Inside the head of ‘killer king’
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.
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‘Taboo topic’ drove me to booze
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.
‘It’s first love’: Adele’s bestie spills the beans
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 makes big career announcement
Jackie O has announced she is releasing her very first memoir in which she doesn’t shy away from any hot topics.
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Johns’ shock Silverchair letter laid bare
“It hurt me”: Silverchair’s Ben Gillies has detailed the stunning letter he and bandmate Chris Joannou unexpectedly received from Daniel Johns.
Brutal message behind Silverchair’s break-up
It was one of the most high-profile splits in Aussie music history – and the brutal way it came about has now been laid bare by two members of Silverchair.
Would you lie then die for love?
Jean Lee and her lover gambled that a woman would not be executed for a crime that would see a man hanged – and one ex-con still recalls the dark shadow of their fatal decision.
Who really cut off ‘Chopper’ Read’s ears in prison
A book on ‘Australia’s most infamous jail’ has revealed the true identity of the man who cut off Mark ‘Chopper’ Read’s ears.
I stopped crying and wrote a comedy
Her fiance was lying naked on a massage table overseas and her Holocaust-survivor grandma was pushing her to use a pregnancy test. So Elise Esther Hearst got creative.
Crooks, cops, race and greed
Why do Australians elevate the wrong people in our history to “hero” status but forget those who really deserve it? That’s the question posed by a new book about the first Melbourne Cup.
Wayne’s regret: Super coach’s tears over marriage breakdown
There are two times in a new book when Wayne Bennett cries. One involves talking about his first love Trish.
Truly Australian setting for evil
A vet returns to the town where her boyfriend disappeared – and where people think she killed him. It’s “just a story”, but there’s something particularly Australian about it.
Miriam Margolyes names ‘horrid’ celeb
The British actress has revealed which Hollywood A-lister she did not enjoy working with, labelling the funnyman a “c**t”.
‘Moving, brilliant’: Tragedy that inspired lit award winner
A collection of poems about the death of the author’s father has taken one of the state’s top literary prizes.
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