The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate

Posted on February 7, 2011 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

An irresistibly glamorous and intriguing novel from the author of the international bestseller FALLEN. Lauren Kate’s first novel, THE BETRAYAL OF NATALIE HARGROVE, features the most ruthlessly ambitious heroine since Lady Macbeth. Natalie is utterly determined to cement her position at the top of the high school social ladder by becoming prom queen. When it [...]

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Anna Campbell, author of My Reckless Surrender, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

Posted on January 19, 2011 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Anna Campbell author of My Reckless Surrender, Captive of Sin, Claiming the Courtesan and more… Ten Terrifying Questions ————— 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? Hey, that’s not so scary! I think I’m tough enough [...]

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13 rue Therese by Elena Mauli Shapiro

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Toni Whitmont

Like Flaubert’s Madame Bovary more than a century earlier, and Alex Miller’s very fine LoveSong of last year, Shapiro writes with enormous insight about the confusion between a woman’s desire for a child and her desire for a man.

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Come Giggle With Me!

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Booktopia

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 [...]

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Mrs Fry’s Diary by Mrs Stephen Fry (forward by Stephen Fry)

Posted on September 15, 2010 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

Stephen Fry`s secret wife speaks out at last… Enjoyed a nice cuppa this morning with a HobNob & Jeremy Kyle. There was a woman on there who`d been married 16 years without realising her husband was gay. Extraordinary! Which reminds me, it`s our 16th anniversary in a few weeks. What a coincidence. Stephen Fry – [...]

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Cathy Kelly, author of Homecoming, answers Ten Terrifying Questions

Posted on August 10, 2010 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

The Booktopia Book Guru Asks Cathy Kelly author of Homecoming, Once in a Lifetime, Lessons in Heartbreak and many more… Ten Terrifying Questions ———————————- 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? Born in Belfast and brought up and schooled in Dublin, [...]

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2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards – Shortlist announced

Posted on July 15, 2010 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced 29 great Australian titles that have made it onto the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlists. Minister Garrett said being shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards is a great achievement for authors that will bring further public recognition of their writing. For the first time, Young Adult Fiction [...]

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Win 20 POPULAR PENGUINS! How? Read on…

Posted on July 2, 2010 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

Penguin Australia has very kindly given us 80 Popular Penguins – worth a whopping $800 – to give away to Booktopia customers. That means that four lucky people will each soon have 20 books ($200 worth) absolutely free. Best of all, the choice of titles is theirs alone. How good is that?

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Promises to Keep by Jane Green (Love Verb in the UK)

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Booktopia

Do you think its time for a fun read? Yes? I offer you Jane Green. If you have not read Jane Green in the past – a gentle warning – she is addictive. For those already hooked on her fun, vibrant, moving novels – your new fix is almost here! Click Here To Pre-Order Promises [...]

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Melanie Milburne, an Award Winning Harlequin Mills and Boon author, Answers Ten Terrifying Questions

Posted on June 29, 2010 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

Also, it is terribly important to write. Writing is like a sport. If you don’t train you don’t improve. There is no magic bullet workshop; there is no writing guru who can tell you a sure fire way to do it. You just have to WRITE. In fact I have an acronym for it:

Write

Read

Interest in people-listen and learn, be inspired by friends, family or even strangers

Tenacity of spirit (you’ll need it for the submission rejection rollercoaster!)

Enjoy the journey of writing; stop thinking of publication as the destination

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