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Book Review: The Dovekeepers

In an age where the care of ourselves has become a religion Alice Hoffman’s book presents an almost-forgotten way of life.

Book Review: Ed King

This is such a clever idea for a novel that it's a wonder no one has thought of it before.

Book Review: Hinterland

I thought this might be too sad to read.

Travel book: <I>The Great Kiwi Motorhome Guide</I>

This book is full of information about what to look out for when buying or renting a motorhome.

Book Review: Currawalli Street

I hate calling a book “charming”, but Christopher Morgan’s narrative deserves the adjective.

Nora Roberts in defence of romance

Nora Roberts is one of the world’s best-selling authors. However, the literary establishment has mostly been indifferent to her success.

Fiction Addiction: Helen Schulman talks about This Beautiful Life

Book lover: Paul Torday

UK author Paul Torday opens up about what she's flipped through as a book lover.

Book Review: The Auschwitz Violin

<i>The Auschwitz Violin</i> features an extraordinary moment in the life of Daniel, a Jewish violin-maker imprisoned at Auschwitz.

Book Review: Burning Bright

In this book are a dozen short stories that will take you only a couple of hours to read but far longer to forget.

Book Review: Jack Holmes And His Friend

Edmund White has spoken repeatedly of his crawling conviction as a boy and young man that being homosexual was “bad”.

Book lover: Pearl McGlashan

Shorty St actress Pearl McGlashan opens up about what she's flipped through as a book lover.

Climbing into the brain of a teenager

Unsettled teenage thoughts can be gripping, says Nicky Pellegrino.

Qatar buys world's most expensive painting

TJ McNamara: Careful avoidance of pleasure can cause pain

Picasso in Sydney: A journey through genius