Book Recommendations Archives

In August we gave you the chance to enter our Kids Month promotions! Lots and lots of goodies were up for grabs! And the lucky winners are… The Peppa Pig Competition – S. Moors, Mosman Park, WA The Walker Picture Book Showcase Competition – E. Serisier, New Farm, QLD Clementine Rose Competition – Y. Tanuwidjaja, Melbourne, VIC Slaves of Socorro Competition – M. Mah... Read more

Jason Segel is just plain annoying. Not only is he a great actor, screenwriter, and musician, but now he’s also an author. Damn you Segel. He’s teamed up with Kirsten Miller to put together a new book Nightmares! It’s all kinds of scary awesomeness. Eleven-year-old Charlie Laird is desperate for a good night’s sleep – or even just a nap. Ever since he moved into hi... Read more

Every week Booktopia’s Andrew Cattanach reviews a cookbook. He is an incompetent cook. He is The Incompetent Cook. Tex-Mex from Scratch by Jonas Cramby It’s time for another instalment of The Incompetent Cook. This week he road tests Tex-Mex from Scratch by Jonas Cramby. Scroll down to see how you could win a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker valued at $699! It’s been a busy few mo... Read more

The identity of Jack the Ripper, one of the longest unsolved mysteries of all time, has been discovered. Pretty crazy huh? Dr Jari Louhelainen, a senior lecturer in molecular biology at Liverpool John Moores, has used cutting-edge DNA techniques to prove Jack the Ripper was a Polish migrant named Aaron Kosminski. Kosminski lived in Whitechapel at the times of the savage 1888 murders of five wom... Read more

Australian novelist Cathryn Hein, author of The French Prize, Heartland and much more gives her verdict on the books she’s been reading. A rather mixed bag this month, with everything from an unputdownable epic fantasy romance series to a fabulous sports romance and a gruesome murder mystery. Great fun! Days of Blood and Starlight / Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor This series&... Read more

During July and August we gave you the chance to win a hardcover edition of The Silkworm signed by J.K.Rowling as Robert Galbraith! All you needed to do to enter was purchase any of J.K. Rowling’s Adult Fiction titles before August 31st to go in the draw. And the lucky winner is (drumroll please)………… S.Burdett from Wonga Park in Victoria! The Silkworm by Robert Gal... Read more

During August we gave you the chance to win a framed photograph by author of Outback Stations, Daniel McIntosh! The photograph is featured in Outback Stations, which was born from a competition on the Station Photos Facebook page to show a day in the life of an outback station. All you needed to do to enter was buy Outback Stations.  And the lucky winner is… M.Ellis, North Haven, NSW WET ... Read more

During July and August we gave you the chance to win a copy of LEGO Minifigure Year by Year, a visual history of the amazing LEGO mini-figure phenomenon, with three mini-figures included. All you needed to do to enter was buy LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide. And the lucky winners are… A.Burnell, St Ives, NSW K.Gruber,  Roseville, NSW J.McVernon, Black Rock, VIC M.Rook, Carindale, QLD ... Read more

During July/August we gave you the chance to win a book pack for dad valued at $199. All you needed to do to enter was buy The Ploughmen by Kim J. Zupan And the lucky winner is… J.Scott, Neerim Junction, VIC   The Ploughmen by Kim J. Zupan The story of two men – a killer awaiting trial, and a troubled young deputy – sitting across from each other in the dark, talking thro... Read more

You’re going to hear, see and read a lot about the First World War in the next few years. A hundred year anniversary is a big deal. But most of what you’re going to be told is bullsh*t. If you want to know something closer to the truth, read the works of those who were there. The First World War was an equal opportunity war, destroying the lives of rich and poor, simpleton and geniu... Read more