Books

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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Many would argue Elon Musk’s rise to prominence is tied closely with the pick for the 2024 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year.

Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year pick is a bit meta

Australia’s pick for the 2024 Word of The Year is in, and you may not have ever heard it, but you definitely feel it.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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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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.

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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