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Christmas 2020

The Reading room

- Katie Ekberg And Juliet Rieden

The Reading room

Great reads

ALL OUR SHIMMERING SKIES

by Trent Dalton, 4th Estate

Trent Dalton’s ambitious tale combines a dreamy aura of magical realism with scenes rooted in the Australian landscape. At its heart is Molly Hook, the “poor little gravedigger girl”, age seven when the story opens in Darwin in 1935. Molly’s mum, Violet, tells her to “keep your eyes on the sky” before she leaves. Molly knows her mum is up there and as her earthly life is engulfed in abuse and trauma, she uses her imagination to escape.

A TREACHEROUS COUNTRY

by K.M. Kruimink, Allen & Unwin

Tigris the mare, Cannibal the guide and new English immigrant Gabriel Fox plod dully, saunter under impenetrable hair and with wild passionate thoughts, respectively, as each inhabits their own world traverse wild Van Diemen’s Land. Winner of The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award, the narrative and language is ancient and steeped in wisdom, warmth and wit.

THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS

by Jodi Picoult, Allen & Unwin

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Cheers to another year

When it came to her special day, sadly our columnist found that not all her birthday wishes were destined to come true.

time to read

3 mins

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How a truckload of hay changed 5000 lives

Linda Widdup has been moved to tears by stories of farmers struggling through drought, fire and flood – and moved to action, founding an organisation that’s trucked 90,000 bales of hay all over this land.

time to read

4 mins

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OUR PINK LAKES IN PERIL

Increased droughts and flooding rains are putting Australia's iconid pink lakes at risk, but there is hope. Local communities and scientists are working to restore these precious waterways and the creatures who live there.

time to read

5 mins

January 2026

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WHAT I'VE LEARNT ABOUT...

negative opinions

time to read

3 mins

January 2026

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The Australian Women's Weekly

Killer Queens

Readers around the world are desperate for murder mysteries set in outback towns or the glittering Gold Coast. The Weekly explores the Aussie crime craze that's being led by fearless female writers.

time to read

10 mins

January 2026

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The gift of love NARELDA JACOBS

For the first time since their wedding, Narelda Jacobs and Karina Natt share their love story and heartfelt journey to motherhood.

time to read

10 mins

January 2026

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The Australian Women's Weekly

Lila McGuire

You may not know her name yet, but you're likely to see a whole lot more of this talented newcomer as she makes her debut as a leading lady.

time to read

2 mins

January 2026

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The Australian Women's Weekly

Clea Newman 'Dad's happy place'

Paul Newman's youngest daughter, Clea, shares treasured memories of growing up with her screen legend dad as she brings his camps for kids with serious illnesses down under.

time to read

7 mins

January 2026

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The Australian Women's Weekly

ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL in the HOUSE OF WINDSOR

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's public disgrace has set up aftershocks that could reverberate through the British Royal Family for decades to come.

time to read

9 mins

January 2026

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The Australian Women's Weekly

Can Al really run your life?

What would happen if you asked ChatGPT to make your decisions for a week? The Weekly took the challenge ... with some surprising results.

time to read

7 mins

January 2026

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