‘You can bet on that’: Radio queen’s rule
Worried our reliance on screens will mean people stop reading and kids forget how to play? Aussies have been there before, a fascinating new book reveals – and look what happened.
Books
Joy, fear and endless shifts: the truth about motherhood
One moment you are invincible, the next you’re overcome by worry and a lifetime of work. There’s something we should know about women, says Cathy Kelly.
‘Women not welcome’ and a vegan biffo
Behind uplifting new Aussie comedy Milking Time lie serious, even confronting, stories – and at least one of them will be relevant to you, reckons Rachael Treasure.
‘I caught my kid looking at fake news’
With up to 63 per cent of kids and teens getting news from social media, how do we help them dodge fake content? Don’t panic, says Kate Temple – there is a way and you can start now.
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‘She saw me as a child, not a colleague’
Workplace power dynamics between age groups are a minefield — and traditional ways of doing things aren’t always best.
‘At night, a set of eyes watched me’
Author AJ Gnuse lived in an old, strange, beautiful fixer-upper on the outskirts of New Orleans where he feared the worst as a child.
The royals are like ‘flawed gods’
As the Sussex circus exposes yet more royal rifts, Alexandra Joel argues our fascination with this all-too-human family is like the ancients’ relationship with the gods.
‘Traumatic and terrifying’: A mother’s grief
Kelli Hawkins’ new novel is about a grieving mother who haunts open houses. A devastating personal tragedy shaped her story.
My life in G-strings and scrubs
By night she was an exotic dancer; by day, a prim funeral home employee working with dead bodies and comforting the bereaved. This is Emma Jane Holmes’ extraordinary story.
Australian Gothic was my cure
Mad Max, The Cure and Wuthering Heights: how a teenage encounter with a Gothic classic sparked a lifelong obsession.
‘I dumped my love … then killed him’
Love is their speciality, 365 days a year — but even top romance writers can have spectacular fails in real life.
The dirty truth of moving to the country
Are you one of many Aussies fantasising about a tree change? City slicker Todd Alexander did it — and he has some words of advice.
‘Girl A’ tackles a hideous truth
‘House of Horror’ crimes involving abducted or imprisoned children are all too familiar. This author tackles what happens to the victims next.
What aspiring authors must know
New York Times and internationally bestselling author Amie Kaufman has revealed her tips on how fantasy author hopefuls can hook readers.
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