I interview writers every week here on the Booktopia Blog. My Ten Terrifying Questions have been answered by over 250 published authors ranging from mega selling global stars like Jackie Collins and Lee Child to brilliant, relatively unknown debut authors such as Favel Parret and  Rebecca James. In each of these interviews I ask the following question: Q. What advice do you give aspiring writer... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Louise Limerick author of Lucinda’s Whirlwind and Dying for Cake 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 in Brisbane in 1970, the youngest of five children, four girls and one boy. My eldest sis... Read more

The Hanging Garden Five lucky customers will receive a Patrick White book pack containing 1 of each of the following: The Tree of Man Patrick White : A Life The Aunt’s Story And the winners are… N. Berryman, Inverell, NSW K. Treloar, Melbourne, VIC C. Stratigos, Clothiers Creek, NSW R. Bain, Sydney, NSW W. Lawrance, Denmark, WA Click here to buy The Hanging Garden from Booktopia, Au... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Kathy Lette author of The Boy who Fell to Earth, Puberty Blues, How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Household Handy Hints) and many more… Five Facetious Questions ——————————– 1. Every writer spends at least one afternoon going from bookshop to bookshop making sure his or her latest book is facin... Read more

From the Australian: MAURICE Sendak, among the most honoured and adored children’s authors, has died. He was 83. Ranking with Dr. Seuss as a revolutionary force of the past half-century, he told stories about children that were actually about children, and not what adults wished them to be. He inspired every author, from Judy Blume to Daniel Handler, who ever wanted to go a little too far... Read more

I interview writers every week here on the Booktopia Blog. My Ten Terrifying Questions have been answered by over 250 published authors ranging from mega selling global stars like Jackie Collins and Lee Child to brilliant, relatively unknown debut authors such as Favel Parret and  Rebecca James. In each of these interviews I ask the following question: Q. What advice do you give aspiring writer... Read more

Have you read any of them? Tell us which one you think is the best – vote in our poll below. 1. The Little Prince 200 million copies Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagar... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Mal Peet author of Life: An Exploded Diagram, Keeper, The Penatly and more Five Facetious Questions 1. Every writer spends at least one afternoon going from bookshop to bookshop making sure his or her latest book is facing out and neatly arranged. How far have you gone to draw attention to your own books in a shop? I’ve set off the fire alarm and rushed around yelli... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharay author of The Watch 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 Jamshedpur, a small and very cosmopolitan industrial town in the Eastern part of India.  It was founded by the Tata family, who’ve been i... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Stephen May author of Life! Death! Prizes! Ten Terrifying Questions —————————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? Born in Norwich, raised in Bedford on an estate of ugly new houses where all the street... Read more