Episode 1: Your Ultimate Book Starter Pack
Don't know where to start when it comes to reading? We've got you! Dive into our curated list of books that we think everyone will love!
It can be tricky to know where to start when it comes to reading, genres and the types of books and authors you’re likely to enjoy. So we’ve got you! To kick things off, we sat down and put together our ultimate book starter pack! This curated list of books from our first episode are some of our absolute faves that we think (well, hope!) everyone will love like we do.
Show notes
Books recommended
Our bucket list book – the one everyone should read:
1984 by George Orwell https://www.readings.com.au/products/22051438/1984
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr https://www.readings.com.au/products/23763010/all-the-light-we-cannot-see
Books to read when you want to be transported to a new world:
Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan https://www.readings.com.au/products/9393805/percy-jackson-and-the-lightning-thief-the-graphic-novel-book-1-of-percy-jackson
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman https://www.readings.com.au/products/26868214/good-omens
Circe by Madeline Miller https://www.readings.com.au/products/26360827/circe
Books to read to if you’re a true crime podcast fanatic or love historical mysteries:
The Nowhere Child by Christian White https://www.readings.com.au/products/26461562/the-nowhere-child
The Dry by Jane Harper https://www.readings.com.au/products/24265693/the-dry
The Lost Man by Jane Harper https://www.readings.com.au/products/32798281/the-lost-man
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe https://www.readings.com.au/products/33540654/say-nothing
Books to read when you want to be swept off your feet with romance:
The Course of Love by Alain de Botton https://www.readings.com.au/products/23195346/the-course-of-love
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen https://www.readings.com.au/products/34450414/pride-and-prejudice
Books to read when you need a good cry:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne https://www.readings.com.au/products/17978451/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion https://www.readings.com.au/products/33536109/the-year-of-magical-thinking
Wonder by R.J. Palacio https://www.readings.com.au/products/15711787/wonder
Books that explore Australian stories:
The White Girl by Tony Birch https://www.readings.com.au/products/34270906/the-white-girl-a-novel
The Strays by Emily Bitto https://thestellaprize.com.au/prize/2015-prize/the-strays/
Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave https://www.penguin.com.au/books/holding-the-man-9781742284064
Books to read when you need a pep talk:
Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch https://www.readings.com.au/products/30119492/your-own-kind-of-girl
How To Be A Person in The World by Heather Havrilesky https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/252018/how-to-be-a-person-in-the-world-by-heather-havrilesky/
Other recommendations
Dolly Parton’s America podcast – https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america
Winds of Change podcast –https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/