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Selected as the Great Read in the November issue of The Australian Women's Weekly.

For Jessica Rowe, every cloud has a silver lining ... and she should know. Despite a childhood darkened by her mother's struggle with mental illness, the gorgeous news television presenter welcomed everything life threw at her with a smile.

A pattern for the Crochet Throw Rug.

These craft ideas come from The Best of Children's Art & Crafts.

Selected as the Great Read in the October issue of The Australian Women's Weekly.

These recipes and craft ideas come from The Best of Children's Art & Crafts.

The Australian Women's Weekly is proud to be the first in the world to bring you Diana: The Portrait - the official story of the Princess's life as seen through the eyes of her sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and those family members and friends who loved her best.

Australia’s most popular comedienne talks candidly about body image, self esteem and where her hit characters such as netball-mad Sharon, Pixie-Anne and Chenille are drawn from.

Selected as the Great Read in the September issue of The Australian Women's Weekly.

An exclusive interview with Lynne Minion, author of Hello Missus: A Girl's Own Guide to Foreign Affairs (HarperCollins)

An environmentally friendly crochet shopping bag Crochet Shopping Bag - worked in trebles

MEASUREMENTS To fit cushion insert: 36 x 36cm MATERIALS Panda Woolbale 8 ply (50g balls) Quantity 5 One pair of 3.75mm knitting needles or...

The Duchess is posing. She's looking glamorous in tight black pants and a billowing white blouse, and she seems to know exactly what the camera wants, here in this New York City photo studio.

These recipes and craft ideas come from The Best of Children's Art & Crafts.

These recipes and craft ideas come from The Best of Children's Art & Crafts.

These recipes and craft ideas come from The Best of Children's Art & Crafts.

These recipes and craft ideas come from The Best of Children's Art & Crafts.

These recipes and craft ideas come from The Best of Children's Art & Crafts.

Selected as the Great Read in the August issue of The Australian Women's Weekly.

Your latest book, Spiking The Girl, partly involves an iconic sports star caught up in a big scandal - I assume you wrote it well before the news about the AFL and rugby allegations hit the headlines?

Nineteen year old Queenslander and marketing student, Sarah Risley, who works at Cleveland Newsagency in Brisbane, was given a challenge – how to promote the books selected as the Great Read by The Australian Women’s Weekly? Sarah Risley set up a fantastic display just inside the front door of Cleveland Newsagency, where customers can check […]

It’s hard for Nicole Kidman to avoid the subject of marriage – after all, she’s one of Hollywood’s most famous divorcées. In the July 2004 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly, Nicole tells Jenny Cooney Carrillo why she loved being a wife, about her ongoing relationship with Tom Cruise, and why she took the role […]

Selected as the Great Read in the July issue of The Australian Women's Weekly.

Dame Stella Rimington, former head of British Intelligence, MI5 is the author of At Risk (Random House Australia), a stunning debut thriller and The Australian Women's Weekly July Great Read.

An exclusive extract from the June 2004 royal wedding souvenir edition of The Australian Women’s Weekly. When the girl from Hobart came down the aisle, dressed in a luminous, duchesse satin gown with a six-metre train, she took her hand off the arm of her father, John, and took her place on a cream-upholstered stool […]

An exclusive extract from the June 2004 royal wedding souvenir edition of The Australian Women’s Weekly. When the girl from Hobart came down the aisle, dressed in a luminous, duchesse satin gown with a six-metre train, she took her hand off the arm of her father, John, and took her place on a cream-upholstered stool […]

It was billed as “the wedding of the century”, the glittering union of a Hollywood movie queen at the peak of her powers to the handsome ruler of a glamorous European principality. No wonder that MGM, the film studio to which Grace Kelly was bound, demanded that, in return for releasing the actress from her […]

The Queen’s only daughter was known mainly for her show-jumping exploits and feisty behaviour when she announced her engagement to fellow show-jumper and army officer Captain Mark Phillips. Despite her plea for a quiet affair, Anne’s wedding took place at Westminster Abbey and the entire ceremony, apart from the exchanging of rings, was beamed live […]

The world had never seen anything like it. It was the most talked about, filmed and photographed royal wedding in history, with 700 million TV viewers worldwide and a further million people lining the streets of London just for a glimpse of the bride, 20-year-old Lady Diana Spencer, and her Prince Charming, Prince Charles, heir […]

On a blisteringly hot day, the nation waited patiently for Sarah Ferguson and her father, Major Ronald Ferguson, to appear in an open carriage on the road to Westminster Abbey. The auburn-haired bride looked stunning in a ivory satin dress with a 5m train. Inside the abbey, Nancy Reagan, dressed in peppermint green, rubbed shoulders […]

What better setting for the Queen’s favourite son to marry in than the grounds of her favourite home, Windsor Castle. Prince Edward, fifth in line to the throne, married Sophie, daughter of a car tyre salesman, after a three-year courtship, and the couple became the Count and Countess of Wessex. The wedding was an evening […]

This month, Bindi shows off her favourite camel. Pick up a copy of the November issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly to read more about echidnas and see below for information on how to ask Bindi your most pressing wildlife questions. One of the most gorgeous, loveable creatures on the face of the earth would […]

Jojo Moyes’ new book, The Peacock Emporium (Hodder & Stoughton) has been selected as the Great Read in the June issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. **Q Congratulations on The Peacock Emporium, I really loved it! A** Oh, did you? It is a bit deeper and darker than my previous books and I was a […]

Selected as the Great Read in the June issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. 1963: Framlington Hall, Norfolk He looked perfect in black tie, of course. Unlike her father, whose stomach strained uncomfortably against his cummerbund like a wind-filled sail, Douglas simply looked taller and straighter, his shoulders square in the crisp dark cloth of […]

Selected as the Great Read in the May issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. It was just after 9 a.m. Eight hours after Grace had arrived home last night, let herself in and discovered the stereo on, some opera or other blaring loudly, and Spencer crashed out on the sofa. Arms dangling, thighs splayed, his […]

Alexandra Potter’s latest book, Do you Come Here Often? (Black Swan) has been selected as the Great Read in the May issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. **Q What kind of book did you set out to write? A** I was interested in the idea of people in relationships for a long period of time […]

A lovely floral box to hold all your treasures or to give to a special friend. Embellished with ribbon embroidery. Download the painting outline for the jewellery box. Measurements Embroidered lid measures approx. 17.5cm x 11cm. Materials Satin jewellery box or similar (ours measured 17.5cm x 11cm x 6.5cm) 25cm square natural seeded homespun Tracing […]

Marian Keyes’ novel, The Other Side of the Story (Penguin/Michael Joseph) has been selected as the Great Read in the April issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. **Q Congratulations on your new book, The Other Side Of The Story, it made me laugh so much – I had more fun with it than I’ve had […]

Selected as the Great Read in the April issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. TO: Susan_inseattle@yahoo.com FROM:Gemma 141@hotmail.com SUBJECT:runaway dad Susan, you wanted news. Well, I’ve got news. Although you might be sorry you asked for it. It looks like my dad has left my mam. I’m not sure how serious it is. More as […]

For alternative health solutions for everyday problems, ask Pamela Allardice. **MYSTERIOUS NAUSEA I regularly experience waves of nausea, anything up to three or four times a day. They don’t seem related to anything unusual that I’ve done or eaten, and I’m not pregnant. Can you please give me some advice?** Sara B., via email. Nausea […]

She's faced bullets and bazookas, and told it like it is in conflicts around the globe. Now, Kate Adie, BBC journalist and possibly the world's most famous female war correspondent, has written a new book, From Corsets to Camouflage, a history of women in war.

This taut, terrific thriller was selected as the Great Read in the March issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. It is a debut novel by university lecturer Jane Goodall, who lives in Sydney. Jane was born in the UK, but has spent most of her life in Australia.

Jane Goodall's novel, The Walker (Hodder) has been selected as the Great Read in the March issue of The Australian Women's Weekly.

This gorgeous quilt is the perfect finishing touch in a bedroom! This pattern is based on a variation of a 1944 design.

EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM JOANNA TROLLOPE’S NEW NOVEL, BROTHER & SISTER, selected as the Great Read in the February issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly and published by Bloomsbury. Natalie had been four when David came to join her. She’d been expecting a baby, not a silent, toddling boy with a big head and big soft […]

Joanna Trollope’s latest novel, Brother & Sister (Bloomsbury) has been selected as the Great Read in the February issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. **Q You’ve heard the news that your latest book, Brother & Sister, has been chosen as the Great Read? A** I’m so pleased! My elder daughter has a wonderful girl from […]

This classic cotton knit with a nautical feel can be worked in stripes or a plain colour, with or without a hood. Nautical knit for kids Materials Panda Regal 4ply (50g) balls Striped Jumper: Main Colour (MC): 3 (4, 5, 6) balls. Contrast Colour (CC): 2 (3, 4) balls. Hooded jumper: 6 (7, 7, 8) […]

This book, published by Chatto & Windus ($32.95), has been selected as the Great Read in the January issue of The Australian Women's Weekly. On sale in major book stores everywhere, it will display the red and gold Great Read sticker, recommending it as the outstanding book of the month. The following extract is taken from the first chapter:

Published by Chatto & Windus, and selected as the Great Read in the January issue of The Australian Women's Weekly.

A fun friend to hang around with – our Charlie the Chimp soft toy will be a hit with children of all ages.

Pattern 1 10ch, slst to form a ring 1st Row: 1ch, 24dc into ring. 2nd Row: 1ch, 1dc into same place as slst. Dc to end. Slst into 1st dc. 3rd Row: 1ch, dc into 1st dc, 18ch, miss 3dc, dc into next dc. Repeat from to end. Slst into 1st dc. (6points) 4th Row: […]

10ch, slst to form a ring. 1st Row: 1ch, 24dc into ring. 2nd Row: 1ch, dc into same place as slst, 4ch, 1dc into next 4dc. Repeat from 5times, 4ch, 1dc into next 3dc, slst into 1st dc. 3rd Row: Slst into 1st loop, 3ch (1st tr),1tr, 1ch, pc, 1ch 2tr into same loop (shell) […]

1st Row: 1ch, dc into ring (6ch, slst into 5th ch from hook) twice, 8ch, slst into 7th ch from hook, 10ch, slst into 9th ch from hook, 12ch, slst into 11th ch from hook, 14ch, slst into 12th ch from hook, 12ch, slst into 11th ch from hook, 8ch, slst into 7th ch from […]

8ch, slst to form a ring. 1st Row: 1ch, 18dc into ring, slst into 1st dc 2nd Row: 1ch, dc into same place as slst, dc to end. 3rd Row: 6ch, slst back into 1st dc. Dc into 2dc, slst into next dc, 6ch, slst back into same dc as slst. Repeat from to end. […]

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Audrey Niffenegger author of The Time Traveler’s Wife (RandomHouse $32.95), our Australian Women’s Weekly Great Read for December. **Q Your book, The Time Traveler’s Wife is often described as a classic love story – do you agree with that? A** I’m interested to see how people very much want to classify it….’it’s […]

Exclusive Extract from THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE (Random House Australia) by Audrey Niffeneger, the Great Read in the December issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Prologue Clare: It’s hard being left behind. I wait for Henry, not knowing where he is, wondering if he’s okay. It’s hard to be the one who stays. I keep […]

Stranger than fiction, here are the real stories of the book world. In the US they paid $US2million, for an American Idol judge to write a book called, I Don’t Mean to Be Rude, But… According to rumours, There’s A Bear In There (and he wants Swedish) by Australian actress and former Playschool presenter, Merridy […]

**Thora ** Written and illustrated by Gillian Johnson (A&R $14.95) First in a new and charming series about a ten year old girl who is half human, half mermaid. Thora wears her pony-tail in a scrunchie – to disguise the blow-hole on top of her head – has scales on her legs and feet that […]

It’s the hottest craft at the moment – one where you can preserve precious memories and create beautiful album pages in no time. It’s all about photos, telling the story behind the photos and creating albums which commemorate events in the life, from the important special moments to everyday events. Creating a page You can […]

All these great layouts were designed for The Scrap Heap – a terrific online scrapbooking site. www.thescrapheap.com.au offers a fantastic range of all your scrapbooking needs from cardstock to patterned papers, embellishments. It also specialises in colour co-ordinated and themed packs that take the hard work out of choosing products for you next layout. With […]

Cardstock: Juneberry and Petunia Patterned Paper: Sonnets Blush words 5mm Eyelets Ribbon Alphabet Stickers Start by trimming lighter cardstock 1 inch smaller all round. Cut tags (rectangles with corners cut off) with mats 1cm larger, punch holes and set eyelets. Cut words out patterned paper and attach them to tags, also attach ribbons. Cut mats […]

Materials: Cardstock: Bazzill Mono Walnut and Pinecone Patterned Paper: 7Gypsies Magnetique Computer Fonts: Title – Slash Hallmark, Journalling: Beths Cute Hallmark, Names and Dates: Barbara Hand Cut patterned paper in half lengthways and tear the opposite top corners off each half. Roll the edges of the patterned paper around a skewer to give the effect […]

First, it was Jack The Ripper Patricia Cornwell chose to investigate, now the world’s best-selling crime writer says she has uncovered new evidence during a six-month investigation into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It is believed Cornwell had access to those involved in the autopsy and has uncovered the truth about Diana’s rumoured […]

Exclusive extract from Barra Creek (Pan Macmillan Australia) by Di Morrissey, the Great Read in The Australian Women’s Weekly, November issue. Preface: It’s 1963 and Sally Mitchell, the well-bred daughter of a wealthy new Zealand sheep farmer, has impulsively taken a job as a governess at a cattle station, Barra Creek, in the wild Gulf […]

Shot, by Gail Bell (Picador,$28) When the author is 17, she is shot in the back. The crime is never solved and Gail, although changed forever by the trauma and suffering of on-going side effects, carries on with her life. This book is her exploration of the event – the police investigation, the experience, her […]

Q & A with Di Morrissey, author of Barra Creek (Pan Macmillan Australia), the Great Read in the November issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. **Q. You have said that each book comes as a strange gift and that you wait for whatever fateful circumstances bring each novel to you – what were they in […]

These elegant placemats are the ideal addition to any dinner table. Create them for yourself or give them as a house-warming or Christmas gift. Materials Craftwood placemats (available from major craft outlets) Jo Sonja’s Basecoat – Primrose Black and White photocopies of floral designs from botanical prints or wrapping papers (or choose your own theme) […]

To celebrate our 70th birthday, we asked a few members of the team at The Australian Women’s Weekly to nominate their favourite five books of all time. Here they are: Deborah Thomas, Editor Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer Wild Swans, by Jung Chang The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold The Wilder Shores of Love, […]

The prolific, talented Jackie French has won Book of the Year for her gorgeous children’s book, Diary of a Wombat, published by HarperCollins. Jackie, who is the gardening writer for The Australian Women’s Weekly, won against some impressive titles, including Recollection of a Bleeding Heart, Across The Nightingale Floor, Holy Cow and Almost French. The […]

We hope you enjoy this exclusive extract is from Three Wishes (Pan MacMillan Australia), by Liane Moriarty, our October Great Read. It was a Wednesday night six weeks before Christmas. A nothing sort of night. An unassuming midweek night that should have vanished from their memories by Friday. ‘What did we do Wednesday?’ ‘I don’t […]

Exclusive interview with LIANE MORIARTY, author of the Great Read, THREE WISHES (Pan Macmillan Australia), in the October issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. **Q You have an unusual first name? A** Mum read it in a book somewhere, I think it’s German. **Q You have described yourself as an annoying little girl and said […]

The 2003 Byron Bay Writers Festival was another fabulous success with a record crowd of 20,000 plus, converging on the wildly beautiful North Coast town. Bar the arctic freeze which gripped opening night festivities, visitors lapped up a mid-winter dose of Byron’s blazing blue skies and warm sun. A few people went for a swim. […]

The Romantic, by Barbara Gowdy Flamingo, $27.95. A sad but beautiful story by an intoxicating writer. The heroine is lonely 10-year-old Louise, who fantasises about having another family after the loss of her mother. Louise falls in love with her neighbour, an exotic Mrs Richter, then finds herself drawn to her brilliant son, Abel. But […]

Our September Great Read, Love beings With An A is a warm, funny and sassy story about what a woman will do for love. In this remarkably assured debut novel by Melbourne writer, Jeana Vithoulkas, twenty-something lawyer, Fiore, is looking for a man. But not just any man. He must be a good dancer, politically […]

We give you a range of gorgeous handmade gifts to make for baby – from a cute knitted hat with pompom trim to a wrist rattle (designed to amuse a little one on the go) and a fabulous playmat. Materials 4ply baby yarn (25g balls): 1 ball each lemon (MC), mint (C1) and lilac (C2) […]

We present a range of gorgeous handmade gifts to make for baby -from a cute knitted hat with pompom trim to a wrist rattle (designed to amuse a little one the go) and a fabulous playmat. Click here for pattern Materials Scraps of pink and purple felt Water soluble pen Stranded embroidery thread in pink, […]

We present a range of gorgeous handmade gifts to make for baby -from a cute knitted hat with pompom trim to a wrist rattle (designed to amuse a little one the go) and a fabulous playmat. Materials 2.3m x 90cm wide felt (purple) 1.2m x 90cm wide thin wadding 15 x 90cm lengths of ribbon […]

Here is the full transcript of our interview with Jeana Vithoulas, author of the September Great Read, Love Begins with an A. **Q You’ve done a lot of jobs, worked as a union official, an interpreter, university tutor – were you always going to be a writer? A** Yes, I was always going to write […]

The funeral is not a problem. Maureen simply reacts to other peoples’ distress, which is just another form of obedience after all. Tea and biscuits later is a little harder to manage. A smile insists on creeping into her mind, so she keeps her eyes lowered and speaks only in monosyllables. No one notices. They […]

An exclusive extract from Wives and Lovers, the Great Read in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Wives and Lovers by Jane Elizabeth Varley is a thoughtful and entertaining exploration of contemporary marriage and family relationships, told through the lives of three sisters. Orion, August, $29.95 Victoria Stratford considered that her husband’s fortieth […]

Eulo*, 67kms west of Cunnamulla in south west Queensland, boasts over 20 businesses, which is remarkable for a town with a population of 50. Eulo also hosts the annual World Championship Lizard Race as part of the Paroo Festival. And if that’s not enough to put it on the map, Eulo can now claim its […]

Add a little pizazz to your bathroom with these great accessories that are so easy to make. Materials FIMO modelling clay (available at large craft retailers and selected art stores) Seahorse and shell moulds (we used plastic chocolate moulds which are available at large craft retailers) Paintbrush Baby powder FIMO metallic powder (available at large […]

Author of our August Great Read, Wives and Lovers. **Q How has the book been received in the UK? A** It was published a week ago and we’ve had a lot of interest. It came out in hardback and it’s in all the bookshops and getting very good review coverage. Which is fantastic and surprising, […]

For the latest in the world of books from The Australian Women’s Weekly Books Editor, read on! And now for something completely different…actress Shirley MacLaine who has written her share of bestsellers – six, according to Publishers Weekly – has a new book coming out called Out on a Leash: Exploring Reality and Love. Shirley […]

We hope you enjoy this extract from our July Great Read, The Guilty Heart (Macmillan), by Julie Parsons. Outside the moon hung in the black sky. From time to time dark clouds put out its brightness. Inside Nick lay on his back, his eyes open, watching the glow from the street lights pattern the ceiling. […]

Julie Parsons was born in New Zealand but has lived most of her adult life in Ireland. Her fourth book, The Guilty Heart, has been selected as the Great Read in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. It is a gripping psychological thriller and a ‘must’ for all Minette Walters and Ruth Rendell […]

Keen to get knitting, but not sure how? For those of you who have just picked up your knitting needles for the first time, here is a simple scarf for you to try. Learn how to Cast on and off, knit and purl with these knitting step-by-steps Materials Patons Feathers: 2 balls; Patons Totem 8ply: […]

This gorgeous toddler’s poncho is perfect for winter. Sizes given are from 18 months to three years. Materials Cleckheaton Gusto 10: 3 (4, 4) balls. One pair 10.00mm knitting needles or the required size to give correct tension. Two stitch holders. One 7.00 crochet hook. Knitter’s needle, for sewing seams. Measurements 18 (2, 3) months/years. […]

Exclusive extract from the June Great Read, Henry’s Daughter (Macmillan $30) by Joy Dettman. Bloody solicitor. Mavis always says that they are thieves, and this one is a roast potato thief. She watches him pick up his fork, stab her potato, cut her potato, tuck it underneath his moustache. And she hopes he chokes on […]

Joy Dettman, author of Henry’s Daughter (Pan Macmillan) the Great Read in the July issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Part family saga, part darkly funny fairy-tale that has everything – tragedy, a gorgeous, dusty Australian country town setting, audaciousness, power, life, secrets, heart and one of fiction’s most wicked mothers, although by the end, […]

Full Fathom Five, by Kate Humphrey Flamingo, $29.95 The dark stormy night beloved of many mysteries is critical for a poor farming family. Their father, an erratically brilliant artist, is found hanging from a cliff face. What this means to Sara, who hasn’t left home for five years, her three brothers and wayward step-sister is […]

Louise Limerick is author of Dying For Cake (Pan Macmillan Australia), the Great Read in the May issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly.

Read this extract from our May Great Read, Dying for Cake (Pan Macmillan Australian).

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Author Patti Miller has been teaching people how to write their memoirs since 1991. She has had thousands of students from all over Australia attend her courses and has worked with a number of published authors. From 1984 to 1992, Patti was a lecturer in Writing & Literature at the University of Technology and the […]

Shooting Butterflies by Marika Cobbold, published by Allen and Unwin, $29.95, is our Great Read for April. The remarkable thing about this morning was not that it was Grace’s birthday; after all, that occurred once a year so by the time you got to forty you should have ceased to be surprised. Nor was there […]

Materials White lawn (for backing squares), quantity depends on the size of your quilt Scraps of medium-weight cotton fabric Thread Backing fabric Wide bias binding (in colour to match your quilt) Method Following our Crazy Quilt Guide and using fabric A, cut lawn into 22cm squares. To stitch patchwork, lay a scrap of fabric (fabric […]