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Review by John Purcell Why do I put off reading books which come with a great many excellent recommendations? Is it some residue from my adolescent self, standing firm against the coercion of the group? Probably something as stupid as that. Well, I’m glad I overcame that foolishness when it came to picking up this much lauded, discussed and recommended novel, which is the first in a serie... Read more

The Australian Romance Readers Association have announced the finalists for the 2015 Australian Romance Readers Awards…..and the end result is delectable. ARRA members can now vote for their favourite in each category, but you have until 28 February to vote! Winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner, which will be held on 19 March 2016. For more details about the night click here. Fa... Read more

There’s a common misconception that to be a ‘Strong Female Character’ you have to have masculine traits... Read more

For those unfamiliar with the world of shadowhunting, I should explain that today is the day that the new TV Show Shadowhunters, based on The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, is airing globally on Netflix.... Read more

The great David Bowie passed away yesterday, so we thought we’d dive back into his 100 favourite books. He released the list in 2013 as part of the exhibition, David Bowie Is,  at the Art Gallery of Ontario, giving a fascinating insight into the mind of the influential musician and style icon. Bowie’s love of the written word was legendary. He was a voracious reader, knocking over a... Read more

Why would anyone pay $40 million for a cup of tea? How did a toilet seat help to end the First World War? And why are there scientists running around naked in the Antarctic? All these questions and more are answered in Short Back and Science, Dr Karl’s brilliant and insightful new book.   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev6pqAdifg0&w=560&h=315] Grab your copy of Shor... Read more

Nominations for Australia’s Favourite Author are now open! The poll that stops the nation is back! We’re asking you to tell us your favourite Australia Author! Novelists, picture book authors, historians, biographers, all authors are now all open for nomination! You see, January at Booktopia is the month of Australian Stories, an entire month dedicated to celebrating books by Austra... Read more

In July 2015, as the debate over Adam Goodes being booed at AFL games raged and got ever more heated and ugly, Stan Grant wrote a short but powerful piece for The Guardian that went viral, not only in Australia but right around the world, shared over 100,000 times on social media. His was a personal, passionate and powerful response to racism in Australian and the sorrow, shame, anger and hards... Read more

With 2015 about to come to a close, and our Booktopia Books of the Year already announced, it’s time to present our Top 50 Bestselling Books of 2015. How many have you read? 50. SPECIAL DELIVERY by Annabel Crabb In Special Delivery, Annabel has teamed up with her best friend from childhood, fellow food tragic and Kitchen Cabinet recipe consultant Wendy Sharpe, to bring you recipes for tho... Read more

We gaze into our crystal ball and make five bookish predictions for 2016… ——————————————– 1. George R.R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter will be released before season 6 of Game of Thrones ends It’s been the burning question since the TV series began, but in 2016 fans of Martin’s Song ... Read more