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Jamie Oliver’s children’s novel has been pulled form bookshelves after a controversy over his depictions of a First Nations girl. Here’s where it all went wrong for the celebrity chef.
Books
Natasha Clark

How Jamie Oliver’s First Nations story line came unstuck

Jamie Oliver’s children’s novel has been pulled form bookshelves after a controversy over his depictions of a First Nations girl. Here’s where it all went wrong for the celebrity chef.

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Australian Indigenous authors have criticised Jamie Oliver's children's book.
Culture
Hannah Roberts

Jamie Oliver pulls book after Australian Indigenous outrage

Jamie Oliver’s book has been described by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation as ‘disrespectful and damaging’.

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Wicked is in cinemas on November 21.
Books
Wenlei Ma

Before Wicked was a musical, it was a book about fascism

Eight years before Wicked debuted on stage, it was a novel that reframed The Wicked Witch of the West as an activist fighting against fascism and populism.

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Australian music legend John Farnham has shared disturbing details about the extreme manipulation he endured in his career.
Culture
Georgina Noack

John Farnham ‘drugged for years’ by manager, memoir details

Australian music legend John Farnham has shared disturbing details about the extreme manipulation he endured in his career.

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Taylor Swift announces career move after The Eras Tour wraps.
Culture
Georgie Kearney

Taylor Swift announces career move as The Eras Tour wraps

The singer said she was ‘excited’ to make the announcement ahead of kicking off the final leg of her The Eras Tour.

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Jordan Ablett is releasing a book.
AFL
Harrison Reid

Jordan Ablett makes major announcement: ‘Plenty of tears’

‘It’s about finding joy in what you have, even as you mourn what you have lost.’

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Reese Witherspoon will co-write a book with popular novelist Harlan Coben.
Books
Wenlei Ma

Reese is no longer content to pick books, she’s writing one

Reese Witherspoon’s book club is a big deal. Perhaps she’ll pick her upcoming novel with Harlan Coben as one of her monthly recommendations.

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Former First Lady Melania Trumps say she has “a responsibility to clarify the facts”.
World
Max Corstorphan

Melania Trump says she is ready to reveal ‘the truth’

Former First Lady Melania Trump has announced she is ready to tell ‘the truth’ after a ‘deeply personal’ journey.

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House of the Dragon 2
TV
Wenlei Ma

Game of Thrones author blasts House of the Dragon TV show

George R.R. Martin is a man of many words, and he’s used more than 2000 of them to outline exactly why he’s pissed off at the TV writers behind House of the Dragon.

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Elle Macpherson has opened up on her ‘holistic’ treatment journey during her secret battle with breast cancer.
Health
Molly Clayton

Macpherson reveals what ‘holistic’ cancer treatment included

Elle Macpherson has revealed why she refused treatment for breast cancer and what her ‘holistic’ treatment plan included.

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Women’s sexual imaginations appear to know no bounds, and that is also true for Gillian Anderson’s latest project.
Opinion
Linda Kelsey

Gillian Anderson’s new book is full of real sexual fantasy

LINDA KELSEY: Women’s sexual imaginations appear to know no bounds, and that is also true for Gillian Anderson’s latest project.

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From top politicians to billionaires, no one is too powerful or rich to escape the baleful purges of China’s president, Michael Sheridan writes.
World
Michael Sheridan

How those who cross Xi Jinping disappear or end up dead

From top politicians to billionaires, no one is too powerful or rich to escape the baleful purges of China’s president, Michael Sheridan writes.

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Sweet Valley High was adapted into a TV series in 1994.
Books
Wenlei Ma

Sweet Valley High should be a cultural powerhouse

Francine Pascal died over the weekend. If you were a girl growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, that name means something special to you.

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If you’ve committed to reading more books but don’t have enough time on your hands, you might want to consider some shorter works.
Books
The Economist

Six of the best non-fiction books you can finish in a day

Resolved to read more? There may be no more rewarding genre than the short book . Here are six of the best non-fiction books you can get through in a day.

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The future of Booktopia is uncertain following a tumultuous month. Stock image
Business
Molly Magennis

Fears major book retailer on brink of collapse

The news comes amid the axing of jobs.

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