Kapka Kassabova's new novel looks at the issue of trafficked animals in South America, a situation which is all too real.

If we want to stop building prisons for men, then first take care of the women, says outspoken author.

Go Fish by chef Al Brown was announced the winner of two categories in the prestigious New Zealand Post Book Awards.

Paula Green reviews three collections of New Zealand poetry.

Drunk and disorderly.

Lucas Remmerswaal has been on a mission to produce and publish a children's book based on the "ideas and principles" of Warren Buffett.

The Great New Zealand Songbook has a second edition, Paula Yeoman spoke to its creator, Murray Thom.

Days away from release, convicted double murderer John Barlow has spoken out of his fight to clear his name.

British author Scarlett Thomas talks to Stephen Jewell about the dilemmas facing authors and being inspired by the story of a Maori goddess.

The security consultant for a New Zealand bank was the inspiration for a main character in a new novel.

The vibrant underbelly of Auckland in the 1940s provides fabric for a new novel, finds Nicky Pellegrino.