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![Success: Lovable character key to publisher's success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Success: Lovable character key to publisher's success
From Beijing to Los Angeles, books from New Zealand are helping children learn English.
![A novel with characters we can care about](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
A novel with characters we can care about
Coming-of-age debut novel has strengths that impress Nicky Pellegrino.
![Book lover: Bronwyn Bradley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book lover: Bronwyn Bradley
The actress from Top Girls welcomes you into the inner sanctum of her world as a book worm.
![A DIY guide to battling the system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
A DIY guide to battling the system
Her aim is to help 'kickstart a revolution' by giving citizens access to the power and information to challenge and overturn decisions.
![Book Review: The Household Tips of the Great Writers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book Review: The Household Tips of the Great Writers
Advice on Do It Yourself, Cook It Yourself and Dig It Yourself, written in the styles of over 40 famous or infamous writers.
![Book Review: Zona](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book Review: Zona
Sales pitch: 'I want to write a book that is a sort of summary of a wilfully ambiguous science fiction movie made by a Russian director more than 30 years ago.'
![Book Review: In the Absence of Heroes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book Review: In the Absence of Heroes
Recently, while sitting in the airport lounge in Sydney waiting for a flight home, I glanced up from my hardcover book and surveyed the other travellers in my immediate vicinity.
![The Office star writes a modern day fairytale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The Office star writes a modern day fairytale
The Office star Mackenzie Crook adds another string to his creative bow with a children's book. He tells Stephen Jewell how the idea came to him.
![Book lover: Oscar Kightley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book lover: Oscar Kightley
Oscar Kightley shares insight on his ventures into the world of literature.
![White magic spellbinds in a daring new novel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
White magic spellbinds in a daring new novel
Eowyn Ivey's daring début novel will be hard to follow, notes Nicky Pellegrino.
![Book Review: The Dovekeepers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book Review: The Dovekeepers
In an age where the care of ourselves has become a religion Alice Hoffman’s book presents an almost-forgotten way of life.
![Book Review: Ed King](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book Review: Ed King
This is such a clever idea for a novel that it's a wonder no one has thought of it before.
![Book Review: Currawalli Street](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book Review: Currawalli Street
I hate calling a book “charming”, but Christopher Morgan’s narrative deserves the adjective.
![Travel book: <I>The Great Kiwi Motorhome Guide</I>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Travel book: <I>The Great Kiwi Motorhome Guide</I>
This book is full of information about what to look out for when buying or renting a motorhome.
![Nora Roberts in defence of romance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Nora Roberts in defence of romance
Nora Roberts is one of the world’s best-selling authors. However, the literary establishment has mostly been indifferent to her success.
![Book lover: Paul Torday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Book lover: Paul Torday
UK author Paul Torday opens up about what she's flipped through as a book lover.
![Suspense ... where is it in this Aussie thriller?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Suspense ... where is it in this Aussie thriller?
Nicky Pellegrino feels let down by an Aussie thriller that needs oomph.