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Hot footballers, coffee obsession and song-writing – all in a day’s work for bestselling author Abbi Glines As you may have noticed from my recent review of Because of Low, I have just been introduced to the wonderful world of New Adult and, specifically, the work of Abbi Glines. Yesterday, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting her, interviewing her (podcast to follow soon) and eve... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Max Barry author of Lexicon, Machine Man 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 in country Gippsland, Victoria. We moved around a little then returned for my high schooling. There isn’t much in country Gippsland for a teenager... Read more

The true identity of one of Australia’s bestselling erotic authors has been kept a closely guarded secret, until now . . . Industry rumours had been circling about intensely private author Natasha Walker since the 2012 release of the first book in The Secret Lives of Emma series until Booktopia’s John Purcell revealed Natasha Walker is a pseudonym and that he is the true voice behind this pheno... Read more

Mark Twain once said, “Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.” And before they became world famous novelists, these authors knew just the right kind… Read more

Sophie Hart takes readers into cafes, sex shops and between the covers of erotic classics in her latest book, The Naughty Girls’ Book Club. Firstly, many thanks to Booktopia for inviting me onto their blog. I’m here to tell you a little more about my new novel The Naughty Girl’s Book Club. Despite appearances, it’s not actually erotica – in fact, it’s probably best described as ‘chi... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Jessica Shirvington author of Between the Lives and The Violet Eden Chapters 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 Sydney and raised on Sydney’s North Shore. I have two older brothers and one older sister. I went to primary school in St. Ives... Read more

American novelist A.M. Homes has won this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction with her sixth novel, May We Be Forgiven. Homes beat award winning writer Hilary Mantel and three other finalists for the $ 45,000 prize, previously known as the Orange Prize. Miranda Richardson, who chaired a panel of judges, praised Home’s novel, as a “dazzling, original, viscerally funny black comedy” and a “subversio... Read more

A writer needs advice from all and sundry, and often receives it whether they like it or not. But from these great writers of the past any advice is good advice, even if it can be a little off the wall… Read more

Just to remind us all about how important books are, we put together a list of the most incredible advances given to authors in recent times. It makes you want to start writing your plot summary right now! Read more

On another rainy weekend we thought we’d scour through the interwebs and find some of our favourite clips of readers in action. And don’t forget, we also have a huge collection of audiobooks in a range of formats to make life even easier. Read more