Book Recommendations Archives

Establishing your own style is one of the hardest things to achieve, even more so when you’ve trying to raise children. Have no fear, Dijanna Mulhearn is here! Dijanna’s new book Wardrobe 101 for Mums is the follow up to her phenomenally successful Wardrobe 101. She chats with John Purcell in this exclusive interview. Grab a copy of Wardrobe 101 for Mums here Wardrobe 101 for Mums b... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Author for 2015! We’ve taken your nominations and today is the day to put your votes forward. You can vote for as many authors as you like. A reminder that this is only Heat 1, so you might see some of your favourites missing today. Don’t worry, over the next 5 days you’... Read more

Have you seen (insert film) yet? No, but I’ve read the book. Still Alice by Lisa Genova Soon to be a film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart and Kate Bosworth A moving and insightful story of a woman with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, now a major film starring Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore and Kristen Stewart. Alice Howland is proud of the life she work... Read more

One of the world’s greatest science fiction writers, Isaac Asimov, was born on this day in 1920 (or 1919, even his year of birth is intriguing). Asimov wrote and edited over 500 books, including the short stories that the films I, Robot and Bicentennial Man were based on. His 1941 novel Nightfall is widely regarded as the greatest science fiction story of all time. Asimov’s writing ... Read more

Have you made a New Year’s Resolution yet? Is it to get fit, eat healthy, save money, manage stress or learn a new hobby? Our New Year’s Resolution is to read more books. Have you thought about that one? Let’s see how it weighs up against the more traditional resolutions… Getting Fit vs Reading More Books Getting Fit Think of all those hours in a poorly ventilated gym li... Read more

The poll that stops the nation is back, with one big change. For two years we’ve been asking you to vote for Australia’s Favourite Novelist. This year we’re asking you to vote for Australia’s Favourite Author. From picture book authors to historians to biographers, all authors are now all open to nomination! You see, January at Booktopia is the month of Australian Storie... Read more

Wouldn’t it be great to start the New Year with your 2015 reading list sorted with a Leatherbound Classics library or your audiobooks sorted with a range from Bolinda, or with Dinner for 2 at Quay, The Rocks in Sydney or win a Kookaburra ball and mini bat signed by Glenn Maxwell?  Let’s not stop there, look at the world with new eyes with three books signed by Brian Cox or spend you... Read more

Susan Elizabeth Phillips couldn’t have more accurately pin-pointed why I can’t stop reading romances than in her new book aptly named Heroes Are My Weakness. You have Annie Hewitt, a down-on-her-luck actress, who finds herself living on an island with a man who tried to kill her in her youth. Or so she thinks. Yes, you might find it odd that Theo, the man in the story, is basically ... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Sally Murphy author of Roses are Blue, Pearl Versus the World and more… 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 Western Australia, spending most of my childhood in the Southwest town of Collie. I spent my last two years of sc... Read more

The downside of working in such an exciting place that is growing faster than rhubarb in the dark (look it up, it’s a thing) is that because you’re always on your toes, always being presented with new challenges… …you’re always trying to find the precious time to read. But never fear. I’ve managed to squeeze in some fantastic books this year, and I think I... Read more