My life in G-strings and scrubs
By night she was an exotic dancer; by day, a prim funeral home employee working with dead bodies and comforting the bereaved. This is Emma Jane Holmes’ extraordinary story.
Books
Australian Gothic was my cure
Mad Max, The Cure and Wuthering Heights: how a teenage encounter with a Gothic classic sparked a lifelong obsession.
‘I dumped my love … then killed him’
Love is their speciality, 365 days a year — but even top romance writers can have spectacular fails in real life.
The dirty truth of moving to the country
Are you one of many Aussies fantasising about a tree change? City slicker Todd Alexander did it — and he has some words of advice.
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Creepy reason why Aussies love crime
AUSTRALIANS are mad about crime in both fact and fiction — and one of our best-known court figures has explained the eerie reason behind the obsession.
Star writer’s hilarious blunder Down Under
HIS debut is a worldwide sensation. Now AJ Finn reveals the anonymous inspiration for The Woman In The Window — and shares his embarrassing Aussie adventure.
Everything you need to know if you’re a book worm
TODAY we launch the Book Club — featuring bestseller charts, a massive reader discount on our inaugural Book of the Month, a competition and much more.
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