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It’s time for a twitter wrap from our favourite eccentric genius, Stephen King! Over to you Stephano… I am going to order that novel, EENY MEENIE. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) July 8, 2015 For more about Eeny Meeny click here Dennis Lehane’s WORLD GONE BY is the best gangster novel since THE GODFATHER. Terrific story, shattering conclusion. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) June ... Read more

In celebration of the release of Madame Bovary, described by Empire as “a beautiful adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s novel” and as “measured and absorbing” by Variety,  we’re giving you a free double pass to see the film when you order a copy of the book. Synopsis: Adapted from Flaubert’s classic novel, Madame Bovary tells the tragic story of Emma, a young be... Read more

She’s Japan’s highest selling author outside of Murakami, and now Marie Kondo wants to help Australians to tidy up! Forget everything you’ve been taught about decluttering. Japanese tidiness expert Marie Kondo has tips that will transform your home from unmanageable mess to ordered haven. Marie Kondo argues that if you tidy your home properly now, you’ll never need to declutter agai... Read more

Critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling memoir Wild by Cheryl Strayed had such a significant literary impact that it made its way onto the big screen. Jean-Marc Vallée, famous for Dallas Buyers Club, directed the movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, who both went on to be nominated for an Academy Award. To promote the release of this powerfully moving film on DVD we gave 20 ... Read more

The release of Go Set a Watchman next week is already shaping as the literary event of the century. The sequel (or ‘parent’ as Harper Lee calls it) to her seminal 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird, exploring racial injustice in the American Deep South, will demand a two million copy initial print run in the US, numbers which have never been seen before. The release of the novel hasn&... Read more

Voracious reader and office loudmouth Andrew Cattanach lifts the lid on his favourite books of the year, so far! Quicksand by Steve Toltz I had my doubts about Steve Toltz even attempting to write a follow up to A Fraction of the Whole. Not only did he write it, he might have a Miles Franklin winner on his hands. Savagely witty and chaotically brilliant. Aldo has been so relentlessly unlucky – ... Read more

James Patterson has been at the top of bestseller lists for over 20 years, with more than 305 million copies of his books still in print. It’s no wonder that, when we ran our competition to win a signed James Patterson pack, Booktopians got a little excited. All you had to do to enter was order any title from our James Patterson Book Guides by June 30th. TRUTH OR DIE by James Patterson, H... Read more

This is Ronson at his finest. Funny, intriguing and, in some places, downright shocking. Read more

May was our Month of Crime and we celebrated by giving customers the chance to win a book pack filled with awesome crime novels! All you had to do to enter was order Mark Billingham’s brilliant new book, Time of Death. Time of Death The Tom Thorne Series : Book 13 by Mark Billingham The Missing Two schoolgirls are abducted in the small, dying Warwickshire town of Polesford, driving a knif... Read more

Shikha Shah, Booktopia’s biggest Fifty Shades fan, has been up all night reading E.L. James’ latest offering. The review we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! Miss Shah will see you now… To all Fifty Shades Fans – the book that we have been waiting for is finally here! In Grey we delve into the mind of Christian, what he thinks, how he thinks, how he feels (e... Read more