New Zealand writer Tim Radford tells Stephen Jewell why his new book about roots defies genre and how reading Moby Dick can affect one’s sense of place.

The Auckland Art Fair could not have found a better venue than the Viaduct Events Centre

When, in 1946, Bobby Troup wrote what became his classic song, Route 66, he could hardly have anticipated how popular it would become.

Auckland Art Fair founder Jennifer Buckley believes art is the domain of all. Here she shares her own unique aesthetic.

The unlikely documentary that paired the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with famed satirist Jeremy Wells makes it to the small screen this Sunday.

Vivienne Plumb's new collection of poetry - beautifully designed by poet and publisher Helen Rickerby - reminds me that poetry books can feel so good in the hand. Plumb's poems have a chance to breathe on the page.

Why, asks Barry Forshaw, are Scandinavian writers winning worldwide acclaim for their crime?

Award-winning Sunday Times columnist Danny Danziger made the inspired decision not to write a book about British soldiers, but to let the soldiers tell their own stories.

Sarajevo, in Bosnia, was the perfect city for a siege. Nestled in a valley surrounded by hills, the people below became easy targets.

Jeffery Deaver tells Stephen Jewell why the new Bond carries an iPhone.

Boston University journalism professor Mitchell Zuckoff was researching a story about World War II when he came across an article in the Chicago Tribune from June 1945. He was stunned.

Ashdown Forest is one of Britain's many literary haunts, writes Robert McCrum.

Kiwi music sensation Ray Columbus recently released his autobiography, The Modfather: life and times of a rock 'n' roll pioneer (Penguin, $42).

Dame Fiona Kidman takes a literary trip through time, writes Nicky Pellegrino.

Kiwi icons such as Billy T James and Sir Edmund Hillary could soon grace the facades of Manhattan high-rises....

Movie star James Franco upset his big business links when he posted a shot of his hand down the front of his crotch as part of a Twitter-based art project.

Lowboy leads us on a dark yet wondrous journey into the strange subterranean world beneath the streets of New York City - and deep inside the chaos of his own unravelling mind.

This haunting, Booker-short-listed novel follows a young South African man identified only as Damon. Yes, just like the author.

The 22 Spanish writers in this entertaining collection were all born in or since 1975, the year General Francisco Franco died after 36 years of repressive rule in Spain.

Once again Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Geraldine Brooks takes a simple, barely known historical fact, fattens out and brings it to life so lyrically you feel transported back in time.

New Zealand writer Nalini Singh tells Stephen Jewell how she began writing as a teen and never looked back.