What We’re Reading in January
Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff have been reading these summer holidays.
What We’re Reading in November
From Roaring Stories book of the month, to a biography of a bestselling writer who had an affair with H.G. Wells, to what could be Bron’s favourite book this year.
What We’re Reading in October
From the new novel from Jonathan Franzen, to local author Bryan Brown’s new collection, to a Booker Prize shortlister.
What We’re Reading in September
From a Booker Prize-shortlisted novel set just after the American Civil War, to a gripping contemporary debut that takes place on an Australian campus. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
What We’re Reading in August
From a celebration of Black performance in modern times, to a wonderfully inventive short story collection. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
What We’re Reading in July
From mouthwatering cauliflower recipes, to a new novel by the author of Breast and Eggs to a debut memoir about growing up in a migrant Egyptian Australian family. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
What We’re Reading in June
A novel about friendship by Kazuo Ishiguro’s daughter; a book telling the wild, unlikely story of Charles Masson’s discovery of the lost city of Alexandria; and Michael Mohammed Ahmad’s brilliant […]
What We’re Reading in May
From Rachel Cusk’s latest novel, to a gorgeous picture book, to an anthology collection from Western Sydney writers. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
What We’re Reading in April
From a book about deaf identity, to a memoir about a young man in the aftermath of trauma.
What We’re Reading in March
From Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize, to the gripping true story of a spymaster.