Liane Moriarty’s 2010 novel What Alice Forgot is set to be adapted into a film helmed by David Frankel, director of The Devil Wears Prada. Shauna Cross, who wrote Whip It and the upcoming film adaptation of Gayle Forman’s If I Stay, is attached to pen the project. The news comes a day after the release of Moriarty’s new novel Big Little Lies, which has already attracted signif... Read more

How strange it is to know a voice so well, yet know nothing about the person behind it. Ray Warren has been purring like a wolverine in my living room for most of my life. On the rare occasions we were allowed to watch TV during dinner, it was usually Ray’s voice emanating from that part of the room, a big game that even mum’s lamb roast couldn’t compete with. They are the str... Read more

At the Altar of the Road Gods by Boris Mihailovic In this fast, furious book, Boris Mihailovic shares his wild stories of motorcycling, mateship and frequent, two-wheel-related mayhem. Boris has had a life-long obsession with motorbikes and in this collection of yarns he shares pivotal moments in his riding life, from his first XJ650 Yamaha and the crazy, wild years of learning to ride faster a... Read more

Off the back of this year’s sellout Sydney Writer’s Festival, the 2014 installment of the Melbourne Writer’s Festival is set to become one of the biggest in recent memory with a cavalcade of extraordinary talents. Literary icons Salman Rushdie and Dave Eggers will be joined by rising stars NoViolet Bulawayo, Alissa Nutting and Willy Vlautin, while everyone’s favourite as... Read more

There seems to be two types of people in this world. Those who love Michael Robotham, and those who haven’t heard of him yet. It can be difficult for a crime writer to receive critical acclaim and popularity. Books by design are denser than any cop drama on TV, asking questions designed for reflection rather than ratings. Formulas are examined and broken down, cliches noted, thin characte... Read more

Books! Chocolates! Now that I have your attention… oh wait… no, that’s what I needed to tell you. You could win a pile of books and chocolate! To celebrate the upcoming release of Liane Moriarty’s new book, Big Little Lies, the good folks at Pan MacMillan are giving you the chance to win 1 of 3 awesome prize packs valued at $299. All you need to do is buy a copy of Big L... Read more

J.K Rowling has published a new Harry Potter short story on her Harry Potter fan site Pottermore. The 1,500-word piece released this morning centres on a now 34-year-old Harry Potter with greying hair attending the Quidditch World Cup 2014. Rowling has also been writing other pieces on the tournament for Pottermore to coincide with the World Cup in Brazil. Rowling writes that as Harry approache... Read more

In Born to Fly, Ryan recounts his remarkable journey from a boy with a dream to becoming, at age 19, the youngest person ever to circumnavigate the world solo in a single-engine aircraft, and shares with us the joy of flight. Grab a copy of Ryan Campbell’s Born to Fly here Born to Fly by Ryan Campbell The most extraordinary aviation adventure of the decade. A great story in the spirit of ... Read more

Louis Zamperini, a former Olympian who spent weeks lost at sea and years as a prisoner of war, has died at age 97. A U.S. track star at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Zamperini became a bombardier in WWII and survived 47 days adrift in a lifeboat after crashing his plane in the Pacific. He eventually washed up on a Japanese island and spent the next two years as a prisoner of war. His incredible ... Read more

 Grab a copy of On the Trail of Genghis Khan here On the Trail of Genghis Khan by Tim Cope Lone-adventurer Tim Cope travelled the entire length of the Eurasian steppe on horseback, from the ancient capital of Mongolia to the Danube River in Hungary. This formidable 6,000-mile journey took three years to complete. It is a journey that has not been completed successfully since the days of Genghis... Read more