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Oops: Dr Libby books recalled

by Jillian Allison-Aitken • November 6, 2017

Aussie food guru Libby Weaver has had a potentially costly and very much embarrassing error.

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General fiction

REVIEW Everybody’s Fool

by Jillian Allison-Aitken • October 20, 2017

A decade after Nobody’s Fool, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo’s returns to the same characters for a new novel: Everybody’s Fool. Set in the not-so-salubrious American town of North Bath and taking place over a weekend, this new novel has…

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On the bookshelves: October 2017

by Jillian Allison-Aitken • September 28, 2017

New releases coming in October include a novel from C K Stead, a celebration of Kiwi cats and a new illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. FICTION: The Necessary Angel, by C K Stead: A novel…

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Here’s my 2 cents worth …

by Jillian Allison-Aitken • September 27, 2017

My first trip the America was a baffling experience when it came to the money: what’s up with those coins? The Aussie ones are bad enough, with the $2 coin being so much smaller than the $1, but the Americans…

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REVIEW Killing Time

by Jillian Allison-Aitken • September 12, 2017

Dubai is known for its luxury and excess, but scratch the surface and you’ll find the glitzy tourist destination isn’t quite so bright and shiny. The laws in Dubai are much more strict than in the West, and the consequences…

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