Festival denies a return to Joh days
THE Brisbane Writers’ Festival has rejected suggestions that the axing of two controversial guests amounts to censorship.
Books & Magazines
Big secret the royals won’t tell George
A NEW book has revealed that Prince William and Kate Middleton are keeping a huge secret from their son George “to protect him”.
Truth behind Oscar buzz movie
ITS stars Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe have been showered with praise, but the real story behind Boy Erased is far more important.
Inside the mind of killer ‘monster’
THE sick fantasies that drove a violent sadist to rape, murder and mutilate teenage girls have been revealed. WARNING: Graphic
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JK Rowling’s secret crime novel
WHODUNIT? Harry Potter author JK Rowling has secretly written a crime novel under a false name.
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.
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