Love and a ‘dangerous, dark’ history
Australia’s Shelley Davidow was there when the Berlin Wall fell. Now she can reveal a story of impossible love set against the most heady – and horrific – moments of recent history.
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‘A mad twist’: Author responds to critic
Plot twists are a key part of our favourite shows and stories – but do they always work? One of Australia’s favourite writers has a message for a reader who missed the memo.
Why I met Mum for the first time in my 50s
A highly personal quest into her own past prompted Lisa Medved to weave a powerful plot about absent parents and secrets into her critically-acclaimed historical novel.
How to tell if you’re a Mean Girl
From the workplace to parties, Mean Girls live on into adulthood, long after leaving school. And you may be one of them, without even knowing. How’s how to tell.
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Looking for love with Trent Dalton
“Sentimental writer collecting love stories. Do you have one?” Hitting the streets with a sign and a typewriter, Trent Dalton went back to basics to follow up his two bestselling novels.
Dog’s new novel role alongside detective
Baxter the beagle has been a constant companion in Matthew Benns’ life. But he next expected him to take this new step.
‘Jax would kick Jason Bourne’s arse’
Bond, Ryan and Bourne, you’ve been warned. There’s a new (Aussie) action hero in town — and his creator reckons Riley Jax would leave Matt Damon’s iconic character in the dust.
Footy twin tragedy’s 30-year story
The shocking death of a footy hero sparked a 30-year journey to tell a “gut-punching” story about family, love and loss.
New chance for stitched-up crims
An extraordinary project with high-profile supporters is changing the lives of male prisoners — and it starts by teaching them to sew.
Vampire brides bent on vengeance
Gravestones, vampire brides and ghosts mingle with life-affirming pleasures in a city that Rachael Johns couldn’t ignore for her new book.
‘My story eerily foreshadowed COVID’
Christina Sweeney-Baird had just written a novel about a deadly pandemic sweeping the globe — then things became very real.
Anzac mothers’ monumental victory
Australians commemorating our Diggers’ deeds at Gallipoli have been urged to look back to an extraordinary feat achieved.
‘The children have disappeared’
The forgotten true story of a father’s brave defiance of the Nazis — and his heroic attempts to save Jews in the war — has been uncovered.
I was ‘a failure and an embarrassment’
Fiona McCallum’s family reacted to her broken marriage by treating her as an embarrassing failure. Then she discovered how to recover.
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