Regan sues News Corp over sacking
Publisher claims she was victim of "a deliberate smear campaign..
by one of the world's largest media conglomerates".
Rosemary's Baby author dies
Best-selling US author Ira Levin dies of a heart attack at 78.
Norman Mailer dead at 84
The macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the
country's literary conscience and provocateur, has died.
Spies like us are mere innocents
ASIO may have a dossier on him but the writer maintains that when
it comes to espionage, he has always been an amateur.
Python has a nose for an engaging travel tale
From deep in the belly of the Star City casino ballroom, a sea of
garish carpet and halogen lights, came a question.
Gun fires blasts of compassion
Last century was the worst for wars ever. Deborah Cameron finds an
artist who cares.
Borat's back
The fictional Kazakh reporter releases a guide book to Kazakhstan
and "minor nation of U.S. and A."
A grown man does not worry
The prolific Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul reflects on a lifetime of
literary achievement.
Comic book romance
Singer Gerard Way is just one in a growing band of pop stars making
graphic novels.
A portfolio in a storm of piggery
THE authors describe it as an anthology of misogyny or a "portfolio of piggery". Fifteen years of sexist remarks from the Ernies annual awards appear in a book published this week by the event organisers - the self-described "international busybody" Meredith Burgmann and her feminist conspirator Yvette Andrews.
Author Rolls dies aged 84
Eric Rolls, Australia's farmer-philosopher and author of the classic A Million Wild Acres, has died at the age of 84.
Rowling to sue over Potter 'companion'
JK Rowling and Warner Bros claim an unofficial encyclopedic
companion to the Harry Potter series infringes copyright.
Harper Lee wins top honour
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, is to receive the
Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Britney's mum writes parenting book
Lynne Spears is writing a book about parenting in the media
spotlight for Christian publisher.
MULTIMEDIA
Carolyn Martin Literary Lunch
Sophie Delezio's mum gives an inspiring insight into her family's life since two accidents nearly took Sophie's life.
Jackie Collins Literary Lunch
Collins talks about the latest installment in the wild and sexy adventures of Lucky Santangelo.
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BOOK REVIEWS
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Our innate musical abilities are far more than a frivolous
evolutionary quirk - they help us remember who we are.
Shakespeare
Bill Bryson at his best in a thorough piece of scholarship that is
both entertaining and informative.
A Light History of Hot Air
A Nobel prize-winning scientist guides us like Virgil through
mythical hells into the light of reason.
The Memory Room
The mystique of secrecy has always fascinated Christopher Koch.
Funny Business - The Rise and Fall of Steve Vizard
This unorthodox biography can't say why Steve Vizard got off so
lightly.
Up in Honey's Room
Eighty two years old, and the man Newsweek blurbs as
"America's greatest crime writer" is having fun.
