Text Publishing offers a cheaper Australian edition of Go the F**k to Sleep (and a foul mouthed Noni Hazlehurst, too)

Australian publisher, Text Publishing, has released a cheaper local edition of the worldwide hit Go the F**k to Sleep. Though this book caused controversy where ever it went the massive sales show that the general populace cannot be as precious as the moral police would have us believe. TV wants us all to be shocked [...]

Design Sponge at Home by Grace Bonney

The latest must-have book in the DIY/interior/crafty stakes is Design* Sponge at Home by Grace Bonney. This book is attracting a huge amount of interest and it won’t even be published until September. Meanwhile, pre-orders are going ballistic all over the world, and I mean all. Here in Australia, this gorgeous and creative how-to primer with everything from fabric to paint is already shaping up to be the giftbook for crafters and clever would-be interior designers for Christmas.

Smut: Two Unseemly Stories by Alan Bennett

Unexpected tales from the master of short fiction. Composed of two new stories, The Greening of Mrs Donaldson (first published in the London Review of Books) and The Shielding of Mrs Forbes, Smut is as funny and moving as all Bennett’s work, and brings his subversive side once more to the fore. The Shielding of [...]

Kate & Wills Up the Aisle by Alison Jackson- for monarchists and republicans alike

If you want THE definitive, behind the scenes look at wedding preps, stag and hen’s nights, right down to a few unfortunate mishaps on the day itself with both wayward princelings and the odd horse, you have got to get Kate & Wills Up the Aisle by Alison Jackson.

THE BOOKTOPIA BOOK GURU’S MOTHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE

THE BOOKTOPIA BOOK GURU’S GIFT GUIDE FOR MOTHER’S DAY The greatest of all days on the calendar is fast approaching Mother’s Day. I don’t say Mother’s Day is the greatest day of the year just because I am frightened of my mother. I am, but that’s not why I say it. (And by saying that [...]

William and Kate and the longest bow

The Booktopia Award for the Longest Bow includes three sub-categories, namely: The RRT Lobby – given to the book/genre with the most rapid response time from the original stimulus to the introduction of the book to the marketplace, the Biggest Loser Lobby – given to the book/genre which bombed the most spectacularly and and my own personal favourite, The Most Audacious Try-on.

A signed edition of Keith Richards’ Life up for grabs..and yes he can write

I am going to give away this very rare exclusive signed edition of the autobiography of the rock ‘n roll king to someone who orders before 9am Wednesday

The Cheapskate’s Gift Guide

THE BOOKTOPIA BOOK GURU’S Astute Buyer’s Gift Guide more commonly known as The Cheapskate’s Gift Guide Are you neither cheap nor astute? Do not fret this guide is also suited to those who desire to adorn a main gift with many little gifts. More is more. Imagine a Christmas tree surrounded by a few choice, [...]

Come Giggle With Me!

THE BOOKTOPIA BOOK GURU’S GIFT GUIDE FOR THOSE IN A HURRY Or… How to shop for everyone you know in next to no time! Think of the Booktopia Book Guru as your Evil Genius Twin and let him do the choosing for you – all you need to do is click on the books you [...]

A Guide for the Perplexed – with Christmas in mind

Get your order in by TOMORROW people so we can get it through the warehouse and out to you in time for Christmas.

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