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For some, turning 50 is a sobering milestone, but respected 60 Minutes journalist Liz Hayes tells The Australian Women’s Weekly she’s unfazed by it—and comfortable with who she is. Liz Hayes is so much at ease in front of the television camera you might say she was born to it. And, in many ways, you […]

An exclusive extract from Three Bags Full(Doubleday) by Leonie Swann. ‘He was healthy yesterday,’ said Maude. Her ears twitched nervously. ‘That doesn’t mean anything,’ pointed out Sir Ritchfield, the oldest ram in the flock. ‘He didn’t die of an illness. Spades are not an illness.’ The shepherd was lying in the green Irish grass beside […]

Exclusive extract from The Shifting Fog (Allen & Unwin) by Kate Morton. The week passed quickly. With so many extra people in the house I was kept busy making up rooms, carrying tea trays, laying out luncheons. This pleased me well as I was not shy of hard work — Mother had made sure of […]

**Dr Jane Goodall is touring Australia from July 12 to 24 to promote the projects of the Jane Goodall Institute, in particular her environment youth venture, Roots and Shoots. ** For additional national tour info, see www.janegoodall.org and www.rootsandshoots.org, or contact Dr Alicia Kennedy at [email protected] or 0439 094 379. Public events schedule Wednesday, July […]

Sometimes, the difference between joy and sorrow is only a slender thread. For Tracy Grimshaw, seeing Tasmanian miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb emerge from the Beaconsfield gold mine after 14 days entombed a kilometre beneath the surface was almost too much. Standing beside Australian Worker’s Union (AWU) boss Bill Shorten, she watched, mesmerised, as […]

Exclusive extract from Once upon a day (Allen & Unwin) by Lisa Tucker, the Great Read in the June issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Stephen Spaulding was very happy, and you can’t say that about most people. He hadn’t sought happiness, but he recognized it. This was his gift: to know what he had. […]

Melissa Doyle always knew it would be the children who’d touch her heart. Earlier this month, the devoted mother of two made a six-day dash away from her job as co-host of the Seven Network’s Sunrise program, to the icy steppes of Mongolia where — as World Vision’s Guardian Angel — she distributed handmade Aussie […]

Exclusive extract from Sparkles (Headline/Review) by Louise Bagshawe. ‘So,’ the lady said. ‘You have come at last.’ ‘Just so, madame,’ said Sophie, nervously. Her mother in law shook her head and made a little moue of annoyance with her thin lips. ‘Speak English, girl, for heaven’s sake,’ she snapped. ‘You were never any good at […]

1. Go on a reading course. Nobody wants to hear this, everybody ignores it. It’s not sexy advice. But it matters. To write in a given style you must steep yourself in that style. Say you want to write a chick lit book. Before you start, pop down to your bookstore. Get the Shopaholic books, […]

Exclusive extract from The Stone Angel (Macmillan) by Katherine Scloles. Stella’s hand looked large and pale in the undersea light. Strands of hair drifted in front of her mask. She held onto a rock as a swell came through, swirling the weeds. When the sea became still again she pulled her knife from the sheath […]