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Congratulations to the R*BY finalists! For all of those not in the know, every year the brilliant women (and a few supporting men) at the Romance Writers of Australia award the best of romance written by Australian and New Zealand authors. Much like the Academy Awards, these awards are highly desired, and the awards ceremony has its fair share of glamour, champagne and the occasional (happy) te... Read more

Guest Blogger Justin Cahill shares his thoughts on John Thavis’ much talked about book The Vatican Diaries. What is it about large, hierarchical institutions that attracts so much interest? Is it their enormous wealth and power? The eccentricities of their leaders? When that leader is, in name at least, Jesus Christ, and its power are said to include universal salvation, such questions as... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Claire Scobie author of The Pagoda Tree 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 Newbury, England, and brought up near Oxford. We always lived about an hour from London so in my teens ... Read more

The story of Jock Palfreeman has captivated Australia. Booktopia’s Andrew Cattanach took a look at award-winning journalist Belinda Hawkins’ account of the harrowing story of a young Australian jailed for murder. Wrong place, wrong time. Some phrases are uttered so often in our daily lives that they lose their punch, struggling to convey the real horror behind them. Sometimes you ca... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Tim Fischer author of Holy See, Unholy Me and many 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 at Lockhart in the Riverina, south eastern Australia in 1946 as a baby boomer, and went to school at Boree Creek and Melbourne. I served in the Army before... Read more

Bestselling author Victoria Fox talks sun loungers, starlets and the secret to escapism… Celebrity is the new religion. Today’s pop culture is fascinated by the rich and famous, the exclusive and the elite, and yes, while we might look to these exotic creatures for a glamour fix or a twist of scandal, for me their appeal centres around something more straightforward: a desire for escapism... Read more

Londoner Anthony Ryan has the world talking, an exciting new voice in Fantasy Fiction. Booktopia’s Michael Marlow shares his thoughts on his latest book Blood Song Author Anthony Ryan initially made a name for himself in the cutthroat marketplace of self-published online eBooks. He has now made his first foray into the printed world with the brutal and skilfully paced Blood Song. Showing ... Read more

Things got distinctly hotter in the office today when international bestselling erotic romance author Sylvia Day came to Booktopia! And not just because of the author’s love of red hot snacks… Today we had the distinct honour of having international phenomenon Sylvia Day come to visit. In amongst the signing of PILES AND PILES of copies of Entwined with You, the third book in her Cr... Read more

Booktopia would like to congratulate Michelle de Kretser for winning the 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award with Questions of Travel… Congratulations! Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser A dazzling, compassionate and deeply moving novel from one of world literature’s rising stars.A mesmerising literary novel, Questions of Travel charts two very different lives. Laura travels the wo... Read more

Get to know international bestselling author Bella Andre with our fast and fabulous five. It’s just like speed-dating, only without the awkwardness and tomorrow’s hangover. Not that I’d know anything about that. 1. Tell us, in five words, what your latest book, The Look of Love, is about? Love Trust Heat The Sullivans Read more