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Australian writing · Literature · Music
Start on Lygon Street. Readings’ Carlton shop has long been part of Melbourne’s literary conversation, with books, music and staff who know their subjects. A useful place to let an Australian writer rearrange your reading list.
Ask a bookseller which book changed how they read. Then let an Australian writer rearrange the pile.
309 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
Paperbacks · Literature · Browsing
The window does a lot with a little space. At the Paperback Bookshop on Bourke Street, the invitation is right there in the name. Take a chance on a paperback you can carry into the rest of the day.
The name is the whole promise. Take a chance on one you can carry into the rest of the day.
60 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Art · Architecture · Photography · Design
Go up to level three. Metropolis gathers art, architecture, photography, design and critical theory in Curtin House. This is our detour for the working eye: find a book that changes how you frame a question, a room or a page.
252 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
The Corporate Artist: The Art of Working Beautifully is Morgan Sage Norman’s book about bringing your creative self to everyday work. It explores how the roles we play, the conversations we have and the decisions we make can become creative practice.
Find your copy ↗Try Every Role Has a Medium (Your Craft) for a different way to look at what you do.
Or turn to Nothing Is Wasted and Rightsizing Importance. Begin with the title that catches you.