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.
Books
Royal family insider’s deep regret
Jeffrey Archer reveals his intel on how to steal the Crown Jewels came from a member of the Royal household, who is now fretting that there will be serious consequences.
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.
An every woman’s guide to everything a watch can do (other than tell time)
Because, well, it’s complicated.
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Haunting legacy of a colonial visionary
He is accused of genocide yet credited with envisaging the nation we live in today — the home of a fair go. His name is everywhere, but do you know the truth about Lachlan Macquarie?
Sci-fi book leads to Margot Robbie’s next project
Author Kassandra Montag was “blown away” after the TV rights to her new sci-fi book were bought — and now Aussie actor Margot Robbie is involved.
Author calls time on TV history hero
Bernard Cornwell reveals he is retiring his favourite hero, Uhtred from The Last Kingdom, but another will be back after a 15-year absence from the bloodstained blockbusters that made his name.
No sleep or sex, just lots of stress
Are too many women still clinging to old-fashioned ideas of what it takes to be a mum, daughter, wife? Author Tricia Stringer explores what happens when a “good woman” is pushed too far.
‘I want to scream for these women’
Two decades after the blockbuster that propelled Tracy Chevalier to the big-time, she turns her attention to the down-trodden single women of the inter-war period in her hotly-awaited new release.
Books that shouldn’t be a TV show or movie
Some of the world’s most popular books have been turned into a movie or TV show — but it hasn’t always been the right move.
Tom Hanks leads surge in demand for short stories
Readers are devouring short stories as Hollywood stars like Tom Hanks pen their own. SEE HOW YOUR CHILD COULD GET THEIR STORY PUBLISHED
Queen of rural romance brings #MeToo to the land
Returning to the spotlight after a messy divorce, Australian author Rachael Treasure has a new mission to help women and men smashed by our current culture — and look after our planet.
A gripping true WWII story based in fiction
Child Holocaust survivor Diane Armstrong reveals how she came to write her latest book, which is inspired by a true story from Hitler’s time in power.
Best books for Aussie dads
Father’s Day is about socks, jocks and novelty BBQ tools — but there are lots of books dads can sink their spare time into as well.
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