Book Recommendations Archives

In the lead up to Father’s Day we gave you the chance to win some swag for Dad! Lots and lots of goodies were up for grabs! See if you’re a winner below… All you had to do to enter was order anything from The Pan Macmillan Father’s Day Collection by August 31st! Fletch by Dustin Fletcher In the tough, adrenaline-fueled world of Australian Football, Dustin Fletcher is a legend.... Read more

In August we gave you the chance to enter our Kids Month competitions! Lots and lots of goodies were up for grabs! See below if you’re a winner… All you had to do to enter was order anything in the Kids Month range, during Kids Month! Old School Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Book 10 by Jeff Kinney The Diary of the Wimpy Kid series of books, by best-selling author Jeff Kinney, charts the hi... Read more

I have a confession to make. With a long drive to work, a busy workload and a severe case of reader’s FOMO, I find myself listening to as many books as I read these days. Okay, not quite as many, but I’m going through a couple of audiobooks a week at the moment, which is something I never thought I’d do. And you know what? I’m loving it. Gone are those long hours staring... Read more

To celebrate the release of The Girl in the Spider’s Web, written by David Lagercrantz, and The Shepherd’s Crown, released after the passing of Terry Pratchett, we gave Booktopians the chance to win $500 of Euro Crime and THE ENTIRE DISCWORLD SERIES, worth $800! Here’s what you had to do to enter… All you had to do to enter was order The Girl in the Spider’s Web, b... Read more

We have some awesome competitions ending midnight TONIGHT! Fletch by Dustin Fletcher Order any title from The Pan Macmillan Father’s Day Collection by August 31st and you could win Dad a book pack valued at over $300! Terms and Conditions apply. In the tough, adrenaline-fueled world of Australian Football, Dustin Fletcher is a legend. In 2014, the 39-year-old Essendon Bomber runs out for his 22... Read more

I’ve just returned from the Romance Writers of Australia Conference in Melbourne, catching up with fellow authors, publishers and agents, so I thought I’d mention three books from other Australian romance writers that I’ve loved in recent times. They are all from different genres but they can all be connected through similar threads – a touch of romance, suspense and action. Beyond Fear by Jaye... Read more

It’s Kids Month at Booktopia and we have awesome competitions for you to enter and signed promotions for you to enjoy! Old School Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Book 10 by Jeff Kinney Buy anything in the Kids Month range and you could win a kids book pack, worth $1000 RRP! Terms and Conditions apply. The Diary of the Wimpy Kid series of books, by best-selling author Jeff Kinney, charts the highs ... Read more

In December 2013 the whole of Melbourne was buzzing with the details of a most bizarre murder... Read more

For an extremely limited time only, we gave two lucky people the opportunity to join us at Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, for the evening performance at The Lyric Theatre on August 19th. All you had to to was simply order a copy of the tie-in edition of Matilda by August 13th to enter! And the lucky Booktopian is… R.Shen, Kings Langley, NSW   Matilda : Theatre Tie-In by Roald Dahl Matil... Read more

One of Australia’s favourite novelists Kate Forsyth, author of The Impossible Quest, Bitter Greens, The Wild Girl and now The Beast’s Garden, continues her monthly blog with us, giving her verdict on the books she’s been reading. It has been a busy few months for me! Every June, I run a writers’ retreat and literary tour in Oxford and the Cotswolds (https://www.kateforsyth.com.au/writing-r... Read more