Yasmin Jeffery

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Yasmin Jeffery

Married couple and co-authors Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta have written a new book, and it couldn't be more different from their first. Their 2021 debut was a fake-dating romance starring a straight couple, which was dubbed "the perfect summer read" by Vogue. Their latest offering, Feast While You Can, is a gay horror-romance packed with visceral jump scares.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Yasmin Jeffery

International bestselling writer Isabel Allende is late to our interview, but only by a few minutes. When the 82-year-old Chilean-American novelist appears on the video call, she has her phone to her ear and is thanking her son for helping her figure out the meeting pin. The world's most widely read Spanish-language author — whose books have reportedly sold more than 80 million copies and been translated into 42 languages — proceeds to thank me for waiting.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Yasmin Jeffery |Jared Richards

There's never been a Met Gala like this one. The 2025 gala had a heightened sense of purpose, with the "Tailored for You" theme celebrating 300 years of Black self-expression across the diaspora, in recognition of the contributions Black people have made to high fashion. It was inspired by Monica L Miller's 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, which is currently the focus of the Costume Institute's spring exhibition.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Yasmin Jeffery

Australian TV comedy writer and producer Tom Ward was living in rural Aotearoa/New Zealand with his young family when he got the call. Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, executive producers of Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, had read one of his scripts. Not only that: they were interested in hiring him to write on their upcoming ballet dramedy series, Étoile.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Yasmin Jeffery

This month, Jon Hamm returns to what he does best (wear suits, talk business and look hot while doing it à la Don Draper) in the drama Your Friends and Neighbors — with one big twist. It's not the only gem of a show out this April, though. The new Michelle Williams series, Dying for Sex, will have you laughing unabashedly out loud, crying and feeling grateful for the privilege.