LifestyleBook lover: Paul Torday UK author Paul Torday opens up about what she's flipped through as a book lover.13 Feb 12:00 PM
LifestyleSuspense ... where is it in this Aussie thriller?Nicky Pellegrino feels let down by an Aussie thriller that needs oomph. 12 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleWeekend leisure: A fine romanceThere's a Mills & Boon romance novel sold every four seconds. Danielle Wright ventures into the surprisingly studious world of romance writing to meet some of the unpublished hopefuls waiting for their lucky break.10 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Six hot new novels (+photos)The publishing year has cranked up in earnest and the bookshops are beginning to fill with rows of tempting new reads, many of them debuts. Here are our picks for February. 09 Feb 10:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Auschwitz Violin <i>The Auschwitz Violin</i> features an extraordinary moment in the life of Daniel, a Jewish violin-maker imprisoned at Auschwitz. 09 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Burning BrightIn this book are a dozen short stories that will take you only a couple of hours to read but far longer to forget. 08 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Jack Holmes And His FriendEdmund White has spoken repeatedly of his crawling conviction as a boy and young man that being homosexual was “bad”.08 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleBook lover: Pearl McGlashanShorty St actress Pearl McGlashan opens up about what she's flipped through as a book lover.07 Feb 04:00 PM
LifestyleOpinion: Dickens was always a struggleAccording to Claire Tomalin, his latest biographer, children no longer have the attention span to read Dickens. The author was born on February 7, 200 years ago. 07 Feb 03:45 AM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Are e-books a threat to society?E-books are a threat to justice and responsible self-government. Apparently. And here’s naïve old me thinking they were just convenient tools for reading escapist novels. 06 Feb 09:19 PM
New ZealandDivided Auckland: NZ tax on rich among lowest in the worldA new book has found total tax rates on the incomes of rich New Zealanders are now...06 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleClimbing into the brain of a teenagerUnsettled teenage thoughts can be gripping, says Nicky Pellegrino.06 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Is Pure the new Twilight?The post-apocalyptic young adult novel hasn’t yet been released in America, and already the movie rights have been sold, and <i>Twilight</i> producer Karen Rosenfelt has been hired to take it to the big screen.02 Feb 08:49 PM
TravelTravel Book: <I>Organic Explorer New Zealand</I>There's no doubt that a lot of travellers want to feel that they're doing their bit to save the planet.02 Feb 01:30 AM
LifestyleTinnitus: When the music stops A rare condition left critic Nick Coleman unable to hear the music he adored. Here, he explains how he learned to listen again.01 Feb 08:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Books for fans of Downton AbbeyHanging out for your <i>Downton Abbey</i> Christmas Special fix this Wednesday? You’re not alone.31 Jan 12:39 AM
LifestyleBook lover: Gwendoline SmithGwendoline Smith is a psychologist and the author of several books. 30 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleUnder the spell of Marilyn MonroeThe movie on Marilyn is out soon, but the book has intrigued Nicky Pellegrino.29 Jan 11:00 PM
LifestyleRage against the machinesAnthony McCarten's sequel to his novel Death of a Superhero charts a grieving family's retreat into the world of computer games. But the implications of teenagers immersed in games of mass murder really worry him27 Jan 10:05 PM
LifestyleThe harsh words you have to hear to get motivatedIt's much easier to find the motivation to chill out with a glass of red wine or take a bubble bath than it is to pull on your sneakers and work up a sweat. That's where The Grit Doctor comes in.27 Jan 03:43 AM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Most anticipated novels of 2012After a fairly quiet summer, the shelves of the bookshops are filling up with promising new fare.26 Jan 08:08 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The LifeThe world is divided between surfers and those uninterested in being drowned, pulverised, eaten by great whites, or having straw hair. Yes, I know, I know ...26 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Year Of The Hare The Year Of The Hare, originally published in 1975, has gone on to sell millions of copies in 18 languages and as two feature films.25 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: What's in a (pen) name?How do authors come up with a pen name?23 Jan 11:57 PM
