Much-loved children’s authors Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor were announced on December 6th as the first Australian Children’s Laureates at the launch of the initiative in Adelaide. Both are talented and award-winning storytellers who bring a wealth of experience and creativity to the role – Alison as a renowned author and illustrator, and Boori as a celebrated author, performer, dancer an... Read more

Our Everything Lavish collection is a range of stunning titles to make you tremble, drool and sigh with envy.  From the breathtaking marine photography of  Sea to the exquisitely sensual anthology Reflections to cheeky familiarity of The Complete Collection of Calvin and Hobbes, these are books you will want to run your fingers over again and again. Read more

The first of its kind, A Twitter Year distills a year of conversation, argument, revelation and revolution into a ‘review of the year’ as written by the Twitter community. Where can you find first-hand accounts of the Arab Spring, Japan’s nuclear disaster or the Norwegian atrocities? Thousands flouting celebrity superinjunctions? X-rated snaps of politicians? A babysitter mistaken f... Read more

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7TdApnhmGE&rel=0]j Available 1st December 2011 The Spider Goddess It’s been two months since Pandora English left her small hometown to live with her mysterious great-aunt in a haunted mansion in Spektor – the fog-wreathed suburb of Manhattan that doesn’t appear on any map. With the help of her great-aunt and the beautiful – but dead – Li... Read more

Virginia Woolf hardbacks A brand new series of five of Woolf’s major works, in beautifully designed hardback editions.  2011 marks the seventieth anniversary of the death of Virginia Woolf, one of Britain’s most well-loved and celebrated writers. To commemorate, Penguin Classics is re-publishing five of her major works in stylish newly-designed hardback editions. Click here for more... Read more

Dear Booktopians, We have exciting news today! You can now buy eBooks at Booktopia. Click here to browse our eBook range, place an order… and start reading in seconds. Order online and start reading a book you wanted in just seconds. We have hundreds of thousands of eBooks to read right now. Read more

A razor-sharp evisceration of celebrity culture and literary fame, How I Became a Famous Novelist is a satirical novel masquerading as a tell-all memoir. What Pete Tarslaw wants is simple enough: 1. Fame. Realistic amount. Enough to open new avenues of sexual opportunity. Personal assistant to read mail, grocery shop, etc. 2. Financial comfort. Never have a job again. Retire. Spend rest of life... Read more

Bestselling author of Choosing Happiness shows how to tackle the pressures of the modern world, providing the insights, reassurance and means to worry far less and enjoy our lives more. Virtually every moment of our greatest wellbeing reflects the giving and receiving of kindness. At home, work and in the wider world, there are countless opportunities when a moment of consideration or kindness ... Read more

Atrocitology : Humanity’s 100 Deadliest Achievements by Matthew White Which wars killed the most people? Was the twentieth century the most violent in history? Are religions, tyrants or ideologies responsible for the greatest bloodshed? In this remarkable and original book, ‘atrocitologist’ Matthew White assesses man’s inhumanity to man over several thousand years. From the Punic Wars between R... Read more

Ultimate: The Complete Guide to UFC and Mixed Martial Arts, the full-contact combat sport that is taking the world by storm. Aimed at Australian MMA fans as well as newcomers, it combines Read more