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Long time supporter Tracy Chapman with Kathleen Folbigg on the day of her release and, right, Ms Folbigg before here conviction in 2003.

Betrayal and belief: Kathleen Folbigg’s grim path to freedom

A cold husband, family betrayal, a cruel legal system, and 20 years of wrongful imprisonment: Kathleen Folbigg has survived them all. For the first time, a memoir shows just how.

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Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity.

More Jason Bourne in the works after mega rights deal

Everyone’s favourite amnesiac super spy will enter a new era after Universal signed an expensive deal with author Robert Ludlum’s estate.

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The Salt Path was adapted into a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.

Bestselling author faces questions over true story claims

A bestselling memoir which was adapted into a movie starring Gillian Anderson has faced questions over several claims in the book.

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Jennifer Aniston will play the mum in the streaming adaptation of I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Jen Aniston joins I’m Glad My Mom Died series

Jennette McCurdy’s best-selling memoirs are being turned into a streaming series with Jennifer Aniston the lead.

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Gaia Girace and Margherita Mazzucco in My Brilliant Friend.

The cheater’s guide to ‘must read before you die’ books

Of course you should read the classics of the Western literary canon, but if you’re short on time or patience, these screen adaptations capture their source material.

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Nosferatu director Robert Eggers will make a new version of A Christmas Carol.

Dickens’ classic morality tale to get horror treatment

If anyone is going to dial up the ‘ghost story’ part of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, it’s going to be Nosferatu’s Robert Eggers.

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Heston Russell explains why he kept his sexuality secret for 20 years.

Why former commando kept his sexuality secret for 20 years

The former commando officer’s memoir reveals he used deception to prevent his soldiers discovering he was gay.

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Kaliane Bradley's first novel is The Ministry of Time.

How a weird crush on a dead guy turned into a bestseller

British novelist Kaliane Bradley hit the big time with her first book, a cross-genre story about a 19th century naval officer in 21st century London.

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Essie Davis as Miss Fisher from Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.

The death of a true Australian cultural icon

Author Kerry Greenwood’s death was announced yesterday but her legacy will live on, having created literary and cultural legend Phryne Fisher.

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Author L.J Smith, creator of The Vampire Diaries has died aged 66.

Fans shocked as iconic author dies aged 66

The author of a much-loved vampire novel series that was adapted for screens has died aged 66, with fans expressing their love and grief online.

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Ione Skye in Los Angeles, Feb. 13, 2025. In her new memoir, the actress known for movies like Say Anything and Gas Food Lodging, talks about Hollywood, bisexuality and the trappings of gen X fame.

An enigma in her 90s heyday, Ione Skye would like a word

Since the actor and gen X It Girl made her film debut at 15 with Keanu Reeves in River’s Edge, she’s been linked to powerful people, mostly men. In Say Everything, she hopes to let some of her stories go.

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Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

Bret Easton Ellis’s books are notoriously hard to adapt

Ryan Murphy is circling Bret Easton Ellis’s latest book, The Shards, but it’ll be fighting against a patchy history of adaptations.

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Neil Gaiman has been hit with more scandal as multiple women spoke on the record to Vulture, claiming they had disturbing experiences with the famed author.

Best-selling author hit with new sex assault allegations

After he was first accused of sexual assault in July 2023, multiple women have now spoken on the record about disturbing experiences with the famed author.

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Tomorrow When the War Began novelist John Marsden has died aged 74.

Tomorrow When The War Began author dies

Acclaimed Australian author John Marsden who captivated millions of teenagers with his gritty and creative writing has died.

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Oxford University Press says the winning word increased in use by 230 per cent from 2023.

Oxford University Press’ Word of the Year sums up 2024

Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: ‘brain rot’ is the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year.

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