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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
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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
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Train To Budapest</i> & <i>The Silent Duchess</i>The latest novel from one of Italy's most eminent writers follows a young journalist from Florence as she sets out into Eastern Europe in the mid-1950s.27 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentCharlaine Harris: Energised by the supernaturalStephen Jewell talks to American author Charlaine Harris about why readers must not confuse her <i>True Blood</i> novels with the television series.27 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentGabrielle Hamilton: Food for thoughtChef Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir is searingly honest, and funny. By Nicky Pellegrino.26 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Janet EvanovichJanet Evanovich is the US author of the best-selling Stephanie Plum stories and has just released the latest in the series Smokin' Seventeen.26 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentRobert Redford: How the matinee idol became a Hollywood movie maverickPhilip French looks at a new biography of Robert Redford.24 Jun 07:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Five hot new booksSo many books, so little time. Selecting books for <i>Fiction Addiction</i> is a delicious but sometimes difficult task, so this month we sought help by asking you what makes a good book club read.21 Jun 10:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Girl In The Polka-dot Dress</i>The Girl In The Polka-dot Dress could be described as a "road novel", since most of the action takes place on the freeways of America as Harold Grasse drives his newly bought, second-hand camper from Maryland to California in the 1960s.21 Jun 05:00 PM
TravelTravel book: <i>New Zealand Landscapes</i>This book was honoured as the best pictorial book in this year's Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards and it's easy to see why.20 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Smut: Two Unseemly Stories</i>Two middle-aged ladies are central to Alan Bennett's reflective pair of comedies in Smut.20 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuBook Review: <i>The Silence Beyond</i>When Michael King died in a road accident in 2004 at the age of 58, New Zealand lost one of its most admired writers and this collection, edited by his novelist daughter Rachael King, reminds us how he earned his reputation.20 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>La Rochelle's Road</i>Tanya Moir's first novel is an example of historical fiction that brings to life a moment in time in a way that is graceful and thoughtful.20 Jun 05:00 PM
