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Start reading now Set in the passionate, intense, and crumbling neighbourhood known as the Spanish Quarter of Naples, comes a tale of two students searching for love and belonging in the city they so desperately want to call home. Heddi was an American linguistics student studying in Naples, Italy. She was trying to find the […] - Read more

I was with my bestie the other night and we were moving one of her shelves when a book fell off. Not just any book… but the book. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. We shared a look – countless unsaid words. And then continued moving the shelves. Years ago, I’d given her […] - Read more

Start reading now I read a lot of good books for work. Even great books. Just occasionally something truly special comes alone. Sleep by Catherine Cole is one such book. In a small London café, teenager 17-year-old Ruth, and elderly French artist, Harry, recognise something profound in each other. They strike up a conversation that leads to […] - Read more

I read a lot of good books for work. Even great books. Just occasionally something truly special comes alone. Sleep by Catherine Cole is one such book. In a small London café, teenager 17-year-old Ruth, and elderly French artist, Harry, recognise something profound in each other. They strike up a conversation that leads to regular […] - Read more

Start reading now The Lying Room is a new standalone thriller by the husband and wife writing team known as Nicci French, and confirms their place as the masters of psychological suspense.  A trusted colleague and friend. A mother. A wife. Neve Connolly is all these things. But when she looks down at a murdered man […] - Read more

Better Reading recently reviewed the wonderful book, The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre, but brought to us in English by Australian translator, Stephanie Smee. Often we read a great book that has been translated from a foreign language and not realise the enormous amount of work that has gone into that translation. In fact, a translation can […] - Read more

Not all libraries are found in bricks and mortar buildings. There are many libraries that are wholly online. One such library in Australia is The Commons, a social change library that collects, curates and distributes the key lessons and resources of progressive movements around Australia and across the globe. This online library is a space […] - Read more

The Lying Room is a new standalone thriller by the husband and wife writing team known as Nicci French, and confirms their place as the masters of psychological suspense.  A trusted colleague and friend. A mother. A wife. Neve Connolly is all these things. But when she looks down at a murdered man – a […] - Read more

Set in the passionate, intense, and crumbling neighbourhood known as the Spanish Quarter of Naples, comes a tale of two students searching for love and belonging in the city they so desperately want to call home. Heddi was an American linguistics student studying in Naples, Italy. She was trying to find the roots she never […] - Read more