I cured a thirteen year old non-reader with The Enemy Series by Charlie Higson
Do you have a non-reading child living in your care? Say, around 13 or 14 years old? Or just a reluctant reader, perhaps? Or a child who complains that a book which can compare with the thrills of...
View ArticleAlexandra Adornetto, author of the Halo trilogy, answers Ten Terrifying...
The Booktopia Book Guru asks Alexandra Adornetto author of Halo and now Hades, of the Halo trilogy and more Ten Terrifying Questions —————————————— 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit...
View ArticleThe Spider Goddess: The Second Pandora English Novel by Tara Moss
Available 1st December 2011 It’s been two months since Pandora English left her small hometown to live with her mysterious great-aunt in a haunted mansion in Spektor – the fog-wreathed suburb of...
View ArticleDarren Shan, author of The Saga of Larten Crepsley, answers Ten Terrifying...
The Booktopia Book Guru asks Darren Shan author of The Saga of Larten Crepsley, The Saga of Darren Shan and more… Ten Terrifying Questions ——————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little...
View ArticleCaroline Overington : Five Fiction Favourites for 2011
Caroline Overington author of Matilda is Missing, I Came To Say Goodbye and Ghost Child reveals… The 5 best novels I read this year are… The Spare Room by Helen Garner Blurb: Helen lovingly prepares...
View ArticleNew Book Trailer for The Spider Goddess by Tara Moss
j Available 1st December 2011 The Spider Goddess It’s been two months since Pandora English left her small hometown to live with her mysterious great-aunt in a haunted mansion in Spektor – the...
View ArticleBIG NEWS : Bestselling author Anne Rice reveals the inspiration of The Wolf Gift
Anne Rice’s legendary ‘Vampire Chronicles‘ immersed us in the mythology, lives and loves of a motley crew of undead; they defined a genre. And now she has another age-old story in her sights, the...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS: Charlaine Harris announces end to Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood...
Charlaine Harris has announced that she is ending the Sookie Stackhouse/ Southern Vampire series. Save the date…the final Sookie Stackhouse book, DEAD EVER AFTER, will be on sale May 7, 2013! The...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Twelve by Justin Cronin (Review by Eboni Robson)
“You decided to re-engineer an ancient virus that would transform a dozen death-row inmates into indestructible monsters who live on blood..?” asks the Chief of Special Weapons disbelievingly in The...
View ArticleFive Books With Thrills To Give You The Chills – Happy Halloween From Booktopia
Do you like scary stories? I’ll try my hand at one. Brynne Edelsten has her own television show. Not scary enough? Well you’re a tough nut to crack. Here’s five spine-chilling titles sure to make the...
View ArticleAustralia’s Favourite Novelist – Heat 1
Thanks for the thousands of people who emailed, tweeted and dropped us a line on facebook with their nominations for Australia’s Favourite Novelist. Our chimps counted over two hundred novelists...
View ArticleAustralia’s Favourite Novelist – Heat 2
Well, everybody seems to be asking themselves just who is Australia’s Favourite Novelist? Yesterday we had thousands of people hop onto our blog and vote in Heat 1, and boy we’ve got a top class Heat...
View ArticleAustralia’s Favourite Novelist – Heat 3
Despite the heat across much of our sunburnt land, thousands of people have had their say on just who is Australia’s Favourite Novelist? Thanks to everyone who’s voted so far and don’t forget to spread...
View ArticleAustralia’s Favourite Novelist – Heat 4
The Booktopia offices have been abuzz with speculation on who is Australia’s Favourite Novelist. Three days down, three heats done, just two left. With some incredible figures in Australian writing...
View ArticleAustralia’s Favourite Novelist – Heat 5
And then there was one. One heat left before we have our shortlist. The top 12 from each heat will automatically go through to the final voting stage on Monday. But for those that just missed out on...
View ArticleThe Spider Goddess: The Second Pandora English Novel by Tara Moss
Available 1st December 2011 It’s been two months since Pandora English left her small hometown to live with her mysterious great-aunt in a haunted mansion in Spektor – the fog-wreathed suburb of...
View ArticleDarren Shan, author of The Saga of Larten Crepsley, answers Ten Terrifying...
The Booktopia Book Guru asks Darren Shan author of The Saga of Larten Crepsley, The Saga of Darren Shan and more… Ten Terrifying Questions ——————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little...
View ArticleCaroline Overington : Five Fiction Favourites for 2011
Caroline Overington author of Matilda is Missing, I Came To Say Goodbye and Ghost Child reveals… The 5 best novels I read this year are… The Spare Room by Helen Garner Blurb: Helen lovingly prepares...
View ArticleThe Last Chance Saloon – Take these Novelists off the cusp and into the...
We here at Booktopia are a democratic lot so we thought we’d give you one last chance to mold your shortlist, which you will be voting for all next week. We’ve taken the first 12 from every heat and...
View ArticleAustralia’s Favourite Novelist – The Shortlist and Final Vote
The people have spoken. We are very excited to present the 75 Favourite Australian Novelists, as voted on over the past week. This is not in order, for the order will only be decided once you cast your...
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