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.

Silo Theatre's staging of Noel Coward's Private Lives brings the withering satire of love, marriage and divorce into the modern age. Dionne Christian reports.

SAS officer-turned-writer Chris Ryan tells Stephen Jewell about keeping one step ahead of the enemy, outwitting the Americans and how working with TV crews taught him to relax.

In his 30 years or so as a travel photographer, Richard L'Anson has been everywhere, seen it all and got the shot to prove it.

Barry Maitland’s Brock and Kolla books showcase the best kind of thriller — smart writing and inventive plots. He talks to Linda Herrick.

A doctor's study on natural therapies could help patients, writes Raewyn Court.