I’m Aboriginal. I’m just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be. The story of an urban-based high achieving Aboriginal woman working to break down stereotypes and build bridges between black and white Australia. What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Anita Heiss, successful author and passionate campaigne... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Alain de Botton author of Religion for Atheists, The Consolations Of Philosophy, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work , Status Anxiety 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? I was born in Switzerland, raise... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks authors of Spoiled Ten Terrifying Questions  —————————————- 1.  To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? JESSICA: I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California — on my motherR... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Tess Evans author of The Memory Tree and Book of Lost Threads Ten Terrifying Questions ———————–  1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born in the city of Melbourne and I’m one of the ubiquitous Baby Boomers. We lived in Clifton Hill in a... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Etgar Keret author of Suddenly, A Knock On The Door 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? I was born in Ramat Gan in 1967 and moved to Tel-Aviv after I finished my compulsory arm... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Peter Allison author of Whatever You Do, Don’t Run,  Don’t Look Behind You, But…  and now How to Walk a Puma Six Sharp Questions  ————————– 1.    Congratulations, you’ve a new book – How to Walk a Puma – what is it about and what does this book mean to you? This book shakes me out of... Read more

Lose Weight Fast. Could there be a better title for a book? Who doesn’t want to lose weight fast? It may take us months if not years of eating too much and not moving our bodies enough to gain weight but once we finally get so sick of it that we want to do something about it, we want the extra weight gone as quickly as possible. And this is the reason that the various detox programs and any qui... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks M. J. Rose author of The Book of Lost Fragrances Ten Terrifying Questions ——————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born in New York City – on the upper east side – and raised there. In the shadow of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Central Park. I went to an all girl school ... Read more

There are few things more gratifying than discovering an author whose books seem so perfectly suited to your tastes as a reader that it feels as though they may have been written especially for you. After devouring Sulari Gentill’s Miles Off Course in a whirlwind reading session – a reading session interrupted only by a quick break to jump online and purchase A Few Right Thinking Men and ... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Carrie Tiffany author of Mateship with Birds and Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living Ten Terrifying Questions ——————————– 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born in Halifax, England. My family migrated to Wes... Read more