Billed as the latest teen book sensation, Beautiful Creatures is the story of Ethan Wate, a teenager living in a small town where nothing ever happens. He longs to escape and is counting down the days … [Read more...]
Book Review: Susan Boyle – Living the Dream
Like many of you, I too shed a tear while watching Susan Boyle's audition for Britain's Got Talent on YouTube. The moment when Susan Boyle showed the world why we shouldn't judge a book by it's … [Read more...]
Book Review: Happily Ever After by Benison Anne O’Reilly
Eleanor (Ellie) Cooper is a woman who, on the surface, seems to have it all. However after marrying the man she believes is her handsome prince she finally reaches the place ‘where fantasy and reality … [Read more...]
Book Review: Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James
[rating:4] Even before it was published, the psychological thriller Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James, was an international sensation. The 39 year old Australian author and mother of 4, made … [Read more...]
Book Review: Grace Kelly Style by Kristina Haugland et al
If you’re lucky enough to visit London before the 26th of September 2010, then you can go and see the exhibition of Grace Kelly’s wardrobe currently being held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. For … [Read more...]
Aussie Recognition at the Romance Writers of America Awards
Best selling romance writer Valerie Parv will be popping the bubbles this week. Each year, Valerie mentors an aspiring writer under the Valerie Parv Award (VPA), named in her honour by Romance … [Read more...]
The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
Barack Obama's appointment as President of the United States has, of course, been one of the pinnacle moments in modern history, carving out an entirely new direction for the future of one of the … [Read more...]
Rethinking Your Company’s Next Move: What You Could Be Doing Differently
Is your company taking advantage of market churn and chaos to refresh your growth strategy? Regardless of company size, stage or industry everyone has felt some impact from the recent years’ economic … [Read more...]
Book Extract: Out of the Frying Pan
Growing up is full of decisions. When you’re young and those decisions are made for you, life is safe enough but, whether you like it or not, as you grow older those decisions eventually have to be … [Read more...]
Review: Our Family Table by Julie Goodwin
I remember watching Julie Goodwin face the judges in the final round of MasterChef, revealing what kind of cookbook she would write if she became Australian's first MasterChef winner. It was when she … [Read more...]
Cookbook Review: The Real Greek at Home – Dishes from the Heart of the Greek Kitchen
I must start this review with a confession. Greek food is, for me, the ultimate comfort food, and it can be hard to review a book about one of your favourite things – how do you make an impartial … [Read more...]
April Book of the Month: Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard
On her first date with her husband, Elizabeth Bard takes a bite of a pavé au poivre that melts on her tongue in a symphony of pleasure. He was, she says “half way to home base as soon as I cut into … [Read more...]
Book Review: Fat Chance – My Big Fat Gastric Band Adventure
During desperate times, we call on desperate measures - and author Melanie Tait - a journalist and broadcaster with the ABC - certainly weaves a tale of weight loss desperation in her new book Fat … [Read more...]
Short Fiction: Please Switch Off Mobile Phones before Entering the Library
Judith resumed her seat at the Information Desk and noted the interruption on an old catalogue card. That’s five so far today, she thought, obviously the new notice had failed to attract the students’ … [Read more...]
E-Book Piracy With Author Meg Cabot
E-book piracy is becoming a serious issue for publishers worldwide, particularly now that e-book purchasing is beginning to rival hardcopy sales. When Dan Brown's blockbuster novel - The Lost Symbol … [Read more...]
Book Review: Body Blitz Diet by Anna Richardson
Ho hum and carrot sticks. Diet books seem to be ten-to-the-fried-egg dozen right now, coming out of every fat-gobbling orifice - as usual. Sure, it's because Australia is officially one of the fattest … [Read more...]
7 Key Steps To Move Your Company From Surviving to Thriving
How does the board of directors or management team of a small or mid-sized business think about reversing a declining or distressed business? It is a common question given the turmoil in our … [Read more...]
It’s an Awesome World with Dallas – WIN!
When American writer Dallas Clayton decided to write a book for his young son, he knew the book’s theme would be on dreaming big. Penning the text in 10 minutes and taking 6 months to complete the … [Read more...]
Short Fiction: The Truly Awful Shirt Shop – Part 2
Later that week, enjoying her gin and tonic at the end of the day, Elizabeth sees Luke leave his apartment. "Hot date?" she inquires, taking in the beautifully cut dinner suit. Got to be Armani. … [Read more...]
Short Fiction: The Truly Awful Shirt Shop – Part 1
Elizabeth Forbes has a secret. She’s living next door to an alien. How else could you explain those clothes? A lithe, masculine figure sprints up the steps to the verandah next to hers. Red baseball … [Read more...]
Book Review: Stillwater Creek by Alison Booth
It is 1957, recently widowed Ilona Talivaldis and her young daughter Zidra move to the small fictional town of Jingera on the south coast of New South Wales. Ilona is a pianist and her love of music … [Read more...]
Book Review: Raising Confident Happy Children
What do we want for our children other than a lifetime of health? Confidence and happiness, of course. As parents, it's probably all we could ever wish for, most especially because these two elements … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Chase by Samantha Brett
The Chase is a fast paced, entertaining book, which purports to tell you ‘Everything you need to know about men, dating and sex,’ from ‘Australia’s Number 1 sex, dating and relationships columnist,’ … [Read more...]
Some Girls Do: Australian women writers share the story of their teenage years
Your teenage years are a roller coaster ride of hormones and uncertainty - a time when you know everything and nothing; a time when you are waiting for life to begin. The 51 short pieces in Some Girls … [Read more...]
Young Adult Fiction Review: Gamers’ Quest
Although I love young adult and teen fiction, I must admit, it was a stretch for me to open the cover of Gamers’ Quest, a novel featuring computer-generated artwork on its cover. I ain’t a gamer and I … [Read more...]
Book Review: Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
It's no wonder Eat Pray Love created a world-wide phenomenon in book sales (and simultaneous world-wide gasping in recognition). The book was really good. Even though I've not been through a … [Read more...]
Book Review: How to Make Money on eBay
My first ever eBay find was a duo of Coles Funny Picture books – and I’ll never forget staring at the eBay screen in wonder and elation when I found these titles after a totally unexpectant search for … [Read more...]
Book Review: I Lost My Mobile at the Mall
I honestly think author Wendy Harmer could turn her hand to any genre of writing, so delectable is her style - so honest, raw, contemporary, full of the delectable wit she's famous for - and stacked … [Read more...]
Book of the Month: The Women in Black by Madeleine St John
Our Book of the Month for February 2010 is 'The Women in Black' by Madeleine St John. Join our Book Club moderator, Barbara Sungaila, when we discuss this book at the Book Club forum at AWO Connect, … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Little Book of Australia
Having only just celebrated yet another gee-they-get-bigger-every-year Australia Day, it was timely to peruse this new little home-grown tome during a hefty fireworks/pavlova hangover. A compilation … [Read more...]
Book Review: I Know How to Cook
One of my greatest culinary desires is to own Julia Child's iconic cooking collection, along with that of Margaret Fulton, Nigella Lawson, Stephanie Alexander, Maggie Beer and Martha Stewart. I've … [Read more...]
Book Review: Princess Party Cookbook
Not being a overtly ‘pink’ mother of a nine-year-old daughter, I’m ever skeptical of anything ‘princess’, unless it’s done a little tongue-in-cheek or with extreme originality. It was with a smidgen … [Read more...]
Book Review: No Impact Man – Saving the Planet One Family at a Time
When Colin Beavan woke on Day One of his family's year-long attempt to have zero effect on the environment, he grabbed some paper towel and blew his dribbling schnoz on it. Not the best start in a … [Read more...]
Book Review: Belle De Jour’s Guide to Men (This review is rated M)
If you're going to trust anyone with your man-hunting issues, you most certainly want to rely on advice from someone who sounds like they know what they're doing. 'Skanky Sally Slapper' or … [Read more...]
Book Review: Handling Edna? Possums, It’s Scandalous!
If I was famous and someone asked me to name my top five dinner guests – I know I’d have a problem answering. Not because I can’t nominate five people but because I’ve never been able to settle for … [Read more...]
Book Review: How to be a Hepburn in a Hilton World
Working as a music publicist in the US, author Jordan Christy has probably witnessed an endless parade of floozy fashion built into the mega marketing machine of music video. Indeed, she could well … [Read more...]
Book Review: Masterchef – The Cookbook
MasterChef Australia: The Cookbook Volume 1 is the best-selling book in Australia after its first full week on sale, making it the fastest selling illustrated cookbook opening week ever recorded on … [Read more...]
Book Review: Friendship Family Love & Laughter
If friendship, family, love and laughter aren't consciously placed at the top of your Christmas Wish List, you may well have your head blindly implanted in the stress of the pre-Christmas rush, … [Read more...]
Book Review: Our Choice – A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis by Al Gore
He's back. Al Gore, the man who should have been President (hope that doesn't open a sticky can of worms - we are a democracy, people!) is back and he's pushing a firm finger into our chests, just in … [Read more...]
Book Review: Slow Journeys – The pleasures of travelling by foot
There seems to be something curious happening to the book industry of late. From books on slow cooking to yoga and meditation and tomes on finding calm and balance in our lives, could it be possible … [Read more...]
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