We know you love books, read widely and love to share great books with friends and family. 

Now Good Reading is offering you an opportunity to read books before they hit the shelves.

Join our early bird program and have access to new books before anyone else.

(Note: only open to Australian residents currently)

A love story, a ghost story, our past and our future.
This epic book dares to imagine what happens after we die.

Imagine a book that could tell us what happens after we die.

In 2049, The Book of the After has become a cult classic, and Negus Kebede has always wondered if what it says is true. His name means ‘king’ in his mother tongue but, following a great loss, Negus is a reluctant leader - for what is a king without his queen?

If The Book of the After is right, then they could be reunited. But a would-be assassin is haunting him, determined to alter Negus’ destiny, and that of the country he loves. Crossing centuries and continents, space and time, this is a love story for the ages - and everything after.

The Book of the After unites the genres of fantasy, supernatural and literary fiction, while honouring the tradition of great love stories and invites the reader to reflect on how politics, love and storytelling evolve in a radically changed world. This epic story of a mysterious book and the real-life history of the world’s first author is a gift for book lovers.

What do you need to know if you are selected?

• If you’ve been selected, you will be notified by email of your success! 

• In return for the book we ask you to send us a review. We’ll email you information including a deadline and some tips on writing a review. 

• An early bird advance reader’s copy of the book will be sent to your postal address direct from the publisher.

• Once you have the book in hand, you have three weeks to read the book and write the review. Note: reviews may be edited for clarification.
  

• Please email your review to our Early Bird coordinator HERE.

The Finer Details

• We will publish all the reviews from Early Bird readers on our website and selected reviews on our social media. We will also provide your review to the publisher of the book so they receive your feedback. They may use these for promotional purposes if they wish.

• Good Reading and the publishers will never share your details. Only your first name, your suburb and state will appear with your review 

• If you receive an Early Bird book and do not return a review more than twice then you will not be able to apply for Early Bird copies again