J.K. Rowling is back! After the commercial and critical success of her venture into crime novels with The Cuckoo’s Calling Rowling, writing again as Robert Galbraith, returns with The Silkworm, a novel that has an intriguing twist, the murder of a famous novelist! Needless to say we’re excited, and you should be too. If The Casual Vacancy didn’t prove once and for all that J.K... Read more

For a limited time when you buy a copy of Wendy James’ The Lost Girls you’ll get a free copy of her book The Mistake! The Lost Girls (and The Mistake) by Wendy James From bestselling author Wendy James comes a hauntingly powerful story about families and secrets and the dark shadows cast by the past. Curl Curl, Sydney, January 1978. Angie’s a looker. Or she’s going to be... Read more

A good friend of Booktopia recently requested a post about the best titles to say out loud, to scream, to shout, to let it all out. As books, and the extravagant use of exclamation marks, are two of our favourite things, we’ve happily obliged. This list contains some fantastic books, but let’s be honest, some sensational titles. Titles that make you want to clear a tree of birds, bo... Read more

About to perform in front of 200,000 people, what does Mick Jagger want to talk about? Well, books, obviously… Read more

Grab a copy of A.C. Grayling’s Friendship here Friendship by A.C. Grayling A central bond, a cherished value, a unique relationship, a profound human need, a type of love. What is the nature of friendship, and what is its significance in our lives? How has friendship changed since the ancient Greeks began to analyze it, and how has modern technology altered its very definition? In this fa... Read more

This Star Won’t Go Out by Esther Earl Diagnosed with thyroid cancer at the age of twelve, Esther (Persian for ‘Star’) Earl was an exceptionally bright and talented – but very normal – teenager. She lived a hope-filled and generous, outwardly focused life as she navigated her physical decline with grace. A cheerful, positive and encouraging daughter, sister and frie... Read more

We love reading about books, nearly as much as reading them. That’s why a few of times a week we’ll be highlighting some of the most interesting articles from around the globe for all your bookish requirements. In the New York Times Michiko Kakutani has called HRC, the highly-anticipated biography of Hillary Clinton, a ‘snappy account of Mrs. Clinton’s journey from Obama outsi... Read more

Season 3 of Game of Thrones is out on DVD next week. Never before has a television show received as much attention as the extraordinary adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s acclaimed novels. In the third season of the hit HBO drama, the Lannisters barely hold onto power after a savage naval onslaught from Stannis Baratheon, while stirrings in the North threaten to alter the overall balance ... Read more

Tom Keneally – Shame and the Captives John Purcell’s Review One of the drawbacks of living in a society obsessed with the new is that we fail to recognise the simple fact that many things get better with time. There is just no story in ‘Author Gains Wisdom by Living a Long Interesting Life: Talking, Travelling, Reading and Writing’. But there should be. Someone gaining w... Read more

Everybody loves a deal, so for a limited time when you buy a copy of Wendy James’ The Lost Girls you’ll get a free copy of her book The Mistake! The Lost Girls (and The Mistake) by Wendy James From bestselling author Wendy James comes a hauntingly powerful story about families and secrets and the dark shadows cast by the past. Curl Curl, Sydney, January 1978. Angie’s a looker.... Read more