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.
What We’re Reading in February
A speculative sci-fi where technology fails. A literary debut of queer love in an enslaved south. And an allegorical fiction featuring an alpaca by the name of Alfonzo. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
What We’re Reading in January
An all-female outlaw gang set in an alternate wild west; an intriguing crime novel with swirling sister plots; and a sweetly offbeat fiction about the impossible dream of an easy job. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
The Books We Loved Best in 2020
The Roaring Stories team pick their favourite reads this year.
What We’re Reading in November
A peek inside the current reading lives of our Balmain bookshop staff.
What We’re Reading in October
Plague lit, magical realism and the long-awaited new novel from the author of Jasper Jones.
Village of Readers: Alison Gorman
Alison Gorman teaches creative writing classes to kids. She shares with us her reading habits, preferences and loves.
What We’re Reading in August
Featuring Sofie Laguna, a pirate book and a Swedish murder mystery.
Village of Readers: Anne Cernuta
Librarian Anne Cernuta is a familiar face at Roaring Stories. As our third Village Reader, she shares with us her reading habits, preferences and loves.
What We’re Reading in July
From the new Kate Grenville, to The Parisian, to a book about humanoid rabbits: here’s what Roaring staff are reading now.