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June 28, 2016

Neuordiversity

When my autistic son was nine he came home with a sign sticky-taped to his back saying “Kick me I’m a retard.� Tearing up, he stammered, “The kids call me..


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Published on June 28, 2016 06:17

August 13, 2014

Courting Trouble: Why the way we try rape cases should really be on trial�

My new novel, Courting Trouble, is just out. I thought you might be interested in what inspired me to set a new series of novels in a law firm. Even..

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Published on August 13, 2014 04:18

November 25, 2013

Barry Humphries and Me

Isn’t it time we just put Dame Edna on a plinth so we can just worship her permanently? Wore my Edna specs and Aussie flag dress to premiere. (See picccie.)..

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Published on November 25, 2013 05:17

August 15, 2013

Nanny State

Traditionally, the wife of a monarch breaks the news of impending fatherhood with the words, “Darling, we’re going to have a nanny!” For centuries, the upper class have preferred canines to..

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Published on August 15, 2013 04:40

July 26, 2013

A Watched Womb Never Boils � Top Tips for Kate Middleton

As I write this, a pregnant pause has descended on the world as we await news of the royal baby. This morning I cycled past St Mary’s hospital where Kate..

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Published on July 26, 2013 04:15

July 12, 2013

Get Reading in Trafalgar Square with Kathy Lette, Hugh Grant and Rupert Everett!

Tomorrow I’m joining Hugh Grant, Rupert Everett, Anne Fine, Anthony Horowitz, Tom Stoppard, plus the cast of “Matilda�, “Wicked�, “War Horse� and loads of other fascinatingly clever and creative people..

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Published on July 12, 2013 07:10

April 26, 2013

YOUR comments on The Boy Who Fell to Earth

So many of you have been sharing thoughtful & heartfelt comments with Kathy on Facebook and Twitter about The Boy Who Fell to Earth and your own experiences of living..

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Published on April 26, 2013 09:23

April 12, 2013

The Boy Who Fell to Earth � shining a light into the world of autism

As well as being a comedy romance, I do hope The Boy Who Fell to Earth shines a light into the world of autism and helps us all to be..

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Published on April 12, 2013 03:00

April 11, 2013

The Boy Who Fell to Earth � a romantic comedy with a pinch of social satire and a soupcon of heartbreak

The paperback of my latest novel The Boy Who Fell to Earth is out today and I’ve been thinking a lot about the best way to describe it. It’s basically..

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Published on April 11, 2013 04:00

March 8, 2013

Musings on International Women’s Day

It’s fitting to be in Adelaide on International Women’s Day, as South Australia was the first place in the world to give women the vote. And yet, 128 years later,..

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Published on March 08, 2013 03:00

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