Book trend stealing Aussie hearts
Bored by traditional airport thrillers, horror and crime yarns? There’s a new genre taking over Aussie fiction – and social media’s bookworm community is leading the charge.
Bored by traditional airport thrillers, horror and crime yarns? There’s a new genre taking over Aussie fiction – and social media’s bookworm community is leading the charge.
Jock Serong saw the worst side of corporate law from within, when he was told to “just hammer” church victims – and realised he was “working for the bad guys”.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling is one of many women to pose as a bloke: and the experiences of fellow female talents in music and art indicate she was smart to do so.
Melbourne’s 1990s pub scene was a potent blend of beer, bands and bonding. Jock Serong revisited his old haunts for his latest novel – and created a time-travelling hotel in the process.
For centuries, the mystery of the Princes in the Tower has chilled and enthralled. Amid debate around a fascinating new theory, a book goes inside the mind of the boys’ alleged murderer.
Devastating loss in an area few people understand or talk about led Mitch Jennings to the realisation that people don’t always respond to life’s challenges the way we might hope.
She’s besties with Adele and she’s married to a rock star – but Laura Dockrill’s story of insecurity, love and “the one that got away” is something we can all relate to.
Jackie O has announced she is releasing her very first memoir in which she doesn’t shy away from any hot topics.
There’s a secret to creating plots that stand out in a world of high-octane drama and competing streaming services. It comes down to one key question, reveals Linwood Barclay.
A first term senator who rose through Liberal ranks to become the face of the anti-Voice campaign will pen a memoir set to be released early next year.
The true story of Bob Hawke’s beer-swilling record and his desperate appeal for distant fiancee Hazel to save him from temptation are among extraordinary accounts in a new book.
Lizzy Dent was nervous about travelling to Italy alone for work. But the trip became a pilgrimage to food and romance – and produced a love story of its own.
The wheelchair sport champion and advocate hopes his latest venture will celebrate and normalise disability among young children.
The wheelchair sport champion and advocate hopes his latest venture will celebrate and normalise disability among young children.
Can crime fiction, created to entertain, help us make sense of real-life horrors like domestic violence? Furious at the injustice around her, Sherryl Clark hopes so.
“Bad stuff happens to them so it doesn’t have to happen to you”. From The White Lotus to The Beach, there’s a reason we love tales of trouble in paradise.
Bricks-and-mortar bookshops focused purely on romance and erotica books are bucking the trend and thriving in the unlikeliest spots. Meet the women behind them.
Montana Fyre started writing ‘spicy’ storylines for fun but as romance novels boom around the world, her fan base ballooned – and now she’s even quit her day job.
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.
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.
David and Victoria Beckham’s marriage allegedly deteriorated into a “business relationship” and the pair played dirty, according to an explosive new book.
Critics are calling Natalie Sue’s new workplace comedy a “delight” comparable to TV classic The Office. But it started as a coping mechanism in an all-too-common situation.
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.
Fakes, hypocrites … and murder. All is not well in the ‘wellness’ world, as Lucy Foley shows with her take on the Instagram-curated craze.
Everyone knows the name Oppenheimer, thanks to the blockbuster biopic. But an ugly bullying incident in the scientist’s past gives new insight into his character and motivation.
An exhausted Phoebe Chapman heads to LA for a much-needed holiday – and more – in Lindsey Kelk’s new rom-com Love Me Do. But first she has to deal with her high-achieving sister.
Actor Sean Bean brought Napoleonic Wars veteran Richard Sharpe to life on the small screen. Now Sharpe is back in a new book by Bernard Cornwell. Read the excerpt.
Steph Vizard, Jeffrey Archer, Julia Baird, Tania Blanchard and Trent Cotchin reveal what should be on every Aussie book lover’s reading list this summer.
Heard of the ‘Grandma Era’ hitting young women across Australia? Author NITA PROSE explains the age of the ‘old soul’ never really left us.
Reality TV ‘villain’ George Mladenov has shared his tips on using criticism as an opportunity in his new book. Read the extract.
Remi Lucan survives a brutal attack and a marriage breakdown, but a series of ‘accidents’ make it clear someone is out to get her. This gripping novel is a holiday essential, read an extract.
Forget London and New York, UK rom-com writer Lindsey Kelk reveals why the land Down Under is the perfect place to find love during the silly season.
A popular author and illustrator behind cult kids’ books about fairies and mermaids has died in her sleep aged 88.
At this time of year, many of us consider change. Michelle Upton reveals the personal reason why she shook up her own life and how it has worked out since.
One of the stars of hit series Jersey Shore has revealed their wild orgy obsession, declaring, “It was a slow night if I had a threesome.”
British broadcaster Piers Morgan has revealed the names of the two royals who allegedly had “concerns” about the skin colour of Prince Harry’s son.
Thousands of copies of Omid Scobie’s book have dramatically been destroyed after they appeared to identify the royal behind “skin colour” remarks.
Omid Scobie revealed his role in the naming of two ‘racist’ royals in the Dutch edition of his bombshell book, as their identities lit up social media.
In this exclusive book extract, Survivor star ‘King George’ reveals what happened when he suffered a brutal injury during filming.
The Prince of Wales stepped out for an official function following the release of Omid Scobie’s new royal book Endgame looking out of sorts.
Omid Scobie opened up about the scathing reaction to Endgame, which reviewers destroyed for it’s relentlessly glowing depiction of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
After Meghan Markle’s accusations of royal racism, Queen Camilla made a surprising, behind-the-scenes power move to respond with a little help from her celebrity friends.
The late Queen Elizabeth II caught a glimpse of the King her son Charles would become, and she didn’t like what she saw, claims Omid Scobie’s new book Endgame.
Omid Scobie, the heavy-eyebrowed little weasel who makes a living writing garbage about the royal family, is spouting lies again, writes Piers Morgan.
Endgame author Omid Scobie revealed how he knows the two royals who Meghan Markle accused of making racist comments about the colour of Archie’s skin.
She’s the woman who “destroyed their family and tormented their mother”. Now a new book, Endgame, delves further into Harry and William’s complex relationship with Queen Camilla.
Lessons learnt from Princess Diana’s explosive BBC interview helped the Palace shut down Meghan Markle, the new book Endgame claims.
In his new book Endgame, Omid Scobie reveals more about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s missed final visit with the Queen.
Prince Harry has gone full Hollywood but the first two years in the US are filled with regrets, according to the new book Endgame.
King Charles and Prince William’s PR departments are at pains to suggest they are in “lock-step” but the explosive new book, Endgame, suggests they have increasingly competing agendas.
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