EntertainmentJeffery Deaver's licence to thrill fansJeffery Deaver's 007 is young and modern, writes Nicky Pellegrino.10 Jul 05:00 PM
Entertainment'I am interested in bad behaviour'Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst is not noted for his prolific output, so a new novel is always a great event. And his latest could be his best yet.08 Jul 09:47 PM
KahuBathed in ancestral lightA new book and exhibition by photographer Fiona Pardington examines the historic - and now derided - practice of taking casts of people's heads to study their brains. Some were her ancestors.08 Jul 09:37 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: The Larnachs - fact or fiction?The historical novel is history-lite, the easiest of entrées into another time and place.08 Jul 02:00 AM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Carte Blanche</i>Do you tire of the people who always bang on about how much better the book was than the movie? Well, you can rest easy if this James Bond yarn is ever committed to screen.07 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Reviews: <i>Sport 39</i> and <i>Landfall 221</i>James K. Baxter wrote once (I paraphrase from lapsed memory and lost book) that most authors like to picture their words being read by grave scholars in studies and beautiful graduates in tutorials. 06 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Introducing 'Lost in Shangri-La'There are two kinds of readers - those who peek at the last page and those who wouldn't dream of it.05 Jul 02:00 AM
EntertainmentDavid Whitehouse: Tales of the unexpectedNick Duerden talks to writer David Whitehouse and his agent about the difficulties of getting a book published.04 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBernie McGill: The truth will come outSecrets and tragedy make this novel hard to put down, says Nicky Pellegrino.03 Jul 05:30 PM
TravelTravel book: <i>The Discovery of France</i>This is a fascinating eye-opener to the history of a country, which this book made me realise I knew very little about.03 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Owen MarshallOwen Marshall is one of New Zealand's leading fiction writers. His latest novel is <i>The Larnachs</i> (Vintage, $39.99).03 Jul 05:00 PM
TechnologyNew future for printed books that smarten up their actThe publication of The Waste Land app marks the end of the beginning.01 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Introducing 'The Larnachs' by Owen MarshallAnyone glancing at the three books currently stacked on my bedside table would suspect a pre-occupation with love affairs.30 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Shopkeepers cave in to a new generation of book burners30 Jun 05:30 PM
InvestmentWhitcoulls - the next chapterIn an exclusive interview, the book and stationery chain's new owners tell Karyn Scherer about their plans for one of the best-known names in NZ retailing.30 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandAlleged confession in Kahui inquestThe inquest into the deaths of the Kahui twins has heard evidence of an alleged confession from Macsyna King from a former partner. The twins died of head injuries at the Starship hospital in 2006.30 Jun 12:11 AM
EntertainmentKiwi to direct Twilight follow-up filmExpat New Zealand director Andrew Niccol is working on a sci-fi film written by Twilight author Stephenie Meyer.29 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Review: The ConductorIt can be a good or a bad thing if you finish a novel wanting more. In the case of Sarah Quigley's <i>The Conductor</i> it's both.27 Jun 09:30 PM
