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As part of Australian Romance Month, Romance Specialist Haylee Nash will be interviewing one Australian Romance author per day. Much like a beauty pageant, each author will be using their charm, wit and grace (and the power of social media) to take home the Booktopia Romance Bestseller crown. Booktopia invites bestselling Mills & Boon author Melanie Milburne to the stage. 1. Describe the pe... Read more

As part of Australian Romance Month, Romance Specialist Haylee Nash will be interviewing one Australian Romance author per day. Much like a beauty pageant, each author will be using their charm, wit and grace (and the power of social media) to take home the Booktopia Romance Bestseller crown. Booktopia invites bestselling Contemporary Romance and Young Adult author Nicola Marsh to the stage. 1.... Read more

Saying we’re excited doesn’t really cover it, as novelist Chuck Palahniuk has confirmed that he is currently working on a follow-up to his groundbreaking 1996 novel Fight Club. But in a twist befitting his award-winning transgressive fiction, it will be published as a graphic novel. Everyone knows the first (and second) rule of Fight Club is do not talk about Fight Club, but thankfu... Read more

Shane Jacobson, actor, comedian and now published author, stopped by the Booktopia offices to meet the staff and have a chat about his new book The Long Road To Overnight Success. Little did he know he would be the first contestant in the Booktopia TV Quiz Show, hosted by John Purcell. This is a Quiz Show like no other, equal parts literary and ridiculousness, and Shane aced it. Take a look at ... Read more

As part of Australian Romance Month, Romance Specialist Haylee Nash will be interviewing one Australian Romance author per day. Much like a beauty pageant, each author will be using their charm, wit and grace (and the power of social media) to take home the Booktopia Romance Bestseller crown. Booktopia invites bestselling Rural Romance author Rachael Johns to the stage. 1. Describe the perfect ... Read more

Helen Fielding fans the world over have been going crazy as the cover of her new book Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy was released yesterday. If you haven’t seen it, here it is. Drink it in…. Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Eleanor Catton author of The Luminaries 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 in London, Ontario, Canada, while my dad was studying at the University of Western Ontario. (My birth was... Read more

As part of Australian Romance Month, Romance Specialist Haylee Nash will be interviewing one Australian Romance author per day. Much like a beauty pageant, each author will be using their charm, wit and grace (and the power of social media) to take home the Booktopia Romance Bestseller crown. Booktopia invites bestselling Rural Romance author Margareta Osborn to the stage. 1. Describe the perfe... Read more

We’re so excited to be hosting award-winning novelist Kate Forsyth on the blog for a series of contributions on books and writing. Here’s her first installment, on the art of writing. Stay tuned for more! I read a lot. I read for my own selfish pleasure, and I read for work. I read stories submitted to me by my students. I read manuscripts by aspiring writers hoping I’ll help them w... Read more

As part of Australian Romance Month, Romance Specialist Haylee Nash will be interviewing one Australian Romance author per day. Much like a beauty pageant, each author will be using their charm, wit and grace (and the power of social media) to take home the Booktopia Romance Bestseller crown. Booktopia invites bestselling Historical Romance author Sara Bennett to the stage. 1. Describe the perf... Read more