The story starts strongly, with an opening chapter that intrigues and draws you in.
Tag: books
Honest, complex and brave
Some books make history feel less distant and more human — Inheritors is one of them.
A pretentious, profound year
A reminder that beautiful, cool girls can be unlikeable.
And they still didn’t divorce
Denise Mina’s novel Rizzio is a tale of betrayal.
Bond owes debt to Buchan
John Buchan’s 1915 adventure novel The Thirty Nine Steps
provided the blueprint for thriller and mystery movies made in Hollywood today.
It’s hot: Books in cold storage
Kiama locals Sally Hurley and Michelle Springett are riding the street library trend, providing their community with a rather novel experience.
Reading not a sure-fire cure
Psychologist Renee Ferris explains why reading can be a controversial prescription for patients.
Women drive reading tastes
In a time when book readership is down globally, one demographic is keeping the boat afloat.
Romance readers rank No.1
More women are reading than men – and they’re choosing steamy, smutty and sometimes strange romance books.
BookTok builds a community
TikTok influencers a lifeline for young peoples’ reading habits.