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Phone tapping, billionaires, Doctor Who and a smirk

Is there a difference between tapping the phone of a democratically elected president and tapping the phone of a celebrity, ...
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Movie Review – Pan's Labyrinth.

There’s a reason I don’t review books/movies that I believe possess no redeeming qualities:  I'm an author, and I don’t ...
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If it was your wand, would you wave it?

Imagine a magic wand. It was yours alone to wave. One magnificent flourish would guarantee the same standard of shelter, ...
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My favourite first sentences – in no particular order. Jonathan K Benton

Without a great book to support them, the following sentences might not have been so great. Each sentence appeals to ...
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Queensland’s largest newspaper The Courier-Mail reviews A Wicked Kind of Dark

I truly love it here in Queensland. The support given to me by the people of this justifiably proud and ...
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The New Zealand Herald reviews A Wicked Kind of Dark

Ngaire Atmore Pattison reviews A Wicked Kind of Dark for The New Zealand Herald: 'The debut novel from a Kiwi ...
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