‘She saw me as a child, not a colleague’
Workplace power dynamics between age groups are a minefield — and traditional ways of doing things aren’t always best.
Books
‘At night, a set of eyes watched me’
Author AJ Gnuse lived in an old, strange, beautiful fixer-upper on the outskirts of New Orleans where he feared the worst as a child.
The royals are like ‘flawed gods’
As the Sussex circus exposes yet more royal rifts, Alexandra Joel argues our fascination with this all-too-human family is like the ancients’ relationship with the gods.
‘Traumatic and terrifying’: A mother’s grief
Kelli Hawkins’ new novel is about a grieving mother who haunts open houses. A devastating personal tragedy shaped her story.
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William Boyd’s powerful new novel
Many of us have been blinded by love, but what happens when you never see clearly again? William Boyd explore this in his latest book, which you might find difficult to put down.
When the dragons ruled Westeros
Hundreds of years before the events in Game of Thrones, the dragons were a devastating force, as this exclusive early extract of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic Fire and Blood reveals.
Two fascinating narratives of Sydney’s history
AUSTRALIAN author Kristina Olsson has set her fifth book in Sydney in 1965 amid turbulent events surrounding the building of the Sydney Opera House.
What ‘life lit’ is all about
RACHAEL Jones was looking for a way to tear down the stereotypes that come with ‘women’s fiction’ or ‘chick-lit’. So, she created ‘life lit’, with her new novel winning fans among men and women.
Why this author thinks female leads are better
AUSTRALIAN author John Purcell went into uncharted territory and centred his new book around a female, because “men are dull beasts”. Here is everything you need to know about his latest novel.
Crime, women and Melbourne
FROM a child embarrassed about a disability to a bestselling Australian author – Anna Snoekstra shares her journey into crime fiction and discusses her gripping new novel.
Frocks, feuds and farmers
HER first novel became a hit film starring Kate Winslet. Now Rosalie Ham is swopping frocks and feuds for droughts and drama in a new Aussie blockbuster.
The indignities of being a woman
FIFTY per cent of us experience it. Now two funny women are taking a deep dive into the history of sexual inequality — and the journey has shocked them.
Cruising for a great summer read
WHEN Tricia Stringer decided to set her new novel on board a luxury ship on the high seas, she took her research seriously by booking herself on a cruise – and ordering cocktails.
The words Barnesy won’t forget
ROCK legend Jimmy Barnes has been telling stories all his life, in song and later in books — yet it was living his own love story that turned him on to the power of reading.
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