April is coming. Slowly, but it’s coming. The first trailer for the new season of Game of Thrones has been released ahead of its April premiere. As readers of the books will know, we’re creeping closer to all out war as more clans, all believing they have a claim to the iron throne, stalk closer and closer towards Kings Landing. But enough speculation, here’s the trailer…... Read more

There is only one more week of voting left to decide who is Australia’s Favourite Novelist! This is the longlist as voted by you, congratulations to all the novelists for making it onto this extraordinary list. But the job isn’t finished. We need your final vote to decide the order of the top 50. Vote for all your favourite authors, and spread the word, tell your friends and family ... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Novelist for 2014! This is it folks. Your last chance to push your favourite authors into next week’s final round of voting. Last year’s winner Kate Morton is also in this heat! Next week we’ll have the top 100 authors from all the heats for you to vote... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Novelist for 2014! Heat 4 is full of some huge names and exciting newcomers. Who will you vote for? Thanks to everyone who has voted so far, the response has been incredible! And thanks to all the wonderful authors and publishers for spreading the word! Remember you can ... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Novelist for 2014! Today’s list is full of the most popular writers in Australia today, it’s a tough one! Remember you can select as many authors as you like with your vote and give them the chance to become Australia’s Favourite Novelist! ——... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Novelist for 2014! Yesterday had some big surprises as Australia searched their hearts and bookcases, will today be the same? A reminder that this is only Heat 2, so you might see some of your favourites missing today. Don’t worry, over the week you’ll have a... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Novelist for 2014! We’ve taken your nominations and today is the day to put your votes forward. You can vote for as many novelists as you like. A reminder that this is only Heat 1, so you might see some of your favourites missing today. Don’t worry, over the ... Read more

This month we’re back with the poll that stops the nation, as we ask you who is Australia’s Favourite Novelist for 2014. Booktopia is Australia’s Local Bookstore, Australia’s truly locally owned and operated online bookstore, full of people who love books and more importantly, Australian books. January at Booktopia is the month of Australian Stories. To celebrate, we need your... Read more

I love picture books in so many different ways: as stories, as works of art, as frolics, as meditations, and of course for the joy and fascination that they spark in my own kids. But sometimes I encounter a book that especially inspires me as a practitioner. These are picture books that perform their dances with such mastery that I want to stand up and applaud – and then sit down again to study... Read more

The Stand by Stephen King Stephen King’s epic has a weaponised superflu germ escaping a military facility and wiping out 99 per cent of the world’s population. Guided by shared dreams, the isolated survivors form up in opposing groups and ready themselves for a showdown of Bibical proportions. The scope of the devastation is breathtaking, with scenes of New York City clogged with corpses utterl... Read more