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Zafon's debut a hard act to follow

THE English follow-up to hugely successful Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafon's debut novel is out this week

Old-growth photographer's lucky escape

Photographer's lucky escape

PETER McConchie's passion nearly cost him his life. Now he hopes his photographs will save that which nearly killed him.

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Strange bedfellows

UK author Louise Bagshawe is fired up and ready for a sex scandal.

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Boom times

THE nickel price is skyrocketing and mine workers from around the world are besieging the small, remote West Australian town of Hopetoun to make their fortune.

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Jasper Jones

From adoring book club fans to publicity declaring him "the next Tim Winton", WA's Craig Silvey has plenty of expectations on his plate - not to mention a lot of rhubarb.

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Man's 365 nights of birthday sex

A US woman has written a book about the unusual gift she gave her husband for his 40th birthday - 365 nights of sex.

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Where the heart is

IT'S easy to think US author John Grogan is your new best friend after reading his memoir, The Longest Trip Home.

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Black magic

IT may be a time past, but there are many who haven't forgotten it.

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Once in a blue moon

Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will not be taking on the highly-anticipated follow-up, New Moon.

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Hail Fellowes

Past Imperfect by Julian Fellowes (Hachette Livre, $33)

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Reads of the week

STM Entertainment reviewers look at some of the offerings now on bookstore shelves.

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Reads of the week

STM reviewers look at what's hot on the bookstore shelves.

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Reads of the week

STM reviewers look at what's hot on the bookstore shelves.

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You Tarzan, me full of monkey magic

Me Cheeta: The Autobiography HarperCollins, $33.

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Mystic fame

DENNIS Lehane will happily 'fess up to being unpredictable, uncompromising and utterly driven.

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Lette loose

THERE'S nothing like a publicity tour to encourage self-obsession. But fiercely friendly and relentlessly cheerful Kathy Lette bucks the trend.

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Reads of the week

Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia by Maureen McCormick (HarperCollins, $29.99)

Dreaming of Freo September - AFL GRAND FINAL 2007

GRAND finals are like birthdays. The more you experience, the more depressing they become.

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On the other hand ...

The Other Hand, by Chris Cleave (Hachette Livre, $33)

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Mind of a monster

HEIDI Holland asks the man sitting on the other side of the large wooden desk if he's ever been deeply in love.

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Reads of the week

STM reviewers look at recent offerings on the bookshop shelves.

Bombproof extract

Bombproof extract

READ the extract from Michael Robotham's new book Bombproof.

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Dealing with death

The Household Guide to Dying, by Debra Adelaide (Picador, $32.95)

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Lost in the Devil's Garden

Under attack by WA Police for her yet-to-be-released book on the Claremont serial killings, true crime writer and journalist Debi Marshall talked to Danielle Benda:

Ship

Gripping saga of pre-colonial WA

A NEW historical novel about a Dutch visit to pre-colonial North Fremantle and Mosman Park has drawn rave reviews from archeologists and Aboriginal experts.

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Maid to Order

WHEN you mention the term "mail-order bride", stereotypes and cliches jump to mind, bypassing deeper thought on the way.

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Killer fiction

THE plot is simple, the execution perfect. There will be death, lots of death. Some of it will be accidental, some deliberate. Much of it will be gruesome.

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Commercial friction

JODI Picoult's fourth-grade teacher gave her an F for one of her writing assignments. It still wrankles.

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Black Magic

A forgotten tale of Australian Women's lives on the cusp of great social change gives a fascinating insight into a past era

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It's a dog-eat-dog world

Dog Boy by Eva Hornung (Text, $45)

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Ethics at work

CATHY Kelly has come to terms with her unholy work ethic. It worries her less, too, that she still has bad days as a writer.

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Reads of the week

STM Entertainment reviewers look at four recent offerings on the bookstore shelves.

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Made in China

Blanche Clark interviews award-winning Australia author Alex Miller, and STM Entertainment reviewers report on more of the best reads out now.

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My Precious

STM Entertainment looks at Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, and the new P.D. James novel The Private Patient.

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Art of crime

Nothing, they say, succeeds like a mystery, and author Boris Akunin is living proof of the maxim.

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Hot and cold

STM Entertainment reviewers look at some of the best reads available in bookshops now.

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Journeys to Di for

STM reviewers look at some of the best reads available in bookshops now.

matt price book 'top Price'

A priceless book of Matt's best

THE death of Perth journalist Matt Price last November touched many - from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd down. Now a book of his best columns has been published.

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Billy the Kid

Billy's Book for Blokes, by Anthony William Brownless (Allen and Unwin, $29.95)

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Northern exposure

DUSTY Buchanon is a female murder detective in the Top End. Her creator, Phillip Gwynne, has a sister, Colleen, who is among the Northern Territory's highest-ranking police officers.

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Reads of the week

STM reviewers take us through recent arrivals on the bookstore shelves.

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Reads of the week

STM reviewers look at recent offerings on the bookshop shelves.

Noongar story to go on History Channel

WA 'dragon' global news

A TRADITIONAL Noongar story about an extinct giant goanna that terrorised WA thousands of years ago is to get world-wide exposure on The History Channel.

Big book club

Leading authors give insights

WA booklovers can join one of the biggest book clubs in the country as part of The Sunday Times Big Book Club.

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Picks of the week

STM reviewers look at four new books -- Dead Men's Dreaming, The Crimes of Billy Fish, Hidden Depths and The Peacock Throne.

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Noongar story reveals 'dragon'

THOUSANDS of years ago, a giant goanna fought a pitched battle with a pack of dingoes at Fremantle, according to new book.

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