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FREE JUNE 2018 The Readings Young Adult Book Prize 2018 shortlist page 16 Read an extract from The Year Everything Changed by Phillipa McGuinness page 6 Visit our new pop-up shop pictured and details on page 3 BOOKS MUSIC FILM EVENTS RY COODER page 22 SWEET VARIOUS KATE WILD BRI LEE SARAH BAILEY COUNTRY page 7 page 11 page 11 page 10 page 21 CARLTON 309 LYGON ST 9347 6633 KIDS 315 LYGON ST 9341 7730 DONCASTER WESTFIELD DONCASTER, 619 DONCASTER RD 9810 0891 HAWTHORN 701 GLENFERRIE RD 9819 1917 MALVERN 185 GLENFERRIE RD 9509 1952 ST KILDA 112 ACLAND ST 9525 3852 STATE LIBRARY VICTORIA 328 SWANSTON ST 8664 7540 | SEE SHOP OPENING HOURS, BROWSE AND BUY ONLINE AT WWW.READINGS.COM.AU A POLICE SHOOTING. A FLAWED SYSTEM. A FAMILY’S GRIEF. ‘[Waiting for Elijah] will appeal to readers of Helen Garner and Chloe Hooper … [Wild] explores her subject with great depth, compassion, and sensitivity … Essential reading.’ BOOKS+PUBLISHING Seriously good books. READINGS MONTHLY 3 June 2018 in Carlton and a $2,500 travel voucher (21 June) at Readings St Kilda, and ‘Critical June from Qantas. The residency will enable the Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Considerations’ with editors Alan Vaarwerk recipient to immerse themselves in their Program and Jackie Tang (26 June) at Readings literary pursuits in a unique environment in The Melbourne Writers Festival Schools' Hawthorn. For more information visit News the heart of Melbourne’s creative community. Program for 2018 has been announced. emergingwritersfestival.org. au, or pick up a The award is supported by Readings, The Highlights include sessions with authors Juno printed program from any Readings shop. University of Melbourne and Qantas. For Dawson, John Marsden, Shaun Tan, Maxine more information and to apply, please see Beneba Clarke, Alice Pung and many more. melbourneprize.org For more information on the MWF Schools’ The Man Booker International Prize The Australian Book Industry Awards 2018 Program, including the full list of events, see winner We are honoured to have won the mwf.com.au/schools. Readings is the official Flights by Olga Tokarczuk is the winner of Independent Book Retailer of the Year award Dani Solomon shortlisted for Young bookseller for Melbourne Writers Festival. the Man Booker International Prize 2018. at the 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards. Bookseller of the Year The Man Booker International Prize is Our managing director Mark Rubbo says We are so excited that Dani Solomon, awarded every year for a single book which of the announcement: ‘We are of course Assistant Manager at our Readings Kids Supernova Café is translated into English and published thrilled, and the award is a great tribute to our shop, has been shortlisted for the ABA A new café, Supernova, has opened at the in the UK. Polish author Tokarczuk and wonderful staff, but it would not be possible Penguin Random House Young Bookseller rear of Readings Hawthorn. Supernova English-language translator Jennifer Croft without the wonderful community of readers, of the Year award, recognising excellence offers an all-day breakfast menu that will share equally in the £50,000 prize. Visit authors, publishers and booksellers who, of a bookseller aged 35 or under. Dani has focuses on modern fusion cooking. As themanbookerprize.com/international for together, make the Australian book industry worked at Readings for more than ten years well as great food, Supernova features more information. so special and unique.’ To find out more on and has a passion for children’s books. The specialty coffee, including both house the ABIA awards, including the full list of winner will be announced at the ABA Gala and seasonal roasts by Symmetry coffee winners, visit abiawards.com.au. Dinner on Sunday 17 June. Good luck Dani! roasters. Readings staff are already big The Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist fans of Supernova’s coffee, as well as their The longlisted titles for this year’s Miles delicious, freshly-baked muffins. Franklin Literary Award are: A Long Way Readings Carlton renovation 3 for 2 Vintage Classics from Home by Peter Carey; No More Boats Our Carlton shop is temporarily closed for Throughout June, we have a special offer on by Felicity Castagna; The Life to Come by renovations until mid-July. But don’t worry – the Classics range of fiction and nonfiction Emerging Writers’ Festival Michelle de Kretser; The Crying Place by we have a pop-up bookshop just across the titles from Vintage. Buy two books, and The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) Lia Hills; The Last Garden by Eva Hornung; road in Lygon Court, at the rear of the centre choose a third book in the range (of equal returns from 19–29 June, showcasing some Some Tests by Wayne Macauley; Storyland next to Aunt Maggie’s Organics food store. or lesser value) for free! The range includes of Australia’s most creative and talented by Catherine McKinnon; Border Districts by And our Readings Kids shop is still operating titles from Margaret Atwood, Jane Austen, literary newcomers, including writers, Gerald Murnane; From the Wreck by Jane as usual. The pop-up bookshop is open from Charles Dickens, Joseph Heller and editors, publishers and performers. Readings Rawson; The Restorer by Michael Sala; and 9am – 10pm on Monday to Saturday, and Mary Shelley, among others. This offer is will present two events as part of the EWF Taboo by Kim Scott. The shortlist will be 10am – 9pm on Sundays. Come by and say hi! exclusively available in all Readings shops program: ‘Big Breaks’ with author Christian announced on 17 June, and the winner on (except Readings Kids) until 30 June on White and his publisher Martin Hughes 26 August. stickered, in-stock items only, while stocks Readings Young Adult Book Prize shortlist last. This offer is not available online. announced We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for The Readings Young Adult Book Prize The Readings Teen Advisory Board 2018. The shortlisted titles are: Between Us The Readings Teen Advisory Board is a by Clare Atkins (Black Inc); Beautiful Mess volunteer group that meets once a month by Claire Christian (Text); Small Spaces by to chat about YA books, write reviews, Sarah Epstein (Walker); Amelia Westlake by learn about careers in the book industry, Erin Gough (Hardie Grant); Untidy Towns and provide feedback on a range of topics. by Kate O’Donnell (UQP); and This Mortal We’re looking for a new intake of teenagers Coil by Emily Suvada (Puffin). You can find (aged 14 -19) to join our board starting in out more about the shortlisted titles and the July 2018. To apply, please tell us why you prize on page 16. would like to take part, the types of books you like to read, and why you love visiting bookshops. Your application should be a Readings Residency Award 2018 single page document of no more than We are excited to announce the inaugural 500 words, in either Word or PDF format Readings Residency Award, in partnership addressing the points above and including with the Melbourne Prize Trust. The your name, age and contact details. Send it to Readings Residency Award is open to [email protected] by 5pm, early-career published authors based in Friday 15 June, 2018. For more information, Victoria. 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Free delivery on orders Dave Clarke Oslo Davis $100 and over. oslodavis.com CLASSICAL MUSIC CURATOR Phil Richards DVDS CURATOR Lou Fulco EVENTS CURATOR Chris Gordon 4 EVENTS June Saturday 9 June, 6.30pm Friday 15 June, 6.30pm Monday 25 June, 6.30pm PAUL ZALA ON HOW DAVID CHRISTIAN ON ASHLEY BROWNE AND Events TO MAKE GREAT MUSIC THE BIG HISTORY OF DASHIEL LAWRENCE ON MASHUPS EVERYTHING PEOPLE OF THE BOOT Paul Zala’s How to Make Great Music In Origin Story: A Big History of Everything, We are delighted to have Ashley Browne Mashups: The Start to Finish Guide to Professor David Christian asks how we went and Dashiel Lawrence, the editors of Wednesday 6 June, 6.30pm Making Mashups with Ableton Live tells from the Big Bang to today’s staggering People of the Boot: The Untold Stories you everything you need to know in order complexity, in which seven billion humans are of Australian Jews in Sport, joining us to GREGORY DAY IN to create great dance-floor moments that connected into networks powerful enough to share remarkable and unheralded stories CONVERSATION WITH will take your sets to the next level and transform the planet.