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Men Who Read Women: Eight Bestselling Writers Talk About Their Favourite Books By Women
Inspired by our own John Purcell’s much publicised call for men to read more female writers, we asked some of our favourite male writers to nominate some of their favourite female wordsmiths. Here are the results, enjoy! Tony Park Fishing for Tigers by Emily Maguire Loved it. Evocative images of Vietnam and an interesting, sensual story. Six years ago, Mischa Reese left her abusive husban... Read more
L.A. Larkin: A thriller isn’t a thriller unless it’s suspenseful
The author of Prey shares her top tips for creating suspense in thriller writing. Read more
Romantic Reads: The best love stories, rom-coms, classic romance and more!
Romantic Reads! Our favourite classic romances, romantic comedies, tales of twisted love, loves stories that will make you cry and more! Read more
36 Romantic Recommendations this Valentine’s Day
We recommend 36 romantic reads to add to your collection! Read more
First Look at Ridley Scott’s The Martian; based on Andy Weir’s bestselling novel
In 2011, US author Andy Weir self published his first novel – The Martian. Having been rebuffed by literary agents when trying to get prior books published, Weir decided to put the book online in serial format one chapter at a time for free at his website. It steadily became a phenomenon, with Crown Publishing winning an intense bidding war to publish the book in print in 2013. The Martia... Read more
Ned Kelly Awards 2013 longlist announced
The longlist for this year’s Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing has just been announced. Established in 1996 by the Crime Writers Association of Australia, the Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres. A huge congratulations to all the writers in the running for ‘Neds’ this year. You can find all... Read more
Interviews 2010-15
Welcome to the Booktopia Blog Home of the… TEN TERRIFYING QUESTIONS What are the 10 Terrifying Qs? Ten quick questions the Booktopia Book Guru puts to selected authors. Terrifying? Well, not really, but challenging. We want to extract something unique from the hearts and minds of authors. (We have the needs of our discerning readers to consider.) Have any authors answered your questions? ... Read more