Revisiting GoT’s Daenerys Targaryen
As the world waits to find out what happens to Game of Thrones’ key characters in Season 8 we look at how they first appeared in the book that started it all. First up, Daenerys Targaryen.
Books & Magazines
Priests burn Harry Potter books, condemn magic
Polish Catholic priests condemning magic burned dozens of books they considered to be sacrilegious, including works from the Harry Potter series.
Turia Pitt’s teen guide to a kick-ass life
In the eight years since she was caught in a fire that burned 65 per cent of her body, Turia Pitt has become a poster girl for resilience. Now the athlete and mother wants to share her message with teenagers in her new book.
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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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.
Corbys in legal win over book
SCHAPELLE Corby’s siblings have won a legal verdict and damages against book publisher Allen & Unwin and journalist Eamonn Duff.
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‘He ran the country in the nude’
FORMER Prime Minister Bob Hawke used to conduct meetings sunbathing in the nude. Well, that’s according to his public nemesis, Paul Keating.
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.
The great ALP library: Another book launched
AT least NINE books from Labor MPs and staffers involved in the last government have been launched. Are readers really that interested?
Cop this, trashy gossip mags!
GOSSIP mags are again under fire after a ridiculous story about Bec and Lleyton Hewitt. This is our brutally ‘honest’ response to them.
The bizarre man behind the stories
HANS Christian Andersen was a sweet old man who wrote fairytales for kids. He was also really strange. Here’s what you never knew about the beloved children’s author.
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?
Kevin Spacey, is that you?
THE House of Cards star and Veep actress Julia Louis Dreyfus have swapped roles — and genders — for a pair of striking magazine covers.
Naomi Watts: ‘I can’t live with this anymore’
AUSSIE actor Naomi Watts has revealed that she’s seriously considering getting plastic surgery after moving from LA to New York.
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