Senator Ted Kennedy’s autobiography

About four weeks ago in a sell-in, I was told of True Compass, the autobiography that Senator Edward Kennedy worked on for five years, trying to get it finished before his terminal illness finally caught up with him.

Free books with 50 Books You Can’t Put Down

Yeah! The annual books alive read-fest started today. Books Alive, now known as 50 Books You Can’t Put Down, puts free books into the hands of as many people as possible.

Carl Jung and his red book – a once in a lifetime opportunity

There was an audible gasp in the office a couple of weeks ago when Carl Jung’s The Red Book was brought in for us to have a look at

CBCA Books of the Year

The Children’s Books Council of Australia has announced its prize winning books for 2009 and as usual, the list has some interesting choices

Matthew Reilly: The Platinum Collection

The new look Matthew Reilly’s have just arrived in the warehouse and they look stunning. The Platinum Collection – Scarecrow, Ice Station, Area 7, Contest, Temple, Seven Ancient Wonders and Six Sacred Stones – are all hardback, black glossy jackets with embossed silver writing and are a must for collectors.

Have a Little Faith

Have a Little Faith is Mitch Albom’s long awaited return to nonfiction. It will be released world-wide on September 29.

Chaos Walking 3 – Monsters of Men

I hereby give to you today, the title of the final volume of the Chaos Walking trilogy:
Monsters of Men.

Booktopia Presents…Book Vending Machines

We have been having SUCH a busy time at Booktopia lately. Apart from moving to a much bigger warehouse and generally expanding the business, we have just signed off on a deal with Novel Idea Vending that is going see us set up book vending kiosks in 200 locations around Australia over the next year or so.

New novel coming from Yann Martel

Well, be still my beating heart, Spanish born Canadian Martel has taken up his pen again.
He will publish his his third novel in 2010, his first since Book Prize winning The Life of Pi in 2002.

Dying Swans and Hula Hoops

The True History of the Hula Hoop is a novel about a performer with a certain expertise with the hula hoop, something about which performance artists Lanigan is especially able to write

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