Thinking about Christmas shopping? Here are 11 series for kids & teens that Sarah McDuling loves! Read more

As part of Australian Romance Month, Romance Specialist Haylee Nash will be interviewing one Australian Romance author per day. Much like a beauty pageant, each author will be using their charm, wit and grace (and the power of social media) to take home the Booktopia Romance Bestseller crown. Booktopia invites bestselling rural romance author Fiona McCallum to the stage. 1. Describe the perfect... Read more

I would have to say that Roald Dahl had the greatest influence over my imagination as a kid. I don’t know whether I was already kinda screwy before I read Dahl but I certainly was after. Dahl’s unique (odd) view of the world had a great impact on me, as it has had on millions of other kids. The Twits, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Matilda were a shock to my conservative little soul ... Read more