Frances Hardinge’s The Lie Tree has become just the second children’s novel in half a century to win the prestigious Costa Book of the Year. The Lie Tree, Hardinge’s seventh novel, tells the story of Faith Sunderly whose family have left England for a remote island to escape a scandal. When Faith’s father is found dead under mysterious circumstances, she sets out to unco... Read more

The 2015 Australian Romance Readers Convention has come and gone, but we are not sad because we are left with a great list of award winning authors and having met so many new authors, hundreds of new books to read. See what Booktopia’s John Purcell and Andrew Cattanach got up to at the convention here. WINNERS Favourite Cover: the winner was Play by Kylie Scott. Sexiest Hero: the winner was Ada... Read more