With the British Lions Tour already upon us, Booktopia’s Andrew Cattanach thought it only proper to look at our literary immortals from a slightly more sporting perspective. Ladies and Gentleman please be up and standing for the Booktopia XV. Fullback: William Shakespeare Read more
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Andrew Cattanach is a regular contributor to The Booktopia Blog. He has been shortlisted for The Age Short Story Prize and was named a finalist for the 2015 Young Bookseller of the Year Award. He enjoys reading, writing and sleeping, though finds it difficult to do them all at once.
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A.M. Homes wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
American novelist A.M. Homes has won this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction with her sixth novel, May We Be Forgiven. Homes beat award winning writer Hilary Mantel and three other finalists for the $ 45,000 prize, previously known as the Orange Prize. Miranda Richardson, who chaired a panel of judges, praised Home’s novel, as a “dazzling, original, viscerally funny black comedy” and a “subversio... Read more
David Henley, author of The Hunt for Pierre Jnr, answers Ten Terrifying Questions
The Booktopia Book Guru asks David Henley author of The Hunt for Pierre Jnr 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 New Zealand to English parents, raised and schooled in Canberra. 2. What did you want to be when you were twelve, eigh... Read more
The Write Stuff – Famous Writers On The Art Of Writing
A writer needs advice from all and sundry, and often receives it whether they like it or not. But from these great writers of the past any advice is good advice, even if it can be a little off the wall… Read more
Just one more month…. Famous Cases of Writer’s Block
Ever sat down to write something and suddenly had absolutely no idea what to write? We’ve all been there, and sometimes even the greatest writers deal with the dreaded Writer’s Block. Sit back as we go through some of the more extreme cases of brilliant writers falling victim to the dreaded block, and in some cases their curious solutions. Read more
Before Wentworth, There Was Prisoner
As the country (and soon the world) talks about the brilliant new series Wentworth, it’s best to remember the show that breathed life into it and changed the Australian television landscape forever, Prisoner. Read more
Six Sensational Advances Through The Years
Just to remind us all about how important books are, we put together a list of the most incredible advances given to authors in recent times. It makes you want to start writing your plot summary right now! Read more
A Message From Maile Meloy About Her New Novel The Apprentices
Dear Readers, I just got five tweets in a row from a girl who’d finished reading The Apothecary, in which the two main characters, Janie and Benjamin, are separated at the end. She wrote, “HOW CAN YOU END IT THAT WAY? OMG ARE YOU WRITING ANOTHER BOOK? DO THEY SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN? I’M CRYING NOW BC OF YOUR BOOK. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?” The answer is that I feel a little bit terrible, but... Read more
Reading: All The Cool Kids Are Doing It
On another rainy weekend we thought we’d scour through the interwebs and find some of our favourite clips of readers in action. And don’t forget, we also have a huge collection of audiobooks in a range of formats to make life even easier. Read more
The Secret Lives of Natasha Walker – Author Identity Revealed!
Finally, the true identity of the author behind the bestselling Secret Lives of Emma series has been revealed, and if you’re a regular visitor to The Booktopia Blog, chances are you’ve read her work already. Or rather, his work… Since the release of the first book in 2012, The Secret Lives of Emma series has been met with contention. In a genre dominated by tales of submissiv... Read more