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The Last Station, by Jay Parini, Text Publishing, $23.95. Jay Parini’s historical novel on the last days of Russian literary giant Leo Tolstoy is about to be discovered by hordes of film fans. Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren were nominated for Oscars for their portrayals of Count and Countess Tolstoy, and the flick is sure […]

House Rules, by Jodi Picoult, Allen & Unwin, $32.99. Fans of Jodi Picoult’s work know what to expect. House Rules delivers it all: the shifting perspectives of several narrators, a child with a disability or illness, a court case, and cleverly explored ethical issues. Single mum and agony aunt Emma Hunt has two sons, Jacob […]

The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag, by Alan Bradley, Orion, $49.99. Flavia de Luce is, without question, the most delightful detective ever created. An 11-year-old aristocrat gone wild, with a passion for chemistry, she’s a 1950s’ crime scene investigator who’s not above poisoning her sisters’ chocolates or snooping in the vicar’s study. When a […]

Every Day in Tuscany – Seasons of an Italian Life, by Frances Mayes, Bantam Australia, $34.95. Part travelogue, part cookbook, part memoir, Every Day in Tuscany is all escapism. It’s 20 years since Frances Mayes first fell in love with everything under the Tuscan sun, and she’s still aglow with adoration. This third Tuscan memoir […]

Her late husband dominated Sydney’s underworld for years, his infamy now immortalised in the TV drama Underbelly. Here, Georgina Freeman tells us of her enduring love for the man she describes as more George Clooney than Chopper Read. There have been many kings of Kings Cross, but if there is a queen, it is Georgina […]

From self-proclaimed “wee Scottish wifey” to global singing sensation, Susan Boyle has won fame, fortune and the adoration of millions. All she wants now is a man. In our exclusive interview, she tells her Cinderella story. What made you apply to go on Britain’s Got Talent? Well, I’d watched the show like everyone. And I […]

After a decade living in Paris, The Weekly’s newest writer, Bryce Corbett, has seen it all. So, when glamorous First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy became embroiled in an affair scandal, he knew exactly how the French would react. Eyebrows all over the world were raised in March when scuttlebutt started leaking out of Paris that French […]

With million-dollar baby Shiloh Jolie-Pitt making headlines for her tomboy chic, we ask the experts whether her choice of dress-ups is a normal passing phase or cause for concern. Months before she was even born, photographs of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt were making headlines. US gossip magazine The National Enquirer claimed a grainy image on its […]

A burgeoning career, a new man and a baby on the way … Bryce Corbett discovers how Dannii Minogue has finally found her mojo. A funny thing happened to Dannii Minogue on the way to 40. She found her way into our affections. After more than 30 years of singing and dancing her heart out […]

Years ago, when I was a cub reporter chasing celebrities for Sydney’s Daily Telegraph newspaper, I had an A-list diary clash. Perennial superstar Joan Collins was in town, promoting a book or a perfume or something like that. Also visiting Sydney on a promotional tour was Andrew Shue (or Andrew Who? as he has now […]