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The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, Text Publishing, $29.99. After winning the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for best unpublished manuscript last June, interest in Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project has catapulted from low hum to very loud buzz in the literary world, with 30 countries snapping up the rights, earning the Melbourne-based debut author more […]

Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher, Indigo, $22.99. It’s called cross-over fiction; novels that speak to adults as potently as they do the youth market and if any sector is going to save the future of book publishing, surely this is it. It’s a category forged by Harry Potter, Twilight and a host of post-utopian serials, […]

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One of Australia’s favourite authors, Bryce Courtenay, has died at the age of 79. The South African-born novelist passed away in his Canberra home at 11pm on Thursday with his family by his side, ending a long battle with stomach cancer. The best-selling author was best known for his much-loved novel The Power of One, […]

Move over nubile virgin Ana Steele, there's a new erotic heroine in town and she's a grandmother.

A mother-of-three has written an entire 200-page novel on her Blackberry.

The discovery of volumes of a war-time personal diary leads to the publication of one of the year's most surprising reads.

Pippa Middleton has revealed her struggles over coming to terms with fame brought on by her family and figure. In her debut book, Celebrate: A Year of British Festivities for Families and Friends, the usually private princess of party planning talks about being suddenly thrust in to the limelight thanks to her sister Kate marrying […]

A first-time author serves up a beautifully unpredictable novel dealing with how love can conquer even the darkest past.

Since being thrust into the spotlight at the side of her sister Kate, now the Duchess of Cambridge, Pippa Middleton has played the part of socialite, a formidable bridesmaid, and occasional honorary royal. Now she can also call herself an author. Following in her parents professional party-planning footsteps, Pippa has released her debut book — […]