Spending time on twitter chatting about books, you can find yourself coming across some curious accounts. Putting aside the unsettling cultural climate that has made Angelina Jolie’s leg and Pharrell Williams’ hat celebrities in their own right, many of your favourite writers are spilling their wisdom on twitter, even the long deceased. You can follow @Shakespeare, @ProustTweet or e... Read more

We love celebrating our birthday, and you’re invited to the party with our 10th Birthday Clearance Sale. You know the deal. We take over 15,000 books, and we discount them by up to 95% off the RRP. Fiction from the biggest names, non-fiction on thousands of interests, kids books for all ages. Fiction lover? Why not grab a copy of James Patterson, Danielle Steel, Michael Connelly Harlan Co... Read more

We know that Booktopians have a passion for food, and in these interviews both authors chat about what makes a delicious meal and the way that food can bring people together. Check them out below! Julie Goodwin – Gather How to cook delicious recipes for large and small crowds of family and friends, from the bestselling original Australian MasterChef, Julie Goodwin. Julie Goodwin’s f... Read more

If you missed ABC’s screening of The Broken Shore on Sunday, don’t despair. We’re giving away 10 packs of the acclaimed thriller starring Don Hany, Dan Wyllie and Claudia Karvan. Just released on DVD, The Broken Shore is an evocative crime thriller that captures the chilling action and sharp wit of Peter Temple’s acclaimed novel of the same name. In this gripping adaptat... Read more

Ten years ago Tony Nash started Booktopia on a $10 per day budget. It took 3 days to sell the first book. Now we sell one book every 10 seconds and employee 70 people. Over 900,000 Australians have bought from Booktopia over the years. Each and every customer should be very proud that we have been able to donate over $300K worth of books in the last year as well as be the major sponsor of Write... Read more

Find it in Everything by Drew Barrymore “I have always loved hearts,” writes acclaimed actress Drew Barrymore in the foreword to this heartwarming gift book. “The way that continuous line accomplishes the most extraordinary thing–it conveys love.” In Find It in Everything, Barrymore shares the photographs she has taken of heart-shaped objects and patterns she has c... Read more

I Quit Sugar for Life by Sarah Wilson Quitting sugar is not a diet. Quitting sugar is a way of living without processed food and eating like our great-grandparents used to before the crap. With her bestselling book, I Quit Sugar, Sarah Wilson helped tens of thousands of Australians to kick the habit. In I Quit Sugar for Life, Sarah shows you how to be sugar-free forever. Drawing on extensive re... Read more

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Live in Sydney? Want a chance to see one of the biggest films of the year before everyone else? Hachette Australia are giving you and a friend the opportunity to attend an exclusive pre-screening of Long Walk To Freedom, the award-winning film starring Idris Elba and Naomi Harris, on February 5th at Event Cinemas, George Street, Sydney. All you need to do is buy Nelson Mandela’s bestselli... Read more

A peculiar thing has begun to occur at Book Clubs in New York. Yes, you can enjoy the same cheap wine and soft cheese. But a new member is joining. The author. As discussed in The New York Times yesterday, a new service called Book The Writer is offering book clubs the opportunity to have the author present at their book club for around $750. You could ask Winner of the Women’s Prize of F... Read more