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Judy Blume’s books were my companions in a lonely, liminal time
A new biography of the legendary author of teen realism has Simmone Howell indulging in casual bibliomancy
- Simmone Howell
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Younger people have no idea I spent most of my 20s in a moshpit: Rosalie Ham
The author of The Dressmaker has written a book about ageing, which she gleefully says cannot be done gracefully.
- Jane Sullivan
Was Hollywood legend Joan Crawford really a megalomaniac monster?
Biographer Scott Eyman reveals that there was much more to the star than what we think we know from Mommie Dearest and the Bette Davis “feuds”.
- N. Smith
This propulsive book captures what it means to become a young man in Australia
The action in Alan Fyfe’s novel takes place in one night, but is epic, in the true sense of the word.
- Will Hunt
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Heartbreak High has been a global hit. Does its final season make the grade?
School’s out in this third and final season of the phenomenally successful reboot of the ’90s classic.
- Kylie Northover
I can just withdraw from the discourse: Why Josie Long ditched social media
The British comedian talks weather, politics and Australia’s “weird prehistoric animals” ahead of her show at this year’s Comedy Festival.
- John Bailey
More of us are living alone – but it doesn’t necessarily mean we’re lonely
If I was inclined to, I could walk around the house nude, without even a sock to mar my eruption of atavism. But I’m not inclined to.
- Anson Cameron
Jeff Goldblum’s eccentric rhythm finds its groove at the piano
At 72, Goldblum seems less an actor or musician these days than a meme in the original sense: a kind of agreed cultural constant.
- Michael Dwyer
This tale of chosen family and motherhood fizzes and sings
Tayari Jones’ new novel examines the question of kinship – the kin you are born to and the kin you create.
- Nicole Abadee
The rise of dark romance and why we can’t get enough of beastly desire
The recent appetite for creature features reflects our long-held fascination with monstrous love.
- Guy Webster