The Girl with All the Gifts has had the industry abuzz, and with its release a few weeks away our friends at Hachette Australia are giving you the chance to win 1 of 10 advance copies! For your chance to win, tell us below in 25 words or less, what gift you have that makes you a winner? Entries close midday Friday, so get in quick and you could be reading one of the biggest books of next year, ... Read more

Signed Jackie Collins Backlist (Watch our exclusive interview with Jackie Collins here) R. McLaren, Kingston South East, SA Winner of the Agrarian Experience cooking class for 2 people (Read founder of The Agrarian Experience Rodney Dunn’s exclusive blog for us here) L. Kudahl, Whyalla Stuart, SA Free Carrie Double Passes (Stephen King fan? You have ONE DAY to win the biggest Stephen King... Read more

Matthew Reilly’s new book The Tournament has been dominating the bestseller charts, so what did we do to celebrate Matthew coming in? Well, we got a little excited… Grab a copy of Matthew’s The Tournament here Don’t forget to check out our interview with Matthew! Grab a copy of Matthew’s The Tournament here The Tournament by Matthew Reilly The year is 1546. Europe ... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Colleen Ryan author of Fairfax: The Rise and Fall Ten Terrifying Questions ———————————- 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born in Goulburn on the NSW southern tablelands. My father was the local drycleaner. When I wa... Read more

Former South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela has died peacefully at his Johannesburg home after a prolonged lung infection. His contribution to the world was immense, becoming the first black South African President and a key figure in ending the brutal apartheid regime that had ruled the country since 1948. After becoming a lawyer, he was repeatedly arrested f... Read more

The Big Sea by Richie Lovett & Sean Doherty ‘Richie is one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever met, and his story is testament to the healing power of the ocean.’ Kelly Slater Richie Lovett might be the world s unluckiest surfer . . . or its luckiest. We re not quite sure which. He’s been attacked by a shark, washed into the Indonesian jungle by a tsunami, before ... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Jess Ainscough author of Make Peace With Your Plate Ten Terrifying Questions ———————— 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born in Ipswich (don’t judge me), grew up in a tiny town called Walkerston in North QLD before moving to the Sunshine Coast when I was 10. I stayed on the Sunshin... Read more

When former Prime Minister John Howard visited Booktopia, John Purcell took the chance to ask him the hard questions in a rare and candid interview. The Johns discuss Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech, his role in the rise of Tony Abbott, the controversial WorkChoices legislation, as well as his views on his Prime Ministerial predecessor Paul Keating and the future of Australian education. ... Read more

Rowling and Thompson, together at last! Tonight the folks at ABC TV’s The Book Club will be sinking their teeth into a couple of great books, The Cuckoo’s Calling and Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas. Tune into ABC at 10pm tonight to watch the usual team of Jennifer Byrne, Jason Steger and Marieke Hardy chatting with tonight’s guests Lucy Turnbull and John Birmingham. Coincident... Read more

There’s nothing like Books, Dominoes and Dry Ice to put you in a good mood. The folks at Hachette Australia have made this beautiful video for their Stories That Move You campaign. Enjoy. Read more