The Reading Room by The Australian Women’s Weekly is a place where we share our love for books and recommend our favourite page-turners of the month. Each title has been reviewed by our respected book reviewers, Katie Ekberg and The Weekly’s editor at large Juliet Rieden.
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10 years on from her iconic misogyny speech, former Prime Minister Julia Gillard is releasing a book all about it. Read More
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Ready to feel empowered? Eight Australian books to read on International Women’s Day that’ll make you laugh, cry and feel everything in between. Read More
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Geraldine Brooks’ sharp and soulful novel Horse was penned during a period of grief. Read more
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Jessie Burton “felt compelled” to do one thing when writing The House of Fortune. Read more
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Set in the 1400s, there remains “something very topical” about Emma Harcourt’s The Brightest Star. Read more
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How Fiona McFarlane was inspired by the “disquieting beauty” of an Australian country town when writing The Sun Walks Down. Read more
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