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Next Big Thing hits NZ
A book for teenagers by an unknown Australian tipped to be the next J.K. Rowling goes on sale here on Monday.
Thoroughbreds go head to head
Given actor/writer Tim Balme's workload, it's amazing he answers interview questions so coherently and affably.
Pacific renaissance man
Printmaker Rodney Fumpston has the best of both worlds with a home in Auckland and the beloved place of his birth, Fiji.
Book review: <i>Beatrice and Virgil</i>
Books about authors who are struggling to write can be overly indulgent and introspective.
Celtic odyssey
Dame Fiona Kidman is back with a new volume of poetry that traces her Irish roots.
Lessons from a grim war
Wellington teacher and author Leon Davidson tells Rebecca Barry what inspired him to delve into Anzac history on behalf of younger readers.
<i>Review:</i> Ebullient Goodman keeps concertgoers entertained
The ever-ebullient Roy Goodman explained the premise behind Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Thursday concert in a running commentary as the stage was reset after the opening item.
Sexist Hollywood under fire
Hollywood, aromatic with the scent of gorgeous and available young women, still remains a sexualised and sexist ecosystem.
Book review: <i>The Gallipoli Letter</i>
The historical preoccupation with Gallipoli becomes easily comprehensible when you remember that 8141 Australians and 2721 New Zealanders died during the brief campaign.
Book review: <i>The Anzac Book</i>
An artistic diversion from bloody reality, writes Steve Scott.
<i>Review:</i> <i>Rent</i> at the Civic Theatre
It was when the drag queen in the Santa coat started banging her drumsticks on the scaffolding, singing about sending a barking annoyance to "doggie hell" that Rent came to life.
Season for Anzac tales
Another Anzac Day remembered (this is the 95th anniversary) and another clutch of books with military themes have appeared...
The paintings Hitler couldn't steal
A treasure trove of Modernist art, lost in the Nazi invasion, is to be auctioned in the UK.
Zombies and flesh-eaters
After making a name for himself in the children's book market as an action writer with the Young Bond series, Charlie Higson has moved on to futuristic horror. He talks to Stephen Jewell about the undead.
Book Review: <i>Americans in Paris</i>
For historic and emotional reasons many Americans have always had a love affair with France.
Famous names join fight to restore historic theatre
English theatre luminaries Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench are on a heavyweight list of artists and historians calling for the reopening of Auckland's St James Theatre.
Book Review: <i>Psycho Too</i>
Self is a profoundly anti-romantic writer, which is to say that he's a romantic with his back turned and his buttocks bared, so naturally he begs to differ.
Review: This is Where I Leave You
Few books make me laugh out loud but there was a point where I laughed so hard while reading this one I had to put it down.