Five Great Reads: OnlyFans middlemen, ‘proof’ there is a God, and leaving the family behind for Norway

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Emma Elsworthy Get this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads here Good morning and welcome to Saturday. I’m Emma Elsworthy and here is a selection of stories that I thought you may enjoy. Two guys walk in to Alcoholics Anonymous and a rock band is born. Barry Quinlan and Sam Duffy are one half of Bleech 9:3 and are each other’s AA sponsors. All four guys left other bands for this one. “There was communal feeling that there was something different about this group,” drummer Luke O’Neill recalled. With a five-song EP likened to “lightning and thunder”, the Irish lads have booked 40 festivals. It has been a truly wild ride to this point, however. Dive into this harrowing yet ultimately uplifting read that traverses relapse – “like the bullet had left the gun”, redemption – “like an exorcism, like finally reaching the shore”, and everything in between, including a conversation with Jesus himself. Notable quote: “Seek some spiritual thing to take what’s in your heart and plant it around your head as if it was a garden. Grow love in your mind as