Summer Reading Guide

Nothing beats a sun-drenched summer’s day spent lounging on the beach, complete with an unputdownable thriller in tow; or spending your holiday catching up on this year's biggest books.

After this year our readers all deserve a bit of relaxation so we've curated these reading guides just for you. Happy reading!

Gripping thrillers to stock your beach bag with

Featuring a slew of unreliable characters, twists and turns a-plenty and a growing sense of unease, add one of these impeccably paced thrillers to your summer reading line up! Read more.

Books Everyone’s Been Talking About This Year

Like having your finger on the literary pulse? We curated this list with you in mind.  Read more.

The Great Escape: Books to transport you overseas this summer

Featuring far-flung destinations a-plenty, here are five of our favourite books that are guaranteed to give you that holiday feeling, without leaving the comfort of your home. Read more.

Best-Self

Whether you want to up your organisational game or enhance your brain in 2021, we’ve picked the best books to help you turn over a new leaf with the start of the new year. Read more.

Books Set By The Sea

Love your books with a splash of the sea? Here you’ll find the crème de la crème of contemporary set against a backdrop of the ocean. Read more.

Australian Fiction for Your Bookshelf

The finest in Australian fiction, these five impressive tomes will make a welcome addition to any bookworms reading pile. Read more.

Maintain your child’s reading skills and still have fun this summer

Here are five funny, fun books that will continue to develop those early reading skills in children and will encourage a love of reading over the holidays – in both children, and their parents. Read more.

Things to Do Over School Holidays to Keep Kids Engaged

Get the most out of your child’s favourite books with activities, worksheets and resources that will keep kids entertained for hours, and give you a break too! Read more.

Preparing to Start School: Practical Reading Skills

Do you have a child who is about to start school? Here are three fun and entertaining wipe-clean activity books that will be a springboard for your child’s lifelong love of learning. Read more.

Have a Child Starting School? Or Starting at a New School? These Books Will Help?

Whether they’re starting school, starting a new school, or moving up to higher years in school, some kids are more anxious than others. This list of books is a great place to start teaching them how to overcome any anxiety or worries. Read more.

Nurturing Children's Reading – Small Steps… A Lifelong Reward

One of the best ways to improve a child’s reading skills is by encouraging a love of books and sharing stories together. Read more.

Beach Reads for Kids

It’s beach weather and that means sensational summertime stories! Read more.

Compelling Contemporary Stories for Kids

Looking for a great read to start out the year? With themes of family, friendship, kindness and compassion, these four compelling contemporary novels are the perfect coming of age tales for any reader. Read more.

Magical Stories for Kids

Here are six magical books for kids that entertain, nurture the imagination, and encourage a love of reading. Read more.