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![2023 in books: Protests, bans and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
2023 in books: Protests, bans and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing
Unpacking the significant changes to the industry and beyond in 2023.
![Review: Britney's memoir is the most sickening tale in modern pop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Review: Britney's memoir is the most sickening tale in modern pop
She accuses a litany of men of mistreating her, an industry of profiting from her loss.
![Book review: Millie Bobby Brown’s debut novel, Nineteen Steps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Book review: Millie Bobby Brown’s debut novel, Nineteen Steps
Review: The star's debut novel delves into themes of overcoming tragedy.
![Bella's Books - the melting kiss for Canvas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Bella's Books - the melting kiss for Canvas
Wellington teenager Bella Fraei reviews Millie Bobby Brown's debut book Nineteen Steps. Video / Canvas
!['Savage': The rugby book review that's turned sour; TV editor's debate plan; MediaWorks to reveal finances](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
'Savage': The rugby book review that's turned sour; TV editor's debate plan; MediaWorks to reveal finances
Top ad boss on awards, pitches; NZME lures Stuff exec; Farewell to a journalism giant.
![After solo travel inspiration? These 5 books should top your list](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
After solo travel inspiration? These 5 books should top your list
Kindle your solo travel journey with these wanderlust-filled reads.
![Canvas: Bella's Books: The Other Brother](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Canvas: Bella's Books: The Other Brother
Wellington teenager Bella Fraei reviews The Other Brother by Jax Calder. Video / Canvas
!['She's the real deal isn't she': verdict on Catherine Chidgey's 'Pet'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
'She's the real deal isn't she': verdict on Catherine Chidgey's 'Pet'
'A skilfully written and chilling book, Chidgey is indeed the real deal.'
![Joe Bennett: My favourite work from late novelist Martin Amis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Joe Bennett: My favourite work from late novelist Martin Amis
Columnist Joe Bennett on the best work of late novelist Martin Amis.
![Why Harry Potter series is a literary masterpiece](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Why Harry Potter series is a literary masterpiece
Opinion: JK Rowling is more than a lightning rod for controversy.
![Children's book educates about animal cruelty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Children's book educates about animal cruelty
A local writer shares what inspired his book.
![Birnam Wood review: Fair is foul, and foul is fair in world of eco-thriller](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Birnam Wood review: Fair is foul, and foul is fair in world of eco-thriller
Kiran Dass reviews Eleanor Catton's new novel
![Paul Little: : Edward and Wallis Simpson wrote their memoirs long before Harry and Meghan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Paul Little: : Edward and Wallis Simpson wrote their memoirs long before Harry and Meghan
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson kicked off the family's publishing mini-boom.
![Book review: The Wandering Nature of Us Girls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Book review: The Wandering Nature of Us Girls
The new book of flash fiction by Frankie McMillan
![Beach study gives a journey back into social memory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Beach study gives a journey back into social memory
David Herkt reviews New Zealand at the Beach
![The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
Reviews of new books and a conversation with author/illustrator Jean Donaldson
![The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
Mel C talks to Eleanor Black, quick questions with poet laureate Chris Tse.
![The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
Plus Owen Marshall answers 5 Quick Questions.
![The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
Tragedy and trauma are at the core of Lauren Roche's debut novel.
![The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
Sit back to the rise and fall of counterculture, and other glacially cool writers.
![The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
A dystopia set in 2041 and an examination into future family ties