How my vampire cravings began
Jay Kristoff’s strong views on vampires have made him a global star. For him, the monsters are ‘twisted reflections of our own selves’, not tortured Twilight emos.
Books
What about the women when soldiers come home?
Wartime conflict doesn’t end when the guns stop firing, as laid bare by a new book set in the aftermath of World War One, following the Diggers who came home.
How my dog became an author
His debut was a global smash and major movie, but then AJ Finn went off the radar – until ‘a ten-kilo gremlin with a face like a wet cigar’ became his accidental new co-creator.
‘Women assume there are no secrets’
How well we can know someone depends on one thing – and no, it’s not simply trust, argues Fiona Lowe as she examines the real impact of keeping secrets when it comes to relationships.
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‘Jax would kick Jason Bourne’s arse’
Bond, Ryan and Bourne, you’ve been warned. There’s a new (Aussie) action hero in town — and his creator reckons Riley Jax would leave Matt Damon’s iconic character in the dust.
Footy twin tragedy’s 30-year story
The shocking death of a footy hero sparked a 30-year journey to tell a “gut-punching” story about family, love and loss.
New chance for stitched-up crims
An extraordinary project with high-profile supporters is changing the lives of male prisoners — and it starts by teaching them to sew.
Vampire brides bent on vengeance
Gravestones, vampire brides and ghosts mingle with life-affirming pleasures in a city that Rachael Johns couldn’t ignore for her new book.
‘My story eerily foreshadowed COVID’
Christina Sweeney-Baird had just written a novel about a deadly pandemic sweeping the globe — then things became very real.
Anzac mothers’ monumental victory
Australians commemorating our Diggers’ deeds at Gallipoli have been urged to look back to an extraordinary feat achieved.
‘The children have disappeared’
The forgotten true story of a father’s brave defiance of the Nazis — and his heroic attempts to save Jews in the war — has been uncovered.
I was ‘a failure and an embarrassment’
Fiona McCallum’s family reacted to her broken marriage by treating her as an embarrassing failure. Then she discovered how to recover.
Why the first kiss never fades
First kisses, fighting bullies and classroom politics: why coming-of-age stories live on and are as relevant to adults as they are to kids.
My horror day with Lou Reed
Aussie rock writer Barry Divola reveals his most awkward encounter with a music great — 15 minutes of shame dished out by the legendary, and extremely difficult, Lou Reed.
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