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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

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