Alex Monteith's latest exhibition documents the passion fuelling those who live life in the fast lane Adam Gifford reports.

Anecdotal gems from great writing minds.

For those who haven't seen this play, it would be easy to think: actors, eh, gawd what a narcissistic bunch, touring a performance autobiography.

Witi Ihimaera's novel The Trowenna Sea, which was accused of plagiarism, won't be republished, despite an amended version being promised.

A $500,000 Colin McCahon painting may have to be sold to settle a financial dispute between two companies.

Opera NZ's staging of Macbeth revamps Shakespeare's tragedy about a deranged couple dragging each other to destruction, director Tim Albery tells William Dart.

Fashion writer Mitchell Oakley Smith has put together a new definitive collection of Australasian fashion designers.

Welsh town Hay-on-Wye is the perfect spot for bookworms, finds Geraldine O'Sullivan Beere.

Just weeks after a prominent critic proclaimed American literary fiction dead, Time magazine featured a living author on its cover - for the first time in 10 years.

A sculpture walk is the perfect way to combine the enjoyment of art with the beauty of our landscape.

Inexperience hasn't stopped Alison Wong from winning literary gold, writes Nicky Pellegrino.

The rural town of Gore has turned itself into a creative hub, writes Anna Hart.

Two big names in British thriller writing visit New Zealand next week. Craig Sisterson talks to Peter James and Peter Robinson.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's operatic success was recognised tonight with the top Maori arts award.

Kapka Kassabova's new novel looks at the issue of trafficked animals in South America, a situation which is all too real.