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The Lifeboat is a daring and adventurous novel set just before the First World War. It begins in a courtroom, where an enigmatic young woman named Grace Sachs is on trial; in flashback, we learn why… A powerful tale set at the turn of the twentieth century, The Lifeboat is the story of Grace Sachs, an enigmatic young woman whose life is forever altered when the ocean liner on which she is... Read more

I have just finished Charlotte Wood’s Love and Hunger and urge everyone to read it, especially those who must cook every night and resent it, or avoids cooking when they can because they consider it a chore. This book has the power to reignite a passion for life, friendship, food and the everyday. Part memoir and part recipe book, Love and Hunger can be read cover to cover, as I did, just... Read more

 The Hunger Games trilogy is about a girl called Katniss Everdeen. It is set in the future, where the capitol has power over all 12 districts. Every year the capitol reaps 24 children; 12 girls and 12 boys, they enter a danger filled arena, and only one child can conquer the rest, and become a victor. The Hunger Games trilogy is a great series, which has so many different aspects. Adventure, my... Read more

The Hanging Garden may just change the way Patrick White is thought of by Australian readers. For many years now, the mere mention of his name has sent shivers down readers’ spines. Granted, for a small percentage of readers, these were the shivers of ecstasy but for the vast majority they were aroused by fear, dread and, for some, loathing. Australia’s only recipient of the Nobel Prize for Lit... Read more

So fairytales are pretty hot right now. If that seems like a ridiculous sentence, consider the fact that we have not one, but two “Snow White” movies set to hit the big screen this year. It seems like all of a sudden the world had gone bonkers for stories about fairytale princesses living happily ever after. I blame Kate Middleton. Still, having suffered from a pretty serious fairytale addictio... Read more

Last year, when we asked our customers to nominate The 50 Must Read Australian Novels, Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet was the most popular choice. In fact, Cloudstreet blitzed the field, winning by a country mile. That is why we believe this beautiful 21st anniversary, limited edition of Cloudstreet – signed by Tim Winton, himself – will sell out in a flash. Penguin Australia have o... Read more

UPDATE: From The Random House Australia website: We’re excited to announce that Century and Arrow, an imprint of the Random House Group’s Cornerstone Publishing, will release the print and eBook edition of E.L. James trilogy FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. After topping the New York Times eBook best-seller list, this series has sparked conversation the world over, being hailed as “romantic, liberating, a... Read more

Happy 40th anniversary Picador. To celebrate, we have a great prize for one lucky Booktopia customer. Win the full 40th anniversary Picador collection  worth $315.00 The winner will be chosen from the customers who buy books from this collection before April 1st 2012. Click here to view the entire Picador 40th Anniversary Collection We also have 35 of Picador’s iconic tote bags to give aw... Read more

When Cathy Kelly, bestselling author of The House on Willow Street, Homecoming, Once in a Lifetime, Lessons in Heartbreak and many more… came to Booktopia, she brightened the day of everyone she met. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKPW9pEHND8&rel=0] I bet you all want to know more about Cathy’s new novel The House on Willow Street – am I right? We have signed copies ava... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Jenny Lawson author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened 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, raised and schooled in Texas and I’ve never left for more tha... Read more