While stock lasts we are delighted to have signed copies of Sundays Under the Lemon Tree available to buy online and in our shops. Please note that signed copies are limited.
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## The lovely full-colour illustrations, funny details and fascinating facts in this book will delight younger sleuths, and most importantly, keep them guessing till the end! ### Kim Gruschow, Readings bookseller Our Kids Book of the Month is the first book in a brand-new series that blends mystery with real-world science and nature to create an interactive detective story with puzzles that are woven into the action. For ages 5+ Please note: Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower has been delayed and copies are expected to arrive early December.
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## A highly entertaining murder mystery that combines the elite boarding school trope with a slow-burn romance. ### Angela Crocombe, Readings bookseller Dark academia meets The Stepford Wives, our Young Adult Book of the Month is a mystery thriller set in an elite boarding school that oozes tradition and old money. For ages 12+
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## Unchanged since their first printing, this classic series is right on time for the younger fans of the cosy-crime wave. ### Bec Kavanagh, Readings bookseller First published over 50 years ago, our Kids Classic Book of the Month sees the return of teenage detective Trixie Belden and her mystery-solving friends. For ages 8+
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# Readers Retreat ## At Château de La Gonette
We are delighted to announce the Readings inaugural Readers Retreat, to be held at the enchanted 17th century Château de La Gonette in the South of France. Join our own Lou Ryan next September for an incredible week of deep reading, stimulating workshops, fascinating conversations, fine food and wine, and immersion in the French countryside. For more information, please email digitalmarketing@readings.com.au with the subject line READERS RETREAT and we'll share further details when they are available.
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