A dark inheritance
Collective guilt about Nazi Germany is a rich seam for an author
obsessed with morals.
All-purpose accents miss the point entirely
OPERA has its coaches, theatre its dramaturges. I'm hanging out for
the day "accent coach" is as highly respected in the movie
industry.
Golden moment for Lessing
The Nobel laureate Doris Lessing, who greeted news of her victory
with the words "I couldn't care less", has received her prize at a
champagne reception in London.
Lessing receives Nobel at last
British author Doris Lessing finally receives her Nobel Prize,
after being too ill to accept it last year.
Huff and puff: 3 little pigs blown away
Book rejected for award as it "would offend Muslims and builders".
A romance that counts
Obsessive behaviour and dark humour distinguish a biologist's first
novel from the usual girl-meets-boy tale.
US comedian wins James Joyce award
Will Ferrell receives James Joyce Award from an Irish university -
but concedes he's no literary expert.
Biggles leads the charge
World War II comes to life in these colourful comic-book
compendiums.
How to says things nicely so no one loses face
What, you may well wonder, does our ex-PM have in common with the
owner of my local pet shop?
Life in two parts
The story of Yehudi Menuhin's talented sister has finally been
told: a woman who left a privileged life to work with the poor.
Cruise book blocked in Aussie shops
Biography distributor clamps down on non-US sales.
Quackery's envoy: the gospel on Cruise
Biographer Andrew Morton has turned his pen on the "phoney" actor,
his faith and his "frigid" former wife, writes Ian Munro in
Detroit.
Publisher dumps Tom Cruise book
Pan Macmillan won't publish a local edition of the controversial
unauthorised biography of Tom Cruise.
12-year-old pens self help book
A young British author has published a self-help guide for children
moving up to high school.
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His Illegal Self
Peter Carey boldly crams an extensive cast into a quirky, clever
and at times mechanical tale.
Jesus Freaks
This true crime story is also one of the best accounts of the history of the sect known as the Children of God.
Beautiful Children
An underbelly view of Las Vegas's street kid culture and the
predatory characters who circle on its fringes.
Addition
This debut novel by Toni Jordan lives up to the publisher's hype.
Mommies Who Drink
A book on motherhood that opens with plans to take cocaine and go
clubbing deserves a salute.
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