For a limited time when you buy a copy of P.M Newton’s Beams Falling you’ll get a free copy of her book The Old School! Beams Falling (and The Old School) by P.M. Newton Detective Nhu Kelly, known as Ned by her colleagues, is a mess after being shot. But she’s out on the streets of Cabramatta, working the new Asian crime wave of heroin, home invasions and hits. To the cops, he... Read more

Last week I was lucky enough to catch up with the Clean Living Boys, Luke and Scott, for a cooking demonstration. Already famous from their MKR adventures, the passionate paleos served up a gorgeous menu while talking about their philosophies for a healthy lifestyle and still eating delicious food. Their Clean Living Cookbook is a great read, the perfect book for the food lover who also wants t... Read more

Congratulations to 12 Years a Slave, the film adaptation of the eloquent and powerful memoir by Solomon Northup, winner of the 2014 Oscar for Best Picture. (Facebook comp winners announced at the bottom of this post) Widely regarded as the best written of all the slave narratives, Twelve Years a Slave is a harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. It recounts how So... Read more

A retired cop and a couple of unlikely allies race against time to stop a psycho-loner intent on blowing up thousands… Stephen King is on a roll, this time with the heart-pounding suspense that he does best. A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring a retired homicide detective who’s haunted by the few cases he left open, and by one in particular – the pre-dawn slaughter of ... Read more

Attention Booktopians! For a limited time win a double pass to see The Monuments Men (in cinemas March 13) when you buy a copy of the book. Be quick before stock runs out! Grab a copy of The Monuments Men here The Monuments Men Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History What if I told you that there was an epic story about World War II that has not been told, involvin... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Helene Young author of Safe Harbour, Burning Lies and many more Six Sharp Questions —————————— 1. Congratulations, you have a new book. What is it about and what does it mean to you? Thank you! It’s lovely to visit Booktopia again. Safe Harbour is set in a small coastal Australian town called Banksia Cove. ... Read more

Jack Reacher is back this September for another high octane adventure in Personal, Lee Child’s 19th book in the bestselling series. Little is known of the plot, with Child writing a short teaser on his Facebook page last week: Someone has taken a long-range shot at the French president. Only one man could have done it. And Reacher is the one man who can find him. This time, it’s personal.... Read more

In my household, the late Harold Ramis was a God. As a director, writer and actor, his CV is a collection of my favourite movies growing up. Caddyshack, Animal House, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and National Lampoon’s Vacation. If he had played a wise-cracking jeep driver in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade he would have filled the list. There is a story in my family that, as a... Read more

In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today’s world. Arianna Huffington’s personal wake-up call came in the form of a broken cheekbone and a nasty gash over her eye — the result of a fall brought on by exhaustion and lack of sleep. As the cofounder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington ... Read more

Random House Australia has announced the release date of Haruki Murakami’s latest book Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage, along with a beautiful cover reveal! We’ll let them tell you more about it… Readers around the world have been eagerly anticipating Murakami’s next book since the English-language publication of his bestselling epic, 1Q84, in 2011. Colorl... Read more