Author Tom Wolfe dead at 87
TOM Wolfe, who wrote a string of best-selling books, including The Bonfire of the Vanities, has died in New York aged 87.
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Shocking book Stephen King doesn’t want you to read
HE’S the author responsible for the terrifying classics The Shining and It. But there’s one early novel Stephen King wants pulled from shelves.
Shocking sexism in children’s books
THE Mr Men book series has been branded sexist by a new study claiming female characters have less power.
What Miranda’s average day looks like
IN HER most revealing interview yet, the supermodel describes what she does every single morning, and how she’s preparing for the arrival of her second bub.
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Dark Knight may rise to $500,000
IT IS the comic book cover that captured the grim visage of an older, wiser – and meaner – Batman. Now its cover could be worth $500,000.
Spy claims boost sales of Orwell’s 1984
BIG brother is watching – sales of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 have skyrocketed in the wake of revelations of US government surveillance.
Scottish author Iain Banks dies
SCOTTISH author Iain Banks has died age 59, two months after he revealed he had late-stage cancer and was unlikely to survive beyond a year.
Bible’s comeback surprises Norway
THE runaway popularity of the Bible has caught Norway – one of the most secular nations in Europe – by surprise.
Fan favourites for Fifty Shades movie
AS plans for a Hollywood version of Fifty Shades of Grey get underway, all eyes are on who will star in the raunchy film adaptation.
Fat blasters show sensitive side
A FITNESS guru couple who have likened obese people to dole bludgers have shown their sensitive side – on the subject of stretch marks.
Meet the real queen of erotica
HER saucy and racy books have propelled Natasha Walker from a nobody to one of Australia’s most prolific and successful writers of erotica. But she is actually a he…
‘French kiss’ enters French dictionary
FOR centuries, there’s been no official French word for the sloppy Gallic export “to French kiss.” Now the oversight has been rectified.
Title of Bridget Jones book revealed
EVERYONE’S favourite literary singleton will return in a new novel entitled Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
Inside the mind of a sex columnist
IT’S been quite a run for Dan Savage, what with all the podcasting and tweeting and in-your-face defending of marriage equality.
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