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.
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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.
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No sleep or sex, just lots of stress
Are too many women still clinging to old-fashioned ideas of what it takes to be a mum, daughter, wife? Author Tricia Stringer explores what happens when a “good woman” is pushed too far.
‘I want to scream for these women’
Two decades after the blockbuster that propelled Tracy Chevalier to the big-time, she turns her attention to the down-trodden single women of the inter-war period in her hotly-awaited new release.
Books that shouldn’t be a TV show or movie
Some of the world’s most popular books have been turned into a movie or TV show — but it hasn’t always been the right move.
Tom Hanks leads surge in demand for short stories
Readers are devouring short stories as Hollywood stars like Tom Hanks pen their own. SEE HOW YOUR CHILD COULD GET THEIR STORY PUBLISHED
Queen of rural romance brings #MeToo to the land
Returning to the spotlight after a messy divorce, Australian author Rachael Treasure has a new mission to help women and men smashed by our current culture — and look after our planet.
A gripping true WWII story based in fiction
Child Holocaust survivor Diane Armstrong reveals how she came to write her latest book, which is inspired by a true story from Hitler’s time in power.
Best books for Aussie dads
Father’s Day is about socks, jocks and novelty BBQ tools — but there are lots of books dads can sink their spare time into as well.
Why serial killers fascinate us
Someone is sabotaging elevators all over New York, with terrifying results. That’s the chilling scenario comes from author Linwood Barclay in his new book.
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