The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Hatchette Australia has released the first new title from Stephenie Meyer in two years and for a limited time, fans of the Twilight saga will be able to read the 192 page novella, THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER, online for FREE. Fans of the Twilight series will recall Bree Tanner was introduced on [...]

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Love and Land Management with Rachael Treasure

Rachael Treasure (pictured) is the bestselling author of Jillaroo, The Stockmen and The Rouseabout. In her latest novel, The Cattleman’s Daughter, Rachael draws on her own experience of riding horses and droving cattle in the snow gum country of Eastern Victoria. This book is a love story, but at the heart of this novel is [...]

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Book Review: Women & Money by Suze Orman

Known throughout the United States as ‘The Money Lady’, Suze Orman is the author of nine best selling books on the subject. Named by Time Magazine in 2008 as one of the ’100 Most Influentional People’ in the world, Orman is the host of her own TV show on CNBC, a popular motivational speaker, and [...]

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The Gleefully Exaggerated Gretel Killeen

She’s been heavily criticised in the media and vilified by just about every armchair TV critic with access to a mobile phone and a computer. But you won’t hear her complaining. In fact you won’t hear Gretel Killeen say a bad word about anyone. When I told my friends that I would be interviewing Gretel [...]

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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Dan Brown’s new book THE LOST SYMBOL will be published by Random House Australia on 15 September 2009. All we can share at the moment is that the story takes place over a 12-hour period in the life of THE DA VINCI CODE’S protagonist, Robert Langdon. In an official statement Dan Brown (pictured) said: “This [...]

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Best Selling Fiction for Adults December 2008

1. Fishing for Stars by Bryce Courtenay. Published by Viking, RRP $49.99. Fishing for Stars has, at its heart, two passionate, unforgettable but very different women. One is exotic, damaged, and shrewd; the other beautiful, determined and zealous. Both are bitter rivals for the love of the same man. This story is set in Australia, [...]

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J.K. Rowling takes legal action against RDR Books

J K Rowling, author of the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, has taken legal action against RDR Books over the publisher’s planned release of a 400 page Harry Potter Lexicon.  The lexicon is based on entries posted on a website www.lp-lexicon.com created by librarian, Steve Vander Ark. The publisher will argue in court that the lexicon provides fresh [...]

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