Sign up to our emails and be the first to know about new releases, special offers and more.
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!
Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.
Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Bonnie Garmus
The major bestseller featuring the uncompromising, unconventional Elizabeth Zott - the most exciting new character in fiction.
In stock at 8 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 8 shops
Stan Grant
From Stan Grant, leading journalist and author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers Talking to My Country and Australia Day, comes an extraordinary and powerful call to action.
Julia Langbein
A hilarious story about deep things, American Mermaid asks how far we’ll go to protect the parts of ourselves that are not for sale.
In stock at 5 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 5 shops
Will Kostakis
Part coming-out story. Part falling-in-love story. Part falling-apart story.
In stock at 7 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 7 shops
Rhiannon Wilde
A story about healing, home and how to pick up the pieces when you feel left behind.
Cadance Bell
The unforgettable memoir that redefines ‘she’ll be right’.
In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops
Mick Herron
The TV tie-in edition for Slow Horses, the critically acclaimed first book in Mick Herron’s bestselling Slough House series, now a major Apple TV series starring Gary Oldman and Kristen…
In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops
Kylie Needham
Is it possible for one relationship to survive two ambitious artists?
Far away from the glittering lights and famous personalities of the Sydney art world she once knew, Frances now…
In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops
Edwina Preston
Good mothers are expected to be selfless. Artists are seen as selfish. So what does this mean for a mother with artistic ambitions? Blending wit and pathos, love and fury…
Robbie Arnott
The much-anticipated third novel by award-winning Australian author Robbie Arnott, Limberlost is a story of family and land, loss and hope, fate and the unknown, and love and kindness
Billy-Ray Belcourt
A debut novel from a rising literary star that brings the modern queer and Indigenous experience into sharp relief.
An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern…
Kirli Saunders
Kindred, Kirli Saunders debut poetry collection, is a pleasure to lose yourself in.
Mat Osman
A dazzling punk re-imagining of Elizabethan London through the eyes of a clairvoyant, bird-worshiping protagonist and her unlikely theatre troupe.
Rebecca Makkai
The new novel from the author of The Great Believers, winner of the Carnegie Medal and a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist.
Sarah Krasnostein
Exploring dislocation and longing, Sarah Krasnostein dives into Peter Carey's literary tour de force, True History of the Kelly Gang, in this latest offering from the stunning Writers on Writers…
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The hotly anticipated debut novel from the New York Times-bestselling author of Friday Black
Adam Gopnik
Best-selling author and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik embarks on a wildly creative inquiry into perhaps the oldest question: How do we learn a new skill?
Pip Finkemeyer
A young woman tries to figure out if she’s the best (a creative genius) or if she’s maybe just the worst (completely delusional).
Geraldine Brooks
An action-packed new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book and March.
Jodi McAlister
When you sign up to a dating show, you’re supposed to fall in love with the male lead, not another contestant … A delightful romantic comedy with ALL the feels…
Sally Thorne
From the bestselling Australian author of The Hating Game, now a major motion picture, comes something a little unexpected… an historical rom-com that imagines Victor Frankenstein’s sheltered younger sister’s attempts…
Available to order, ships in 5-9 daysAvailable to order
Simon Winchester
From internationally bestselling author Simon Winchester, a vibrant history of the collection and dissemination of knowledge.
Jane Smiley
A brilliant, evocative novel about two women, Eliza and Jean, who try to find out what happened to the young women murdered in their town, in 1850s California.
Hernan Diaz
From Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer finalist and author of In the Distance, Trust is a novel of extraordinary ambition and scope, told in four parts that slowly reveal the real woman…
Kris Kneen
Fat Girl Dancing is a frank, beautiful and triumphant ode to self-respect from one of Australia's most original and acclaimed writers.
Ann McGrath, Laura Rademaker, Jakelin Troy (eds)
Everywhen is a groundbreaking collection about diverse ways of conceiving, knowing, and narrating time and deep history.
Bora Chung, Anton Hur (trans.)
A woman is haunted by her own bodily waste. A pregnant woman is told she must find a father for her unborn baby or face horrific consequences. A young monster…
Nat's What I Reckon
Free yourself from crappy cliches telling you how to live your life.Forget what you should do. This is what NAT to do.
Some advice suits certain people more than…
Donal Ryan
From the prize-winning author of the number one bestseller Strange Flowers, a story about four generations of strong women and fierce love.
Available to order, ships in 3-5 daysAvailable to order
Seth Godin
From the bestselling author of Purple Cow and This is Marketing comes a new expert guide for leaders facing unprecedented challenges in a rapidly-changing workplace.
The workplace has undergone a…
Caleb Azumah Nelson
An exhilarating and expansive new novel about fathers and sons, faith and friendship from Caleb Azumah Nelson, the no.1 bestselling, award-winning author of Open Water
Catherine Lacey
From one of America's fiercest stylists, a roaring epic novel chronicling the life, times and secrets of a notorious artist.
Richard Fidler
A lost imperial city, full of wonder and marvels. An empire that was the largest the world had ever seen, established with astonishing speed. A people obsessed with travel, knowledge…