If you haven’t read Kirstie Clements’ memoir The Vogue Factor you must. It’s all the things you wanted to know about the fashion industry and more. Clements has created a sensation internationally with her tell-all book of an industry whose inner-workings are as strange and shocking as any around. The Devil Wears Prada has nothing on The Vogue Factor. The most refreshing part ... Read more

Today on World Autism Awareness Day, bestselling author Kathy Lette has written a moving article about her son’s challenges with Autism. Part of it can be seen below. Kathy’s book based on her experience with Autism, The Boy Who Fell To Earth,was one of best books of 2012, don’t miss out on your chance to grab a copy today. Told with Kathy Lette’s razor-sharp wit, this i... Read more

“One very beautiful thing, very beautiful, very wonderful. He had a ring, a golden ring, a precious ring.” A new exhibition opening today in the UK raises the intriguing possibility that the Roman ring in the case, and the ring of power in J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit, and in his Lord of the Rings trilogy, are one and the same. As Dave Green, the property manager, explains... Read more

Jodi Picoult’s latest offering The Storyteller has been widely acknowledged as her best work for some time. Booktopia’s Andrew Cattanach shares his thoughts. Rarely do I read a copy of a new Jodi Picoult before my mother. In fact, never have I read a copy of a new Jodi Picoult before my mother. Her bookcase is drowning in books from the bestselling US author, and eagerly awaits news... Read more

We love a giveaway at Booktopia, and this is one of the best we’ve ever had! Be one of the first twenty people to buy a copy of Stephenie Meyer’s (author of Twilight) bestselling book The Host and win two passes for you and a friend to go and see the big screen adaptation, starring Academy Award nominees Saoirse Ronan, William Hurt and Dianne Kruger. The Host was another triumph for... Read more

Female authors have dominated the longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin literary award, earning eight of the 10 nominations. Romy Ash, Lily Brett, Michelle de Kretser, Annah Faulkner, Drusilla Modjeska, ML Stedman, Carrie Tiffany and Jacqueline Wright make up the female contingent, while Brian Castro and Tom Keneally are the only fellas. The 10 nominations will be narrowed down at a pub... Read more

The finalists for the 2012 Aurealis Awards have been announced today, with Margo Lanagan leading the field with 5 nominations  including nods for Best Fantasy Novel and Best Young Adult Novel for her book Sea Hearts,. Kate Forsyth was rewarded for her stellar year with the nomination of Bitter Greens, just a few days after her highly anticipated novel Wild Girl hit the shelves. Judging Co-ordin... Read more

In one of the most exciting releases of the year, Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John, Helen Trinca explores the life of one of Australia’s greatest writers, the reclusive Madeline St John. Trinca, currently the Managing Director of The Australian, has tackled other weighty topics in the past with her acclaimed books Waterfront: The Battle that Changed Australia and Better than Sex: Ho... Read more

Author Claire Vaye Watkins was awarded the Story Prize in New York this morning for her debut collection, Battleborn. As winner she receives $20,000. She faced some tough competition for the prize, with celebrated writers Dan Chaon and Junot Diaz also on the shortlist. Dan Chaon was the recipient of the 2006 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, while Junot ... Read more

The longlist for the 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced, and with Australia’s M.L. Stedman and Carrie Tiffany being joined by New Zealand’s Emily Perkins, the diversity of the list has been applauded the world over. Formerly The Orange Prize for Fiction, the longlist for The Women’s Prize for Fiction will be cut down to a shortlist at the London Book Fair ... Read more