In April we had a myriad of prizes and promotions for you to sink your teeth into. Let’s wrap a few up and announce the winners of these great prizes, shall we? All you had to do to enter was order The Anzacs 100 Years On : In Story and Song by April 30th! The Anzacs 100 Years On : In Story and Song by Ted Egan The Anzacs 100 Years On: In Story and Song is a unique contribution to the com... Read more

March and April were amazing months for prizes! We gave three fans of Fleur McDonald the chance to win her backlist pack, worth $99, and fans of the new movie Home the chance to win a Home pack! All you had to do to enter was order Emerald Springs before April 30th! Emerald Springs by Fleur McDonald When suspicions are wrongly aimed at Amelia following the theft of proceeds from the local rodeo... Read more

After the success of our Australia’s Favourite Author poll, with John Flanagan coming out on top, we wanted to keep the ball rolling on this Aussie-book-love-in. We put iconic books, from all the authors voted by you as Australia’s 50 Favourite, into a series and offered the chance to win this amazing collection to anyone who ordered from the collection. All you had to do to enter w... Read more

In the lead up to Mother’s Day we’ve had some amazing prizes to give away, perfect for any Mum! We’ve had a Pan Macmillan Mother’s Day hamper worth $500, 1 of 5 Liane Moriarty backlist packs and a $250 gift voucher from Leona Edmiston! All you had to do to enter was order Wardrobe 101 for Mums by April 28th! Wardrobe 101 for Mums: Fashion Formulas for Modern Mothers by D... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Jacinta Tynan author of Mother Zen 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 and raised in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire (known simply as ‘The Shire’) as one of six kids in a suburb called Yowie Bay, but I went to high school in the eastern suburbs co... Read more

In the lead-up to Anzac Day we’re giving away two amazing prize packs, perfect for history buffs. Like to sit back and listen, order from The Bolinda Anzac Day collection by April 30th and go in the draw to win a Bolinda Audio Book pack, worth $224! *Terms and Conditions apply. 1914 : The Year the World Ended – Re Issue Author: Paul Ham Read by: Robert Meldrum Few years can justly b... Read more

My favourite chocolate recipe: chocolate beetroot cake… This recipe comes from The Saffron Girl. I talk about chocolate a lot. I think about it a lot. And, yes, I even eat it a lot. But what I’ve learned while doing research for The Chocolate Promise, is that you need to know how to eat it in order to get all the great health benefits without all the fat and sugar nastiness that comes wit... Read more

In celebration of the release of Testament of Youth, which has been described by the Evening Standard as “Stunningly good…desperately moving”,  we are giving you a free double pass to see the film when you order a copy of the book. Synopsis: Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has beco... Read more

Melbourne author Murray Middleton was announced the winner of the coveted Vogel’s Literary Award on Monday night for his exquisite short story collection When There’s Nowhere Else To Run. The award, which offers publication by Allen & Unwin and $20,000 prize money, has been the launching pad for some of Australia’s most successful writers including Tim Winton, Kate Grenvil... Read more

Tuesday night saw Melbourne writer Emily Bitto take out the Stella Prize for her incredible novel The Strays. The Stella Prize, which Booktopia was honoured to be a major sponsor of, is fast becoming one of the most prestigious awards on the literary calendar, celebrating Australian women’s writing. The prize is named after one of Australia’s iconic female authors, Stella Maria Sarah ‘Miles’ Fr... Read more