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Top media exec’s next big move
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Top media exec’s next big move

As one of the most powerful players in Australian media, Siobhan McKenna is used to taking risks. This time, she is putting everything on the line with a new book.

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MAKING HISTORY ABOUT WOMEN

The queen of historical fiction is in majestic form with the inspirational story of Margaret Plantaganet and her tragic fate at the hands of King Henry VIII, writes Fiona Purdon

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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.

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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.

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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.

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