EntertainmentFaction: Comics, Kiwi-styleThe creators of Kiwi comic anthology <i>Faction</i> aren't in it for fortune and glory - they just want to get their comics out into the world.15 Sep 02:00 AM
New Zealand'Mature' warning for teen novelControversial children's book of the year Into The River will carry a warning that it is suitable for readers aged 16 years and older.14 Sep 09:26 PM
New ZealandScott Guy book an 'absolute joke'Kylee Guy's sister has dismissed a new book about the 2010 murder of her brother-in-law Scott Guy.14 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleWhen good children turn badNovelist Liz Jensen’s latest genre-bending novel, The Uninvited, is a modern ghost story that touches on bigger issues affecting the planet, she tells Arifa Akbar.14 Sep 03:50 AM
LifestyleBook review: Let the games beginConsumer Alert: this novel has nothing to do with the Olympics - except for one thing I'll mention later.13 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleKiwi's novel flying out the doorCopies of <i>The Luminaries</i>, the New Zealand novel short-listed this week for the Man Booker Prize, are flying off the shelves.13 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldPersonal, revealing memoir exposes Hawking's marriage traumasThe painful end of Stephen Hawking's first marriage, and the bitter acrimony of his second, have been described in detail by the Cambridge cosmologist for the first time in his autobiography.13 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleToo much informationParental oversharing has become commonplace thanks to social media. Emma Rowley meets the controversial blogger telling proud mums and dads to put a lid on it.07 Sep 11:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: ConstanceBased in New York, British writer Patrick McGrath has published seven novels and two short-story collections.07 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Max GateIn fictionalising Thomas Hardy’s life, Damien Wilkins discovers some outrageous truths, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.06 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Virgin And The WhaleHe's a contender, Carl Nixon. He's an acclaimed playwright, has won significant awards for his short stories and he's come close with his novels, too06 Sep 06:00 PM
BusinessBooktrack unveils web studioKiwi technology firm Booktrack is seeking to "ride the self-publishing wave" and has worked with Google to launch a web-based studio where users can add their own soundtrack to novels, short stories or even blog posts.05 Sep 08:20 PM
New ZealandWriter, businessman and former cop honouredAlbert Wendt says he is "really chuffed" to have received the Order of New Zealand insignia that formerly belonged to fellow writer the late Margaret Mahy.04 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandRed Cross misses out on quake-book moneyThe Red Cross got no money from the high-profile publisher of a book promoted as a fundraiser for the Christchurch earthquake appeal.31 Aug 03:00 AM
LifestyleBreaking out of his own prisonIt took a hellish long time for best-selling writer Matthew Quick’s overnight success to come, he tells David Larsen.30 Aug 06:00 PM
LifestyleFear factorA poignant blog shows just what an impact fear can have on women’s lives and dreams. Anna Maxted — no stranger to crippling anxiety — is prompted to ask ... What are we all so afraid of?24 Aug 08:00 PM
LifestyleLove of gore propels southern man to international stardomIn the world that Paul Cleave creates, Christchurch is a violent and seedy city, inhabited by kidnappers, jaded ex-cops, and twisted serial killers.24 Aug 05:30 PM
