The 50 Must Read Australian Novels (20 to 11) (The Popular Vote 2010)

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

A quick glance at the full list of your (remember, you voted for it) 50 Must Read Australian Novels will reveal which publisher is leading the way when it comes to keeping affordable editions of the Australian Classics in print. The Orange Revolution. This list shows that not only are these wonderful books remembered, but they are [...]

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Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Toni Whitmont

OK, it is the time of year for the block buster. Ken Follett is gracing our shores with Fall of Giants, Bryce Courtenay is doing his Christmas thing with Fortune Cookie, Lee Child is Worth Dying For. But what about Ms Cornwell? Well, Our Patricia is back to her brilliant best with Port Mortuary…

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Fortune Cookie by Bryce Courtenay

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

When promoting a new novel by a well established and much loved author no bookseller can hope to compete with the enthusiasm of a recent convert. When last visiting Bryce Courtenay’s website, on the page he announced the upcoming publication of Fortune Cookie, I found the following fan letter – “I cannot wait for this [...]

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What our customers think of Popular Penguins

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Toni Whitmont

One week down and three weeks to go in our fantastic Popular Penguin promotion and up for grabs are four Popular Penguin libraries. Yep, one set of 20 books of your choice are going off each week. All the details are here. It is not too late to enter the competition. Meanwhile, here are some comments from some of our entrants so far.

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The Story of Danny Dunn & the Best of 2009, Downunder

Posted on January 21, 2010 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

Australian writers did well in 2009, too. Alex Miller’s Lovesong raised the bar once again. He truly is one of the best writers writing in Australia today. To see Toni Whitmont’s interview with Alex Miller – Click Here. And there was strong Australian representation in the field of popular writing too. Late 2009 saw the [...]

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Bryce Courtenay

Posted on December 22, 2009 by John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru

If your pre-Christmas week has been unrelieved hell

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