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![Margaret Mahy passes away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Margaret Mahy passes away
Children's book author Margaret Mahy and one of New Zealand's most acclaimed literary figures died today.
![Four new Mansfield manuscripts found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Four new Mansfield manuscripts found
A young student has reportedly uncovered four previously unknown stories by New Zealand literary great Katherine Mansfield.
![The woman who went to bed for a year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The woman who went to bed for a year
What we want, finds Nicky Pellegrino, is often different from what we get.
![Weekend project: Ready to read](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Weekend project: Ready to read
An easy shelving project is the solution for the boxes of books piling up in the house, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Jodi Picoult and her 16-year-old muse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Jodi Picoult and her 16-year-old muse
Jodi Picoult had an ideal co-author on a new book - her teenage daughter, finds Nicky Pellegrino.
![Children's books getting bleaker - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Children's books getting bleaker - study
Heroes in children's books face darker times today than those in the past, say academics after conducting a study.
![Frolics amid the facts in Skylark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Frolics amid the facts in Skylark
Historical detail steadies a lively yarn set in NZ's early showbiz days.
![The book that self-destructs in 60 days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The book that self-destructs in 60 days
Recalcitrant readers take note: a publisher in Buenos Aires has created a book written in disappearing ink.