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Booktopia would like to give a massive thanks again to everyone who has voted in to decide who is Australia’s Favourite Novelist. Without you we wouldn’t be able to have this celebration of outstanding Aussie Writers. The votes have been counted and we have our top 50, and it’s a wonderful list full of surprises. It reflects the diversity and vibrancy of Australian Literature ... Read more

And….. stop! Voting has now closed for Australia’s Favourite Novelist. Thanks to everyone who has voted, and a huge thanks to everyone who spread the word on twitter, facebook, email, word of mouth, airmail, message in a bottle or carrier tortoise. The reaction has been overwhelming and with so many votes in it proves again what we all know, that Australian readers are fantastic whe... Read more

Booktopia’s Andrew Cattanach reveals his Five Favourite Australian Novelists ————————————————— I’ve been lucky enough to have a bit to do with our ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist poll. At the start of the month we sat around a table, discussing it’s potential popul... Read more

Booktopia’s Caroline Baum reveals her Five Favourite Australian Novelists ————————————————— I just can’t do this favourites thing, it’s too apples with oranges for me but there are some writers who have helped shape my consciousness over the nearly thirty years since I first came here, ma... Read more

Award-winning author Charlotte Wood author of The Children, Animal People, Love and Hunger and many more reveals her Five Favourite Australian Authors                                                    ————————————————— I hate picking favourites; mine change all the time. But here are Five Aust... Read more

UPDATE: Now that the book is out, read our review here. FROM RANDOM HOUSE: Dan Brown’s new novel, the eagerly awaited follow-up to his No.1 international blockbuster, The Lost Symbol, will be published on the 14th of May this year. The new book features renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in the heart of Europe. There, he is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of his... Read more

Bestselling author Mandy Magro author of Rosalee Station reveals her Five Favourite Australian Authors                                                    ————————————————— G’day! I have been asked by Booktopia to reveal my five favourite Australian authors of all time, and although it’s been a ... Read more

The people have spoken. We are very excited to present the 75 Favourite Australian Novelists, as voted on over the past week. This is not in order, for the order will only be decided once you cast your final vote. Next week we’ll announce the Top 50 day by day, culminating in the Top 10 being announced on Friday the 25th of January. A huge thanks must go to all the authors, without your g... Read more

We here at Booktopia are a democratic lot so we thought we’d give you one last chance to mold your shortlist, which you will be voting for all next week. We’ve taken the first 12 from every heat and these are the top 60 (see the list on the pad below) who will go straight through to the final round of voting. Congratulations to all! But this weekend we’re deciding which of the... Read more

And then there was one. One heat left before we have our shortlist. The top 12 from each heat will automatically go through to the final voting stage on Monday. But for those that just missed out on the top list, by a whisker, there’s good news….. …good news in the form of a Repechage! The next five magnificent novelists in each heat that didn’t make it automatically thr... Read more