Anecdotal gems from great writing minds.

Witi Ihimaera's novel The Trowenna Sea, which was accused of plagiarism, won't be republished, despite an amended version being promised.

Reviewers are, I suppose, expected to be dispassionate but I admit to being an enthusiastic fan of Simon Winchester. I have never read a book of his that was not thoroughly rewarding and this latest, from a prolific production line, is one of the best.

Some NZ regions have been singled out as overpriced, overhyped or just plain boring.

Irish author Cathy Kelly talks to Stephen Jewell about her new novel and the importance of multi-tasking.

In the ocean of supernatural teenage fiction it is a huge relief to wash up against something truly original.

Kimo Houltham presents youth show I AM TV, which screens Saturdays on TV2.

Welsh town Hay-on-Wye is the perfect spot for bookworms, finds Geraldine O'Sullivan Beere.

As a soldier in Vietnam, Karl Marlantes came face-to-face with war. Thirty years later he has turned that experience into a New York Times best-seller.

Just weeks after a prominent critic proclaimed American literary fiction dead, Time magazine featured a living author on its cover - for the first time in 10 years.

She's gorgeous. She's an acclaimed poet and dancer. She's been praised by Salman Rushdie and Louis de Bernieres. How astonishing is her first novel?

If you loved watching benign British drama in the 1970s, you'll love The News Where You Are.

British author Louis de Bernieres has set most of his stories in exotic places, but now, in this interlinked collection of short stories, he explores the exoticism to be found on his home turf.

A new book documenting New Zealand's restaurant history busts the myth that dining out is a recent Kiwi hobby.

Inexperience hasn't stopped Alison Wong from winning literary gold, writes Nicky Pellegrino.