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Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks, HarperCollins, $32.99. Geraldine Brooks has a rare gift for unearthing small, overlooked historical facts which she then shapes and spins into great human stories. She’s done it three times already (with Year of Wonders, March, and People of the Book) and excels with this, her fourth. The nugget this time […]

Woman’s Day takes a sneak peek inside the extravagant mansions of the filthy rich and famous. Learn how to live like a star – then cross your fingers for a lottery win! Heidi Klum and Seal: With four young kids, Heidi and Seal need a whole lot of space – and their new house has […]

Holly Kerr Forysth is a writer, photographer and passionate gardener. She takes time out of her busy schedule to share her favourite books in Book Club. What was the last book you read? I try not to read too much fiction, as intriguing, involving fiction can prevent me reading research [non-fiction] material. I have just […]

**By Philip Koch When wealthy socialite Sunny von Bülow died this month after 28 years in a coma, she took the secret of that fateful night to her grave. Was it an accidental overdose, a suicide attempt or something far more sinister?** She was the gorgeous US heiress nicknamed for her sunny disposition and famed […]

By Jenny Brown Pictures: David Hahn The Aussie American Idol star and the love of his life talk about Michael’s wild ride to stardom. It’s been a long way to the top for Aussie rocker Michael Johns. Today the musician counts Dolly Parton, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore among his fans. But Perth-born Michael chased […]

The star gets in top shape, putting herself through a punishing exercise regime. After finally becoming pregnant following years of longing for a baby, Nicole Kidman seems determined to be in top shape for the birth. But now there are concerns that she may overdo it, with warnings from doctors that perhaps she should slow […]

On sale Monday October 29, 2007 Joy at last! Exclusive first photos of Rove in love Rove McManus has a new woman in his life — former Blue Heelers star Tasma Walton. In this week’s issue, we feature exclusive photos of the couple going to the gym together, plus Tasma moving furniture and driving Rove’s […]

EExclusive extract from The Scandal of the Season (Random House Australia) by Sophie Gee. Arabella Fermor was looking at herself in the glass, considering on which side of her cheek the morning’s beauty patch should be placed. She stepped back so that Betty, her maid, could tighten the robings on her stays. Arabella’s lapdog, Shock, […]

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 […]

Stranger than fiction… get the scoop on the happenings of the book world! It isn’t easy being the son of someone famous. And it’s even harder if you choose a career in the same field. Thomas Steinbeck, son of John, who has made a living writing screenplays and teleplays, has waited until his mid-50s to […]