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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

What follows is an exploration of fatherhood, of self, of loyalty, of obligation, of identity and perhaps, of the limits of unconditional love. There are wonderful insights into family, into connection and disconnection, and what it is like to watch someone decide to simply slip away from their moorings. Read more

March is For Dummies month. This year For Dummies wants to remind us that we can DO ANYTHING we want to do, with just a little help from a FOR DUMMIES title. Thankfully, there is a For Dummies title ready to help us accomplish just about anything. With For Dummies we can learn the Guitar or French. We can finally understand how to use Excel or Photoshop. We can get the best out of our iPad or W... Read more

Let me add a few more books to your “I Must One Day Get Around To Reading Those Books Everyone Keeps Telling Me I Must One Day Get Around To Reading’ list. I just can’t help myself. I love to encourage people to read the classics. And the Vintage Classics range is so beautiful and now so affordable I find I return again and again to this wonderful, all encompassing range. But ... Read more

What you post on a blog or tweet to your followers can get you arrested or cost you a lot of money in legal battles. This practical guide shows you how to stay out of trouble when you write online. Every time you blog or tweet you may be subject to the laws of more than 200 jurisdictions. As more than a few bloggers or tweeters have discovered, you can be sued in your own country, or arrested i... Read more

In her fourth novel, Various Pets Alive & Dead, Marina Lewycka employs her customary brand of keen wit and farcical comedy to explore the ever-present, ever widening gap that separates one generation from the next. Switching scenes between Doncaster and London, this is a refreshingly original and absurdly funny commentary on modern values told with a delicious combination of irony and dark ... Read more