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Book lover: Oscar Kightley
Oscar Kightley shares insight on his ventures into the world of literature.
Art: Blood paintings by Dr. Rev
Artist Dr. Rev creates unique paintings with an interesting medium - his own blood.
White magic spellbinds in a daring new novel
Eowyn Ivey's daring début novel will be hard to follow, notes Nicky Pellegrino.
Book Review: Ed King
This is such a clever idea for a novel that it's a wonder no one has thought of it before.
Travel book: <I>The Great Kiwi Motorhome Guide</I>
This book is full of information about what to look out for when buying or renting a motorhome.
Book Review: Currawalli Street
I hate calling a book “charming”, but Christopher Morgan’s narrative deserves the adjective.
Nora Roberts in defence of romance
Nora Roberts is one of the world’s best-selling authors. However, the literary establishment has mostly been indifferent to her success.
Book lover: Paul Torday
UK author Paul Torday opens up about what she's flipped through as a book lover.
Suspense ... where is it in this Aussie thriller?
Nicky Pellegrino feels let down by an Aussie thriller that needs oomph.
Weekend leisure: A fine romance
There's a Mills & Boon romance novel sold every four seconds. Danielle Wright ventures into the surprisingly studious world of romance writing to meet some of the unpublished hopefuls waiting for their lucky break.
Book Review: The Auschwitz Violin
The Auschwitz Violin features an extraordinary moment in the life of Daniel, a Jewish violin-maker imprisoned at Auschwitz.
Book Review: Jack Holmes And His Friend
Edmund White has spoken repeatedly of his crawling conviction as a boy and young man that being homosexual was “bad”.
Book Review: Burning Bright
In this book are a dozen short stories that will take you only a couple of hours to read but far longer to forget.
Book lover: Pearl McGlashan
Shorty St actress Pearl McGlashan opens up about what she's flipped through as a book lover.
Climbing into the brain of a teenager
Unsettled teenage thoughts can be gripping, says Nicky Pellegrino.