Testimonials

Here's what our readers say about Good Reading.

I've been a subscriber to Good Reading since its very first issue and have never regretted it, happily re-subscribing every year since then. I love seeing it in my mailbox every month! Good-looking, intelligent, entertaining and informative, it's a real treasure.

As a reader, I've been introduced to lots of fantastic books and authors - I can honestly say that Good Reading reviews have sent me hotfoot to my local bookshop on many an occasion! And the sense of reading community in the magazine is very strong, creating a uniquely warm, accessible and engaging atmosphere. As a writer, I've found the team at Good Reading not only to be open to my ideas for articles and reviews, but also to be passionate and lucid about books and reading, without pretension or prejudice. It's a fantastic combination!
Sophie Masson
author

I am enjoying the online version. I find it really useful as I can read info about the authors and their books and immediately search online through online bookstores and my local library catalogue to reserve a copy.
Leanne
gr reader

It is a pleasure to support your magazine and promote it to our customers as it is such an invaluable resource, and assists me greatly when recommending books to my customers.
Fiona
gr reader & librarian

A friend told me about the Good Reading magazine eighteen months ago. I devour it from cover to cover reading as many of your recommended books as possible in the month.
Leonie, Victoria
gr reader

I just wanted to say I love your new website. It is much easier on the eye, quick and straightforward to use and it contains lots of useful and interesting information.
Thank you for making a positive change to a great resource,
Angie Lawrence, Kuwait
gr reader

I am a new subscriber to GR and I must say that the new web site is a delight! It is easy to navigate, has great competitions, and what is most important, information on all the wonderful books that your preview at the touch of a cursor.

What more could a woman want!

Thank you for your great magazine – tailor made for a mad bibliophile such as myself

Lesley, Western Australian
gr reader

I just love gr and have a long list each month of books which I order or reserve at my library, have also rediscovered teenagers' + books through GR. I'm well into my 60's and hadn't read teenager/young adult novels for years but have read several ones recommended in gr, and have found them really good discussion books as they deal with life's problems from a younger person's perspective, and this gives me a new way of looking at things too.

Janet Pfeiffer
gr reader

I’ve been reading Good Reading magazine since my bookselling days. It has always occupied a welcoming niche between newspaper reviews and the literary journals – a great way to learn about books for everyday book lovers.

Thanks to Good Reading, every new novel by Andrew McGahan, Christos Tsiolkas, Tobias Wolff, Neil Cross and dozens of others now sits on my ‘must read’ list. They’ve also let me indulge my secret love of westerns and action novels, and my not-so-secret love of the Kerouac and the Beats. If you’re looking for new book reading advice, it’s a great place to start.

Lachlan Jobbins
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