The complex sibling relationship in life and fiction
I hate conflict so much that I’ll accept a cold, undercooked meal garnished with a strand of the chef’s hair…
Aussie kids need Aussie books, too
As I flew into Heathrow Airport for the first time, I felt like I had arrived home. Here I was,…
Truth is, business needs more fiction
The titles of traditional business books are enough to make me want to have a cup of tea, a piece…
Rereading a book can be twice as nice
My husband knows almost every line from The Blues Brothers. And nothing would make him happier than to watch it…
In praise of trashy novels
More than 130 million Mills & Boon books are sold around the world every year, equating to four books every…
The Natural Way of Things – misogyny out loud
Sometimes it is not the spoken but the whispered threat that is the most menacing. So it is with sexism.…
The rise of the literary groupie
Some people swoon over Ryan Gosling in The Notebook. Others prefer Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise. A twist of…
Which book character are you?
Most readers of Cinderella like to identify with the modest, honest and hard-working title character. Realistically, they probably have as…
A reading room with a view
When I was a child, I used to enjoy drawing ground plan of my dream house. In it, I included…
Why is it so hard to leave a book half-read?
Having grown up as part of a relatively large Catholic family, I refuse to leave any food on my plate,…
