Lies, rumours and a missing woman
Got a grubby secret to bury? There are people to do that now. Dervla McTiernan on the uncomfortable truth behind her story of a missing tourist, ‘What Happened To Nina?’
Books
Chocolate spies: Our weirdest war
‘Chocolate spies’ sound like something from Willy Wonka – but they were a very real menace in a wild and weird power struggle that impacts how most Australians snack today.
How to find your happy ending
Romance snobs might scoff, but a Mills & Boon title is sold every eight seconds. Few know the phenomenon better than Clare Connelly, who reveals why it is still massive after 50 years.
‘We are all potential criminals’
Dinuka McKenzie makes her living from writing about crime – and she reckons there’s a confronting truth in all of us that explains our fascination with the dark side of humanity.
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‘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.
‘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.
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.
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.
‘Girl A’ tackles a hideous truth
‘House of Horror’ crimes involving abducted or imprisoned children are all too familiar. This author tackles what happens to the victims next.
What aspiring authors must know
New York Times and internationally bestselling author Amie Kaufman has revealed her tips on how fantasy author hopefuls can hook readers.
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