Kooshyar Karimi is an Iranian Jew who fled his native country after years of living a double life; as a doctor performing secret and illegal operations and as a spy for his country’s secret police. He talks to Caroline Baum about his acclaimed new book Leila’s Secret. Leila’s Secret by Kooshyar Karimi In fundamentalist Iran, new life sometimes means certain death. When Leila c... Read more

Lauren Sams began her career at Cosmopolitan before moving to Girlfriend as deputy editor. She’s now back at Cosmo as Associate Editor and Managing Editor of Cosmopolitan Bride. She writes for Elle, Marie Claire and Sunday Style, and her work regularly appears on dailylife.com.au. She chats to Elizabeth Earl about her new novel She’s Having Her Baby. She’s Having Her Baby by L... Read more

Debra Oswald is the co-creator and head writer of the TV series Offspring which recently finished its fifth season. She chats to Caroline Baum about her transition to adult fiction with her darkly funny new novel Useful. Grab a copy of Debra Oswald’s Useful here Useful by Debra Oswald Once a charming underachiever, he’s now such a loser that he can’t even commit suicide proper... Read more

James Bradley’s past novels Wrack, The Deep Field and The Resurrectionist have won or been shortlisted for a number of major literary awards. He chats with Caroline Baum about his new novel Clade. Grab a copy of James Bradley’s Clade here  Clade by James Bradley Compelling, challenging and resilient, over ten beautifully contained chapters, Clade canvasses three generations from the... Read more

Liane Moriarty has become one of the biggest novelists in the US market, yet she still hasn’t become a household name in her native Australia. She chats with John Purcell about her career and latest book Big Little Lies. A book John has read and highly recommends. He thinks it one of the best books of 2014! Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty ‘I guess it started with the mothers.̵... Read more

Booktopia’s Editorial Director Caroline Baum sat down with award-winner Ashley Hay to discuss her new book The Railwayman’s Wife. In a small town on the land’s edge, in the strange space at a war’s end, a widow, a poet and a doctor each try to find their own peace, and their own new story. In Thirroul, in 1948, people chase their dreams through the books in the railway&#... Read more