May 19, 2013 Acting wasn't always on the cards for one of our best-known stars.

May 19, 2013 Emerging Writers' Festival director Sam Twyford-Moore talks about his favourite books.

May 19, 2013 Anna Goldsworthy's second autobiographical work is an account of the pains and pleasures of parenthood.

May 19, 2013 This British husband and wife team feels there's a better way to communicate with younger readers.

May 19, 2013 The costumes, choreography and corniness of Eurovision fascinate Australians. Daniel Burt looks at why in time for today's grand finals.

May 19, 2013 Switching on Offspring this week feels very much like a family reunion - Proudman-style, of course.

May 19, 2013 From Olympic athlete to wife and mother, golden girl Cathy Freeman says raising toddler Ruby is the hardest thing she has ever done. But motherhood beats winning gold medals any day.

May 18, 2013 Courageous Australian stuntman Scott McLean, who was almost killed during a high-speed stunt that went tragically wrong on the Bangkok set of The Hangover II, is still battling with mega-film company Warner Bros over medical costs, 2 years after the horrific injury.

May 18, 2013 It's always hard to pick favourites, but here are five characters who steal the scene, and the show, every time they're on screen.

May 18, 2013 The cinematic excitements of the Cannes Film Festival were overtaken by real crime on Friday, with a jewellery heist and a fake shooting stealing the limelight from on-screen dramas.