’I have the Angelina Jolie of vaginas’
IN HER new book, comedian Amy Poehler recalls her past drug use and offers sex tips such as, “Don’t have sex with people you don’t want to have sex with”.
Books
Behind the doors of the world’s most famous club
IT’S one of the world’s most famously debaucherous nightclubs, and what went on behind closed doors could make anyone blush.
Gone Girl: Should you read the book first?
THE movie adaptation of Gone Girl is killing it at the box office. But the question on many prospective film-goers’ lips is, “Should I read the book first?” WARNING: Major spoilers ahead.
John Cleese’s book extract
IN July 1964, we flew to New Zealand, where it was the mid-winter of 1922. Our first hotel was a good indication of what was to come. It was modelled closely on Norman Bates’s motel in Psycho.
Bon Scott’s double delivery
BON Scott once visited two women giving birth to his children in the same hospital at the same time — just one of the revelations in a new book from AC/DC’s former manager.
How media giants got their start
THEY’RE some of the biggest names in Australian media. But where did the likes of Mike Sheahan and Terry McCrann get their start? A new book has some surprising answers.
Modiano wins Nobel literature prize
PATRICK Modiano, a French historical novelist whose work is largely inspired by Paris under the Nazi occupation, has won the Nobel Literature Prize.
What our first WWI reporter saw
CHARLES Bean was Australia’s first “embedded” journalist in WWI, where he faced monumental frustrations on frontline trenches as he witnessed our troops under fire.
Dunham’s confession: ‘I was raped’
GIRLS star Lena Dunham has opened up about being date raped at college, saying, “It was a painful experience physically and emotionally”.
Dunham backs down over pay
LENA Dunham has done a quick about-turn on not paying opening acts on her upcoming book tour, after copping a barrage of criticism online.
The 10 cookbooks you must own
MATT Preston has named the Top 10 cookbooks everyone should own, from Stephanie Alexander’s Cook’s Companion to Nigella Lawson’s How To Be A Domestic Goddess.
The mums who moonlight as erotica authors
THINK of an erotic fiction author and you’ll likely imagine a leather-clad dominatrix jetting around the world in search of sexual adventures. But she’s just as likely to be a soccer mum, like these ladies.
Meet history’s most dysfunctional family
ONE was in love with Hitler, one was a communist organiser, one was a supporter of British fascism, one was a writer and daring lover. The Mitfords could be modern history’s most remarkable family.
From mum to Baghdad bodyguard
EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT: Australian Neryl Joyce went from being a single mum to a Baghdad bodyguard. But her journey exposed her to more than threats of ambush and assassination.
Clinton: How to handle Abbott’s sexism
AUSTRALIAN women have often been at a loss when it comes to handling the Prime Minister’s less tasteful comments. But Hillary Clinton has a pretty good suggestion.
Columbine shooter’s mum to pen book
THE mother of Columbine High School shooter Dylan Klebold is planning a memoir describing the “indescribable grief and shame” she lives with.
Exclusive book extract: The Rosie Effect
The Rosie Project, a romantic comedy about a university professor with Asperger’s looking for love, was last year’s literary hit. Read an exclusive chapter from Melbourne author Graeme Simsion’s sequel The Rosie Effect, out September 24.
Stupidly young stars who wrote autobiographies
DESPITE the fact they’re barely out of diapers, some stars decided that the world needed to hear their words of wisdom about life, love and puberty. Here are five of the worst offenders.
Pistorius book is wrong, just wrong
COMMENT. UNBELIEVABLE. Days after being convicted of culpable homicide, Oscar Pistorius is set cash in with a book. Does the man have no scruples at all?
Celebrating 25 years of The Simpsons
A NEW book by The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening traces the history of everyone’s favourite four-fingered family from Springfield.
‘Straight’ woman spends year as lesbian for book
MEET Brooke Hemphill, the ‘straight’ Sydneysider who kissed a girl and liked it so much she spent the next year living as a lesbian.
‘Threesomes, drugs and tears’
KATE Moss is one of the world’s most famous models, but her rise to stardom was a rocky road, filled with out of control partying and emotional breakdowns.
Kids amaze with adventures in imagination
IMAGINE if schoolkids were allowed to design the covers of their favourite books? Or make a book trailer — Spielberg-style — in praise of their literary lions? Pick your favourite
Cut Roald Dahl book chapter found
A CHAPTER of children’s classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, which was cut from the final version, has been published for the first time.
Lena Dunham reveals shocking battle with OCD
“I AM afraid of everything.” The Girls star has revealed the true extent of her long struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
What Wayne Swan’s book left out
OPINION: In its misplaced vanity, Wayne Swan’s memories which have been documented in his new book represent a missed opportunity to reflect upon a crucial part of Australia’s economy.
The creepiest kids’ book cover ever
YOU loved this book as a kid. You enjoyed the two film adaptations too. So what on EARTH is going on with the terrifying new cover design?
JK Rowling’s magical gift to victim
THE Harry Potter author has penned an extraordinary letter to a young girl who survived a tragic shooting that took her entire family.
Has Sean Bean given away a GoT plot line?
GAME of Thrones fans, take note: Sean Bean has addressed one of the most controversial plot lines to date — and it’s related to Jon Snow.
Molly spent how long on his book?
THE music industry is in countdown over Molly Meldrum’s autobiography The Never Um … Ever Ending Story, due for release — at long last — in October.
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