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Exclusive extract fromThe Dark Mountainby Catherine Jinks, the Great Read in the June issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. The day itself was hot and sultry. A late storm threatened in the slow gathering of dark clouds to the north, but from sunrise it was evident that there would be no early relief. I remember […]

When Kylie Minogue turned from tomboy mechanic Charlene into an unlikely pop-princess with the launch of her number one hit Locomotion in 1988, who would have thought that 20 years on, she would still be wowing fans the world over. It’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the songstress from Melbourne made […]

Every year, the prestigious and influential Cannes Film Festival creates a media frenzy as the elite of the film industry jet-set to the beautiful French Riviera to soak up the sun, the glamour, and some of the world’s finest cinematic talent. Check out our greatest Cannes red carpet moments here. This year marks the 61st […]

On the eve of her 50th birthday and the launch of a new album, the enduring pop diva is as busy, formidable and focused as ever, writes J. Randy Taraborrelli in the May issue of The Weekly. Take a look at Madonna throughout her fabulous career and life here. She’s made it not by being […]

Exclusive extract from Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner. When I was a kid, our small-town paper published wedding announcements, with descriptions of the ceremonies and dresses and pictures of the brides. Two of the disc jockeys on one of the local radio stations would spend Monday morning picking through the photographs and nominating the Bow-Wow […]

Exclusive extract from Trip of a Lifetime by Liz Byrski. Later, even when she’d had time to think about it, she still couldn’t remember anything unusual about that evening; no sense of foreboding, no warning signal, not even feeling of unease. The meeting ran late, it was dark and wet as they came out of […]

Exclusive extract from Addition by Toni Jordan. It’s Friday, 13 degrees. It’s exactly 10.30 a.m. I leave the house on foot, like I do every day. 150 steps to the corner, then 400 to the next corner. 20 to cross the street. 325 to the next corner, then 25 paces to the front of the […]

Exclusive extract from A Question of Death (Allen and Unwin) by Kerry Greenwood. Marrying The Bookie’s Daughter ‘Phryne,’ said Lindsay Herbert. ‘Will you marry me?’ Phryne Fisher had been drowsing, lying naked on her moss-green sheets with the young man’s head on her shoulder. Now she was shocked awake. She released Lindsay and slid down […]

Exclusive extract from monsoon by Do Morrissey (Published by Pan MacMillan). Sandy pushed the send button and then, in the twilight, changed into cotton shorts, a T-shirt and running shoes and walked down to Hoan Kiem Lake in the centre of Hanoi to think about her future. She loved the tranquil scenery there – weeping […]

If you’ve always thought that fancy folds in napery were too difficult to attempt, think again. Start off with the simple and elegant pocket design. Step 1 Fold the napkin in half and in half again, to form a square a quarter the size of the original. Fold the top right corner (A) down so […]