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Throughout February, if you the shortlists for the best Australian be the guest judge for the Readings Young disadvantaged people in our community. purchase two books from the Bloomsbury books of 2017, as chosen by independent Adult Book Prize 2018, and Tony Birch will Readings donates 10% of its overall Modern Classics range, you can choose a booksellers around the country. The fiction be the guest judge for the Readings Prize profit to The Readings Foundation each third book for free! The 10 books includes shortlist includes Force of Nature by for New Australian Fiction 2018. In each year, and the generous donations from The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, The Jane Harper, The Choke by Sofie Laguna, case, the guest judge joins our staff judging Readings’ customers make a crucial Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, The Little On the Java Ridge by Jock Serong and panel after the shortlist has been decided, contribution. 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