Top ten kids’ books of the year revealed
It’s the school holidays and it’s time to get the kids off the screens. We’ve pulled together the best books for teens and kids for every time they tell you “I’m bored”.
Books & Magazines
Dark secret behind Harry Potter house
The owners of Godric’s Hollow, the house where Harry Potter was born and his parents killed by Lord Voldemort, claim it’s “cursed”.
The Aussie sporting legends who gave their all
From Gallipoli to Vietnam, Australia’s cricketing legends have found themselves on battlefields around the world. In this book extract, sports journalist Greg Growden looks back on one of the most charismatic figures of all.
How to keep that Christmas glint in your eye
Things are tough in Eli’s home as Christmas approaches, but there are a couple of ways to get around that – enjoy this extract from Trent Dalton’s bestseller Boy Swallows Universe.
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Playboy bunny’s great escape
THIS was the moment when Holly Madison realised she had to flee the mansion. It began with a buffet — then Hef became a “monster”.
These are officially words, now
HUNDREDS of new words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary — and it seems some of the slang words you use are much older than you think.
‘It doesn’t get much creepier’
FAKE sex parties, strict curfews and power games. Ex-Playmate Holly Madison has revealed the truth about the Playboy empire.
‘My hell inside the Playboy mansion’
ONE of Hugh Hefner’s former ‘girlfriends’ has told of drugs, abuse and backstabbing bunnies inside the Playboy mansion.
‘This is absolutely disgusting’
THESE two said they’ll get divorced if gay people are allowed to marry each other. Now they’re copping a fearsome backlash.
House Rules couple tie the knot
ADAM Dovile and Lisa Lamond have finally said “I do” after moving the date of their wedding four times since they got engaged in November 2012.
Whitney Houston’s ‘secret lesbian affair’
WHITNEY Houston was extorted for more than $300,000 over a lesbian relationship with her personal assistant, according to a bombshell report.
The mountain that claimed Mick
AUSSIE Mick Parker felt most alive at the point where others couldn’t catch their breath. He climbed without guides, Sherpas or oxygen. Then tragedy struck.
Caitlyn Jenner on Vanity Fair cover
FORMER Olympian Bruce Jenner has revealed a new identity and life as a woman in Vanity Fair, gracing the magazine’s cover.
Fifty Shades spawns a spin-off
AUTHOR EL James is about to publish a new ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ — this time, with the story told from Christian’s point of view.
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