The Booktopia Book Guru asks Alissa Nutting author of Tampa 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 a tiny rural town in Michigan. Super small. When I was in seventh grade, the town got a McDonald’s, and I rememb... Read more

Alissa Nutting’s Tampa has been one of the most controversial books of 2013. An erotic tale of a hebephilic, sociopathic sexual predator isn’t for everyone. Some Booktopia Blog regulars take a look and share their thoughts. Haylee Nash “Tampa is an enjoyable story when read as just that – a story. Celeste is a character that, despite her obvious moral turpitude, the reader bar... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Banafsheh Serov author of The Russian Tapestry 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 London and spent my childhood years in Teheran, Iran where I attended a private International sc... Read more