I took a stack of books away with me to the beach shack and read my way through them in complete and utter happiness... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Kim Lock author of Like I Can Love 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 six days early, and this ambition to be more mature than I was persisted throughout my childhood. I was often elected as class leader or student representative for this o... Read more

Oh boy. This book scared me silly, in the best possible way... Read more

Review by Sarah McDuling Summer Skin really and truly blew me away. I can’t remember the last time I had a reading experience that was so wonderfully surprising! When I picked up this book I expected a cute, fluffy YA romance and instead what I got was a smart, hard-hitting and emotionally weighted love story full of incredibly rich and layered characters. At turns shockingly honest and w... Read more

There’s a common misconception that to be a ‘Strong Female Character’ you have to have masculine traits... Read more

I spent quite a lot of time on planes this month, which meant I had plenty of time for reading, the best thing about spending so much time in airports and hotels! Read more

In July 2015, as the debate over Adam Goodes being booed at AFL games raged and got ever more heated and ugly, Stan Grant wrote a short but powerful piece for The Guardian that went viral, not only in Australia but right around the world, shared over 100,000 times on social media. His was a personal, passionate and powerful response to racism in Australian and the sorrow, shame, anger and hards... Read more

I don’t think I chose to write at all. I’m pretty certain writing chose me... Read more

One of Australia’s favourite novelists Kate Forsyth, author of The Impossible Quest, Bitter Greens, The Wild Girl and now The Beast’s Garden, continues her monthly blog with us, giving her verdict on the books she read in October. My son – like so many others his age – sat his HSC last month, and so I spent lots of time waiting for him outside exam halls and libraries. This meant lots of lovely... Read more

We’ve all either read one of her 23 books, have a few decorating our bookshelves or heard someone we know rave about how great her books are. Who am I talking about? Di Morrissey, of course. Fans of this legendary Australian writer – you’re in for a treat. Ms Morrissey visited us at Booktopia HQ to chat and sign copies of her new book, Rain Music … and for one lucky read... Read more