Books that changed Aussie stars’ lives
Julie Bishop, The Bachelor, Amanda Keller and Blue Wiggle Anthony Field have revealed the books they can never forget.
Books
Atwood reveals inspiration for The Testaments
Margaret Atwood has revealed the inspiration behind The Testaments, the much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, for the first time.
LOTR scene that left star ‘angry, frustrated’
It’s one of the most successful movie franchises of all time — but it wasn’t all smooth sailing behind the scenes on the Lord of the Rings.
Amazon leaks book under lock and key
It’s one of the most tightly controlled book releases this year, but a blinder at Amazon has seen the book leak out early.
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Behind the doors of the world’s most famous club
IT’S one of the world’s most famously debaucherous nightclubs, and what went on behind closed doors could make anyone blush.
Gone Girl: Should you read the book first?
THE movie adaptation of Gone Girl is killing it at the box office. But the question on many prospective film-goers’ lips is, “Should I read the book first?” WARNING: Major spoilers ahead.
John Cleese’s book extract
IN July 1964, we flew to New Zealand, where it was the mid-winter of 1922. Our first hotel was a good indication of what was to come. It was modelled closely on Norman Bates’s motel in Psycho.
Bon Scott’s double delivery
BON Scott once visited two women giving birth to his children in the same hospital at the same time — just one of the revelations in a new book from AC/DC’s former manager.
How media giants got their start
THEY’RE some of the biggest names in Australian media. But where did the likes of Mike Sheahan and Terry McCrann get their start? A new book has some surprising answers.
Modiano wins Nobel literature prize
PATRICK Modiano, a French historical novelist whose work is largely inspired by Paris under the Nazi occupation, has won the Nobel Literature Prize.
What our first WWI reporter saw
CHARLES Bean was Australia’s first “embedded” journalist in WWI, where he faced monumental frustrations on frontline trenches as he witnessed our troops under fire.
Dunham’s confession: ‘I was raped’
GIRLS star Lena Dunham has opened up about being date raped at college, saying, “It was a painful experience physically and emotionally”.
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