Napoleonic Wars veteran Richard Sharpe returns
Actor Sean Bean brought Napoleonic Wars veteran Richard Sharpe to life on the small screen. Now Sharpe is back in a new book by Bernard Cornwell. Read the excerpt.
Books
‘Best I’ve ever read’: Five authors reveal their go-to summer books
Steph Vizard, Jeffrey Archer, Julia Baird, Tania Blanchard and Trent Cotchin reveal what should be on every Aussie book lover’s reading list this summer.
Why baking is bad-ass and crocheting is cool
Heard of the ‘Grandma Era’ hitting young women across Australia? Author NITA PROSE explains the age of the ‘old soul’ never really left us.
How to make friends and manipulate people
Reality TV ‘villain’ George Mladenov has shared his tips on using criticism as an opportunity in his new book. Read the extract.
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Ozzy Osbourne overdosed on pills
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‘Mein Kampf’ is shock bestseller
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Backlash over troll’s $345K book deal
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Bankrupt dad’s book sells 20 million
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How great sex scenes are written
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Book extract: In At The Deep End
IT’S a case of opposites attract in this quick-witted romantic comedy for fans of Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project and Irish novelist Marian Keyes.
Book extract: The Girl Before
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Books you need to read this summer
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Australia’s new forgotten people
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