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Alpha by  Greg Rucka This was sold into me thus: Think – Die Hard in Disneyland! How could I resist? I took the proof copy home and started it that very night. A few nights later I was done. Very well written and well observed, ALPHA starts slowly (methodically) but the tension builds and builds until I was turning the pages faster than I could read them. I HAD to know how it ended. Fun s... Read more

Olympic Gold: Our Greatest Individual Olympians Since 1896 follows the inspirational journeys of Australia’s 74 individual Olympic gold medallists, at both the Summer and Winter Games. Australia has enjoyed an unbroken involvement in the modern Olympics, from Edwin Flack’s double-gold on the track at the first modern Games in 1896, to Lydia Lassila’s acrobatic feats on the ski slopes of Vancouv... Read more

The Australian Wedding Book – Due for release 23rd May 2012, pre-order here Today I defer to our resident expert, soon to married bridezilla, Elizabeth Sharah who has been frantically researching her wedding and has found the perfect companion – THE AUSTRALIAN WEDDING BOOK. Over to you Liz… Kate White and her husband have been organising weddings for the last 15 years. And it ... Read more

Hannah Richell, author of Secrets of the Tides, reveals her five fiction favourites… Goodnight Mister Tom  by Michelle Magorian I read this book as a young girl. It’s the story of a young boy evacuated from wartime London to the rural home of a grumpy old man. Goodnight Mister Tom is a children’s book but it showed me a very adult side of the world – that parents aren’t always nice to the... Read more

Gather round, I’ve a story to tell. A tale of a new world of fiction, one with no boundaries or limitations, where thought is captured from the crisp morning air and shoved in the sweeping paper waves for curious discourse. If you enjoy a book that makes you reconsider the paradigms of fiction, the oddity of imagination and the brilliance of original thought, look no further than author Sam Mil... Read more

Have you read any of them? Tell us which one you think is the best – vote in our poll below. 1. The Little Prince 200 million copies Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagar... Read more

In June, Augusten Burroughs will pop his spectacled noggin up over the horizon of the literary landscape once again with another treat for fans of his work and those fearful of it alike. In his new offering This Is How, Burroughs rips a hole in the starboard side of the self-help industry and takes it upon himself to be your very own agony uncle. Using extraordinary life experiences that he pre... Read more

The Dark Knight Rises on 19.07.12 [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEuLVRgmuRI&rel=0] Batman: Heart Of Hush The villain named Hush, created by comic superstars Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, makes a dramatic return to the life of Batman. What will this mean for Bruce Wayne? Secrets shared years ago between Bruce Wayne and Tommy Elliott begin to have dangerous repercussions in the present. Wh... Read more

The seed of a story can be found anywhere, sometimes as easily as seeing something outside your window or overhearing a conversation. It is a bit of standard advice to “write what you know”, but to my mind that really should be expanded upon to explain that what you know doesn’t just mean what you have personally experienced. Vicarious experience, from reading, from watching films and televisio... Read more

Recently, John Flanagan, best-selling author of both the Ranger’s Apprentice and Brotherband series, visited Booktopia to chat to fans on Facebook and sign copies of his new book, The Invaders. To see photos  of his visit (with funny captions), click here. Brotherband: Book 2 : The Invaders is available now! Make sure you secure a signed copy – order now, click here. (These signed c... Read more