The Auschwitz Violin features an extraordinary moment in the life of Daniel, a Jewish violin-maker imprisoned at Auschwitz.

Edmund White has spoken repeatedly of his crawling conviction as a boy and young man that being homosexual was “bad”.

In this book are a dozen short stories that will take you only a couple of hours to read but far longer to forget.

Shorty St actress Pearl McGlashan opens up about what she's flipped through as a book lover.

Unsettled teenage thoughts can be gripping, says Nicky Pellegrino.

There's no doubt that a lot of travellers want to feel that they're doing their bit to save the planet.

A rare condition left critic Nick Coleman unable to hear the music he adored. Here, he explains how he learned to listen again.

Gwendoline Smith is a psychologist and the author of several books.

What an odd book this is.

The movie on Marilyn is out soon, but the book has intrigued Nicky Pellegrino.

The world is divided between surfers and those uninterested in being drowned, pulverised, eaten by great whites, or having straw hair. Yes, I know, I know ...

The Year Of The Hare, originally published in 1975, has gone on to sell millions of copies in 18 languages and as two feature films.

Dionne Christian explores the Eastern side of Auckland's culture

Geraldine Johns asks six of our top chefs what their favourite cookbooks are — the ones that really inspire them — and why.

Paul Torday's novel is set in the stately English countryside where he now lives, writes Nicky Pellegrino.

John Walsh reckons the perfect knocking review should be more like an execution than a fist fight - simple and judicious