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We love reading romance, so nothing gives us more pleasure than to share the finalists for the 2014 Australian Romance Readers Awards with you. The awards will be announced at The Australian Romance Readers Convention in Canberra, of which we’re one of the major sponsors! Told you, we love it! Have you read all the books on this list? No? Why not acquaint yourself with an acclaimed romanc... Read more

Recently we gave Bryce Courtenay fans the chance to win a First Edition pack signed by the late great author. The pack included 9 limited edition bookmarks and a signed First Edition of his books Jessica, Sylvia and Fortune Cookie. All you had to do to enter was buy a copy of The Silver Moon…   …and the winner is: I.Stojkovski, Calamvale, QLD Congratulations to the winner! Not ... Read more

A few years ago TIME magazine asked 125 of the world’s most celebrated writers to name their Top 10 novels of all time. No doubt after the resignations of many, many unpaid interns, they combined all these lists to make the ultimate Top 10 list. We thought we’d share it with you. We’d like a few more women on there but hey, isn’t that always the way. Do you agree with th... Read more

We had 2 original artworks during December and January to giveaway. These pieces were created by Cheralyn Darcey and Sofan Chan. They themselves are the authors of Australian Wildflower Reading Cards and Buddhism Reading Cards, respectively. All you had to do to enter was buy a Rockpool Reading Card Set. Check out if you are a winner below…. Artwork by Cheralyn Darcey       ... Read more

Earlier this week The New Yorker produced a short film about Man Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan, focusing on his ‘writing shack’ on Bruny Island. It’s a beautiful piece, full of vintage musings on life, happiness and the writer’s life. We also get a glimpse into the award-winning author’s writing room: a modest, empty desk with a laptop, a lamp and a couple o... Read more

We don’t like cricket. No. We love it. And it seems plenty of Booktopians do as well. We had a huge response to a couple of big competitions we’ve been running to celebrate the summer of cricket. A beautiful limited edition of Adam Gilchrist’s memoir and a brand spanking new Kaboom cricket bat signed by Australia’s master blaster David Warner! But the big question is, ar... Read more

During December and January we threw some of our favourite holiday reads together to make our Holiday Haven. You could find thousands of books handpicked for our sections: New Year, New You Beach Reads Australia Wide Summer Reading Boredom Busters Back to School And if you ordered anything in our Holiday Haven range, you went into the draw to win a book pack worth $415! Are you the winner? Find... Read more

The first trailer for J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy has arrived, offering a dark glimpse into the small imaginary English town of Pagford. Everyone’s got skeletons rattling in their cupboards… Grab a copy of J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy here The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.... Read more

James Bradley’s past novels Wrack, The Deep Field and The Resurrectionist have won or been shortlisted for a number of major literary awards. He chats with Caroline Baum about his new novel Clade. Grab a copy of James Bradley’s Clade here  Clade by James Bradley Compelling, challenging and resilient, over ten beautifully contained chapters, Clade canvasses three generations from the... Read more

Last night’s Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (the AACTA awards for those short of breath) had a particularly bookish feel. The Babadook, the acclaimed thriller about a mother and son haunted by a mysterious storybook, shared Best Film honours with Russell Crowe’s directorial debut The Water Diviner, which was recently adapted into a novel by screenwriter Andr... Read more