Books News Becky Manawatu talks us through her process and hitting the spot by Tammy Moir With the classic leanings of Once Were Warriors, mixed with a little fun and games of a Taika Waititi film, Aue is set to be destined for big things. Author…
News Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York by Tammy Moir Author Salman Rushdie has been rushed into surgery after being stabbed at an event in New York. Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie 75, had just stepped on stage to speak…
Books News The wave of book banning, has turned its ugly head to redacting by Tammy Moir Winning the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for history hasn’t helped save Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy from being the latest in what can…
Books News Quidditch is getting a rebrand by Tammy Moir The game ‘Quidditch’ made famous by Harry Potter author J.K Rowlings, is set to have a rebrand. The game soon to be formerly known as ‘Quidditch’ is getting a makeover. In…
Books Film and TV News #BookTok: TikTok launches official Book Club by Tammy Moir #BookTok got off to a fine start this week, with the launch of its very first virtual book club. Gone are the days when a bunch of bookish-looking loves would…
Books News Ian Flemings ’13 Rules for life’ notebook sells for $52,500 by Tammy Moir Ian Fleming the beloved author of the James Bond spy novels’ 39-page notebook went up for auction over the weekend, selling far above the expected price. Can’t imagine it crossed…
Books Film and TV News Quentin Tarantino is writing his first nonfiction book ‘Cinema Speculation’ by Tammy Moir Quentin Tarantino has taken on a new career, that of an author. His first nonfiction book, titled Cinema Speculation is slated for release this October. Quentin Tarantino announced a while…
Books News ‘The Future Library’ aka the worlds most selective library has one hell of a time capsule by Tammy Moir David Mitchell, Sjón, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Karl Ove Knausgård have ceremoniously hand-delivered their original manuscripts to the living breathing artwork of the Future Library. Last Sunday The Future Library opened to…
Books Film and TV Lists News ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ voted number one book for men to read by Tammy Moir Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, was voted the best book for men to read in a new poll by the Women’s Prize for Fiction. In a campaign that aims to…
Books Film and TV News Ponyo’s Ramen with “haaaam”! The ‘Unofficial Studio Ghibli Cookbook’ is here. by Tammy Moir Let all your food dreams come true with the Unofficial Studio Ghibli Cookbook, with recipes from all of your fav Miyazaki films, from Spirited Away to Ponyo. How many times…
Books News Pete Doherty’s new memoir ‘A Likely Lad’ delves into his relationship with super model Kate Moss. by Tammy Moir Pete Doherty and Kate Moss dated on and off for years, but the singer admits in his tell-all memoir that their high-profile romance was never really “sustainable”. Pete Doherty has…
Books News Lisa Taddeo’s ‘Three Women’ comes to the small screen by Tammy Moir Lisa Taddeo’s first foray onto the screen is no small feat. Her critically acclaimed debut novel Three Women was met with rave reviews upon its release in 2019. Lisa Taddeo…
Books News Happy’s Best New Books (3rd June – 9th June) by Tammy Moir Updated weekly by the fine folk at Happy Mag, these are the absolute best new books that this week has to offer from Australia and around the world!…