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BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 28:  (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) UK actor Naomie Harris stands with the Brandenburg Gate behind during a photocall prior the German premiere of the new James Bond film 'Spectre' at Hotel Adlon on October 28, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
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Secret life of 007’s Moneypenny

She’s been beloved worldwide for decades as James Bond’s sidekick-with-spice – but Miss Moneypenny has her own real-life backstory and it is about to be revealed.

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‘My parents ensured I survived’

As a child in the Holocaust, Australia’s Diane Armstrong escaped a city that is once again a place of terror. Today she addresses a little-known – but very relevant – chapter of WWII.

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The healthiest Easter binge

We’re halfway through the Easter long weekend but there’s still plenty of time to pick up a book and start bingeing. Here’s where to start.

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Perth-based crime writer Dervla McTiernan, author of The Ruin and The Scholar. The HarperCollins Australia author is from Ireland originally, where the novels are set. Picture: Harper Collins/ Supplied

A new crime thriller with a twist

Dervla McTiernan sprang on to the popular crime fiction scene a year ago with her first novel. After facing a personal health battle, she’s back with a new crime thriller.

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Journalist turned author Jenna Guillaume who has written a Young Adult book called What I Like About Me, in Surry Hills. Picture: Brett Costello

Rom-com gets an Aussie twist

Young adult fiction has boomed in recent years, but many of those stories being told lack a distinctly Australian voice. But one local author is trying to change that with her debut novel.

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Author Lucy Foley, whose first thriller The Hunting Party (HarperCollins Australia) is about a murder at a Scottish hunting lodge.Picture: Supplied

A chilling thriller you can’t miss

Author Lucy Foley reveals more about her first thriller, The Hunting Party, which is not just a “Whodunnit” but a “Who died” — with the victim’s identity not revealed until late.

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