Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

Arnold Schwarzenegger says his estranged wife hasn't read his tell-all memoir which details an affair with their housekeeper.

British historian and writer Lisa Hilton delves into the complicated love life of writer Nancy Mitford. Linda Herrick reports.

Fifty years ago, few people worried about pollution, deforestation or whaling. Then a remarkable book came along. Michael McCarthy looks back to the woman and the book credited with inspiring the environmental movement.

Chick lit darling's new novel tackles depression, says Nicky Pellegrino.

Whitcoull's Kids' Top 50 book list is out - and NZ's favourite children's book is a dark thriller in which children fight to the death for the amusement of a TV audience.

The auction of one of New Zealand's most highly regarded art collections has fetched a record $4.52 million.

Stephen Jewell talks to Scottish writer Louise Welsh about the importance of place and season.

Uniting such complex threads is a notable achievement, says Nicky Pellegrino.

Celebrated New Zealand artist Don Binney has died in hospital, aged 73.

On a rare fine night, Danielle Wright visits an open-air pop-up drawing club in the middle of town.

Three fabulous places for painters to set up their easels. New Zealand is bursting with beautiful vistas and these three are regularly immortalised on canvas.

Greg Dixon reflects on the colourful characters he has encountered and the changes he has witnessed during his 20-year evolution from boy reporter to Canvas deputy editor.

British writer Ian McEwan tells Boyd Tonkin why all novels are spy novels.