The June 2 Edition
In our special winter reading issue, we talk with a slew of great writers. We’re thrilled to have famed Chilean author Isabel Allende grace our cover and share her success story.
At 81, Isabel Allende knows how she’d like to die: ‘At home, with warm socks and a dog’
The Chilean writer, who has sold more than 74 million books, has an unlikely new project featuring her rescue dog, Perla.
- by Robyn Doreian
At 30, this writer put bad boys and drink behind her. Then she sold 30 million books
Novelist Marian Keyes’ life is divided into two, but she says her painful youth still haunts her.
- by Johanna Thomas-Corr
Opinion
Opinion
Where do all the bookish kids go if their school doesn’t have a library?
They need a retreat to the quiet world of imagination sometimes, away from the hurly-burly of the playground.
- by Jane Caro
I saw a woman call Kathy Lette a moll. It could have been me
This literary fan had suffered an unfortunate affliction known as a spoonerism, where the beginnings of two words are transposed.
- by Jo Pybus
From thrillers to a saucy romance, here are the best can’t-put-down winter reads
When it’s too cold to go outside, curl up with a good book.
- by Georgie Gordon
As a beauty editor, these are my top five fragrances I always recommend
Looking for a new scent? These perfumes get the tick of approval.
- by Stephanie Darling
‘When I got married, I wore the same dress I wore on our first date’: Author Bri Lee
A big, white wedding dress was never on the agenda for the Australian writer.
- by Georgie Gordon
The men in Stephanie Alexander’s life are mostly ‘husbands of friends or gay’
“I get plenty of hugs from them and I am happy with that,” says the 83-year-old author and cook.
- by Jane Rocca
Create a contemporary reading nook you’ll want to spend hours in
Everything you need to cosy up with a good book, from a fluoro lamp with a gentle glow to a warm wool throw.
- by Georgie Gordon
‘Dark chocolate, a chamomile tea and some CBD oil’: An artist’s day on a plate
Hannah Fox’s plant-based diet is reviewed by dietitian, Dr Joanna McMillan who gives top marks for her intake of fermented foods.
- by Nicole Economos
Writers’ retreat: Inside Tim Flannery and Kate Holden’s eclectic, coastal home
Inspiration abounds, both in the cabinets of curiosities within this eco-built house and the Illawarra bushland outside.
- by Susan Redman
Ready to quit your job, move abroad and write a book? Go to Greece
Having lived there twice, I know I’m not the first writer to fall in love with the country.
- by Susan Johnson
Adam Liaw’s winter vegetable tray bake
Winter brassicas are caramelised in an oven with stock powder, salt and pepper and served with lemon wedges.
- by Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw’s mulled wine pears
The warm spices of mulled wine combine with winter pears for a simple but classic dessert.
- by Adam Liaw
Gemini: Get ready to embrace a new chapter
Free weekly forecast in life, love and career from renowned astrologer, Hedy Damari.
- by Hedy Damari