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The Beekeeper of Sinjar review: Dunya Mokhail's story of a saviour of the Yazidi
Abdullah Shrem, a honey trader, has used his local knowledge to smuggle Yazidi women away from Islamic State.
- by Bill Perrett
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Unwell review: Mike McRae on the diseases we had and why we lost them
Unwell is a thoughtful, knowledgeable, funny and personalised account of a complex and important subject.
- by Bill Perrett
The Billionaire Raj review: James Crabtree on the mega-rich of India
The new class of super rich in India have been christened ''Bollygarchs''.
- by Bill Perrett
Arts
No shushing! State Library of NSW opens the door to children
Seen and heard: The State Library of NSW wants to turn itself into the ''go-to'' place for children's writing and reading.
- by Linda Morris
The Saturday Paper alters prestigious award after judge's resignation
The Horne Prize had placed a ban on non-Indigenous Australians writing about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- by Broede Carmody
How Liane Moriarty keeps it real
She might have sold more than 6 million books and have Nicole Kidman's number in her phone but Liane Moriarty takes it all in her stride.
- by Karen Hardy
Top 10 business books, week ending September 9
Scott Pape's Barefoot Investor tops the business bestselling books chart
Giveaways
GIVEAWAYS: Win tickets to the movie American Animals, to the Fitness Show Melbourne, or win Nightball footy or soccer packages
- by Kay Stewart
Food
Recipes: 8 weeks to WOW, by Emilie Brabon-Hames and Chief Brabon
Recipes from these elite trainers will set you on the right body transformation path, and taste delicious too.
Inside the head of an author: If the reader is to be disturbed, then so must I
Creating dark characters can take an emotional toll on an author and his family.
- by Ross Watkins