Dymocks Top 101 Books 2016

It isn’t always easy to stay entertained on a rainy day. There is only so much Netflix and Angry Birds a person can handle before their eyes turn square and phone overheats. Dymocks has given us 101 ways to beat the boredom of being stuck indoors (without the need for a screen) with their Top Book List, as…

ByVictoria Webster30/03/20160Comments

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Why Emma Watson Is Taking a Year Off

The 25-year-old UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, who is worth an estimated $80 million from the Potter phenomenon, made the startling revelation during a recent magazine interview. Emma and American author Bell Hooks interviewed each other for Paper magazine in which they chatted about Harry Potter, social media and feminism. “I’m taking a year away from acting to…

ByThe Carousel22/02/20160Comments

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Top 20 Books To Read This Summer

Fiction: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. The greatly anticipated follow up to Harper Lee’s classic To Kill A Mockingbird. Popular choice showed that the public were desperate to find out more about Atticus and Scout, with the novel receiving around 30,000 four or five star ratings. Mystery and thriller: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Although…

ByVictoria Webster13/01/20160Comments

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Paul McCartney’s Secret Feud With John Lennon

But behind the Beatles many hits was a rivalry between Paul McCartney and John Lennon that would often end in tears and tantrums. Now for the first time, music journalist and McCartney confidant Paul Du Noyer lifts the lid on the true extent of their long-running feud. In his new book 'Conversations with McCartney', he also reveals…

ByThe Carousel23/10/20150Comments

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How To Write A Book

But of all the people who express a desire to commit their thoughts and knowledge to paper, very few actually succeed. Why? Because most people don’t know how to START. Or they find the blank piece of paper or computer screen so daunting they move onto another creative project (Scrapbooking anyone? Beading? Pottery?) But, like anything in…

ByLJ Charleston22/07/20150Comments