Life of Reilly
MATTHEW Reilly hates routines, but he’s guaranteed to put out a bestselling blockbuster novel every two years.
Books
Divorce and all its pain
CAROLINE Overington examines the Family Court and the rights of the child in her latest novel.
Jolley time for winners
GOOD friends Gregory Day and Carrie Tiffany were surprised and delighted to be named joint winners of a major short story competition.
Little People take over Big Brother
A MILLION copies of Haruki Murakami’s latest novel sold in the first week of sales in Japan. Now Australians can find out what all the hype is about.
Talking of stalking
What could drive a well-respected professional to stalk her ex-boyfriend? Liane Moriarty wrote a novel to find out.
Sweeping story of survival
ELLIOT Perlman’s latest novel spans the globe from New York and Chicago to Poland’s Auschwitz and Melbourne.
Picture books worth a look
There are books about happiness, fathers and observing the world for pre-schoolers, and climate calamity and appreciating nature for junior students.
Colonial secrets surface
Concluding her colonial trilogy took Kate Grenville on a journey that closely mirrored her own quest for family knowledge.
At heart of Peggy’s art
Human emotions are evident and raw in Melbourne author Peggy Frew’s debut novel House of Sticks.
Don’t hug your dog
Dogs hate being cuddled and humans need to stop projecting their needs on to their pet, Martin “The Dog Man” McKenna says.
Magic of Amazon is author’s muse
ART really did imitate life for writer Ann Patchett, whose sixth novel draws on her own travel adventures in South America.
Prize end to a short tale for Egan
JENNIFER Egan might have claimed a swag of literary awards for A Visit from the Goon Squad, but the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction-winning novel had a humble and unexpected genesis.
Magic of working as one
WHAT can we learn from lions, ants, the Dallas Mavericks and Mumbai’s lunch-box delivery men? Mehrdad Baghai says they all know how to work as one.
Bionic Man reborn as a comic hero
A SIX Million Dollar Man movie project pitched by cult hero Kevin Smith 13 years ago is finally seeing the light of day – as a comic book.
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