Literature
Britney Spears shows how much a woman can bend before she breaks
For years the world and Spears were told she was unfit, unwell, and unsafe. The voice that spills out of The Woman in Me is anything but.
- by Brodie Lancaster
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This author crossed paths with Princess Diana three times. It inspired a novel
Wendy Holden’s encounters with the beloved royal prompted her to write a fictionalised retelling of her young life.
- by Wendy Holden
From Paris Hilton to Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears spills all in memoir
Spears recounts her rise to fame, the many stories that became tabloid fodder and her conservatorship arrangement.
- by Nell Geraets
Collectors snap up 400th anniversary edition of Shakespeare’s First Folio
“In an era when everything seems disposable, I feel like there’s a good market for fine editions of classic books,” says the publishing director.
- by Hillel Italie
You’re a unicorn: Here’s why I don’t want to write about you
Your dreams, your dad, your sister’s drawings. They’re just not that interesting.
- by Anson Cameron
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Should we force boys to read women authors?
The biggest problem with mandating female authors is the underlying assumption that they speak only to female experience.
- by Jacqueline Maley
You don’t have to be in Europe to immerse yourself in its joys
Here are the classic books, films and TV shows that will transport you to straight to the Continent.
- by Georgie Gordon
Look around. Everyone is reading this buzzy new novel
Madeleine Gray’s Green Dot has attracted six-figure deals around the world, with the TV and film rights sold in a six-way auction.
- by Melanie Kembrey
Don’t look back? Try telling these prizewinning novelists to ignore history
The might be writing fiction, but the winners of this year’s ARA Historical Novel Prize also uphold a firm duty to the past and its characters.
- by Jason Steger
Love, keep busy, ignore your ‘impasta syndrome’: How to live and cook like a nonna
When this author consulted the ‘Italian whisper network’, she found 15 nonnas, delicious food and a whole lot of love. Watch them making pasta from scratch.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Five things we learnt from extracts of Britney Spears’ new memoir
In her upcoming book, Spears opens up about her conservatorship arrangement, her childhood and her relationship with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake.
- by Nell Geraets