The CBCA Book of the Year winners have been announced. Congratulations to all the authors, illustrator and publishers! Read more

Bren MacDibble answers the Booktopia Book Guru's Ten Terrifying Questions. Read more

Zeroes is a glorious mix between a comic-book adventure and a heist film. Like Ocean’s Eleven meets The Avengers … except all the characters are teenagers with the kind of superpowers that are often more of a hindrance than a help. Created by the genius trio of Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti – Zeroes is a wildly dynamic and addictive read packed full of ... Read more

Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti are all big names in the book world in their own right. But when we heard about them joining forces to write a book together, we kind of freaked out. This is a big deal, and we were lucky enough to have all of them visit Booktopia HQ to sign copies of their new book Zeroes and record a podcast with our Queen of YA Sarah. The Podcast will be ... Read more

The longlist for the 2013 Stella Prize has just been announced, containing a great mix of exciting new talents and familiar faces. Named after one of Australia’s most important female authors, Stella Maria Miles Franklin, the Stella Prize is worth $50,000, and both fiction and non-fiction books are eligible. The 2013 Stella Prize shortlist will be announced on Wednesday 20 March. The inaugural ... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Margo Lanagan author of Sea Hearts, Yellow Cake, White Time 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 Newcastle, New South Wales. I was brought up in Ray... Read more