Books

To Be Sung Underwater by Tom McNeal, Little, Brown, $29.99. Judith Whitman believes in the sort of love that “picks you up in Akron, Ohio, and sets you down in Rio de Janeiro”. Yet after finding just that kind of love as a teenager, she ended up marrying someone else instead. Now in her 40s, […]

Kitchen whiz Kate Bracks is ditching the bright lights to spend time with her kids and live her B&B dream. Before setting foot in the MasterChef studio to compete in the show’s final episode, Kate Bracks knew she was already a winner, blessed with three beautiful children and a loving husband to cheer her on. […]

With her two pooches beside her, Lisa Chimes marries her long-term boyfriend Brad Nissen. There was no way Bondi Vet star Dr Lisa Chimes was walking down the aisle on her wedding day without her two biggest fans – her cavalier-cross-poodles Nelson and Lucas. So it’s a good job they were suitably dressed for Mum’s […]

Eliminated Masterchef contestant Dani Venn doesn’t just whip up exotic dishes in the kitchen, she manages to turn up the heat in exotic locations too. As she competed for the title of Masterchef, Dani, 25, won the hearts of Australian viewers with her trademark smile and bubbly personality. And it was these personality traits as […]

The star chef has found the perfect recipe for a happy family life. From his days as an ambitious young cook slaving over hot stoves in London restaurants to his celebrity status as a judge on Australia’s top reality show, chef Gary Mehigan has come a long way. And he owes it all to his […]

While Katrina and Amie did battle on The Block, their men held the fort at home. Knocking down walls in this year’s series of The Block was easily one of the biggest challenges Katrina Chambers and Amie Godde have faced. But it pales to insignificance compared to their greatest test – leaving their husbands and […]

He is best known as a comedian, but now Anh Do has cemented his place in Australia’s literary scene, taking out the top prize at the Australian Book Industry Awards. Do’s novel The Happiest Refugee was named book of the year at Monday night’s award ceremony in Melbourne. The book explores his family’s journey to […]

Hayden Quinn talks about what keeps him fired up, and the kind of girl most likely to win his heart. He’s easygoing lifeguard who’s very easy on the eye, but when MasterChef’s Hayden Quinn sat down for an exclusive interview with Woman’s Day, this cool customer wanted to set the record straight on a few […]

Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives by Helen O’Neill, Hardie Grant, $69.95. Helen O’Neill’s sumptuous coffee table book on Australia’s home design queen Florence Broadhurst first came out in 2006 and this new deluxe edition is bigger with much more of a design focus. Aficionados will notice more of Broadhurst’s signature prints and patterns […]

Blue Monday by Nicci French, Michael Joseph, $29.99. Nicci French is actually the pseudonym of UK crime writing husband and wife duo Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, and while the split personality of their voice is not immediately apparent, the duo’s books certainly benefit from the carefully crafted pace changes and character analyses that you […]