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05/11/2009 Ashley Greene plays Alice Cullen in the film The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

How my vampire cravings began

Jay Kristoff’s strong views on vampires have made him a global star. For him, the monsters are ‘twisted reflections of our own selves’, not tortured Twilight emos.

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AJ Finn and Ike. Pic: Brandon Bakus

How my dog became an author

His debut was a global smash and major movie, but then AJ Finn went off the radar – until ‘a ten-kilo gremlin with a face like a wet cigar’ became his accidental new co-creator.

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‘Women assume there are no secrets’

‘Women assume there are no secrets’

How well we can know someone depends on one thing – and no, it’s not simply trust, argues Fiona Lowe as she examines the real impact of keeping secrets when it comes to relationships.

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Lies, rumours and a missing woman

Got a grubby secret to bury? There are people to do that now. Dervla McTiernan on the uncomfortable truth behind her story of a missing tourist, ‘What Happened To Nina?’

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Timothée Chalamet shares a pic of  himself as Willy Wonka, , https://www.instagram.com/p/CU3Cg6XIzAy/, , tchalamet, Verified, The suspense is terrible,, I hope it will last ...

Chocolate spies: Our weirdest war

‘Chocolate spies’ sound like something from Willy Wonka – but they were a very real menace in a wild and weird power struggle that impacts how most Australians snack today.

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Clare Connelly. Credit: Davin Patterson

How to find your happy ending

Romance snobs might scoff, but a Mills & Boon title is sold every eight seconds. Few know the phenomenon better than Clare Connelly, who reveals why it is still massive after 50 years.

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Dinuka McKenzie. Credit: Emma Stergio

‘We are all potential criminals’

Dinuka McKenzie makes her living from writing about crime – and she reckons there’s a confronting truth in all of us that explains our fascination with the dark side of humanity.

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Former Gold Coast ironwoman Bonnie Hancock is aiming to become the fastest and youngest person to ski paddle around Australia. Photo: Supplied

Shark terror: I was a sitting duck

‘I heard the sickening thud as it hit me’. Record-breaker Bonnie Hancock recounts a near-death experience – one of many – during her epic solo voyage around Australia on a surf ski.

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QWEEKEND: BCM. Author Trent Dalton.Photograph David Kelly

’Even better’ than original hit

Trent Dalton’s new No1 is being hailed as “even better” than the bestseller that changed his life and became a big-name Netflix show, reveals the woman who helped make him a star.

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Illustrations from forthcoming Trent Dalton book Lola In The Mirror, by artist Paul Heppell. Embargoed until Oct 1, 2023. One-time use only. MUST CHECK WITH JUSTIN LEES BEFORE USE

Unreal monsters haunt my real world

Predators and corruption face off against love, courage and desperation in Trent Dalton’s new book – and today he reveals how much of it is based on real events and people in his life.

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Would you lie then die for love?

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.

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