"A novel of love, faith, adventure and betrayal." Read more

What sets us apart from our friends and family? Why do we make certain choices during a lifetime? Nicole Alexander reflects on her sweeping new historical novel, Stone Country. Read more

Nicole Alexander discusses the Australian political climate and the idea that sparked River Run. Read more

This September we’re launching Operation GMR, Get Men Reading. We constantly get asked what books we’d recommend for husbands, sons, fathers, uncles, nephews etc. Today’s guest is the bestselling author of Sunset Ridge, Absolution Creek and many more, Nicole Alexander. Nicole, take it away… The Man from Snowy River by Banjo Patterson No ballad quite sums up the difficult... 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 Nicole Alexander to the stage. 1. Describe the perfe... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Nicole Alexander author of A Changing Land, The Bark Cutters and now, Absolution Creek Six Sharp Questions   1. Congratulations, you have a new book. What is it about and what does it mean to you? Absolution Creek is the story of Jack Manning, a grocer’s son, who watches the construction of the Sydney harbour bridge and dreams of a better life.  Although inexperienc... Read more

I often wish I’d been born a man. This statement has nothing to do with the perceived favouritism that is touted in relation to the world of publishing but instead is a reflection on the practicalities of being a fourth-generation grazier in the male-dominated world of agriculture. I’m pretty sure that this desire to be more than hands-on, on-farm can partly be attributed to Ernest Hemingway, w... Read more