Truly Australian setting for evil
A vet returns to the town where her boyfriend disappeared – and where people think she killed him. It’s “just a story”, but there’s something particularly Australian about it.
Books
Yes please to fashion and books’ long running love affair
Zadie Smith’s latest profile (wearing Tabi boots!) is a reminder of how fashion and literature are ultimate bedfellows.
How Zimmermann became Australia’s fashion unicorn
A new deal reported to be worth 1.75 billion underscores the brand’s global dominance.
Get ready for a summer of jorts
This time around the loosey goosey style is a little more elevated (can you believe it?).
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Tasmania’s hold on our imagination
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Our daughters’ worst nightmares made real
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Moriarty’s terrifying new thriller in case of The Ex
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How to write a smash-hit thriller
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Women’s fiction more than a moneymaker
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Exposing a girl-power fraud
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Everything was f****d: Manson’s uncomfortable truth
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Aussie author’s new book takes us back to the Gold Rush
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World-famous author Paullina Simons’ gamechanging move
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