TravelBook Review: The Night BookmobileFirst, because it has to be done, let's get our definitions sorted. The cover of this slim volume bills it as a graphic novel.11 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandCelebs spin yarns for charityTen well-known Kiwis have written a Christmas book to promote a ChildFund programme which lets New Zealanders give animals to families in developing countries.11 Dec 06:17 AM
LifestyleHow good was it for you?With the 2010 Bad Sex Awards announced last week by the Literary Review, Arifa Akbar looks at the criteria for consideration and the judging process.08 Dec 01:00 AM
EntertainmentSay it with a bookWith Christmas nearly upon us, the <i>Canvas</i> book reviewing team takes the hassle out of gift-shopping with ideas for all ages and tastes.07 Dec 09:26 PM
TravelSydney: Essence of Italy a family affairGraham Reid goes to a Sydney institution and meets new old friends.07 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: The ConfessionJohn Grisham clearly felt deeply about this book - perhaps because he's recently become concerned about wrongful convictions, and the treatment of that theme here has a very passionate edge.05 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentCrime on the riseA mystery wrapped in an enigma is the very apt winner of the inaugural New Zealand crime-writing award.04 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Ben HurleyAuckland stand-up comedian Ben Hurley gives insight into his reading preferences.04 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleLet me give you some advice ...The proliferation of household focused magazines has brought housekeeping professionalism to the fore.03 Dec 01:00 AM
TravelTravel book: <i>Rotorua: Stories Behind the Scenery</i>The striking photos of geothermal activity and scenery in this 64-page booklet certainly make you want to go to Rotorua.30 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentIn the vein of DraculaStephen Jewell talks to director-turned-writer Guillermo Del Toro about his life post Middle-earth and the newly released second part of his spine-chilling vampire trilogy.30 Nov 01:00 AM
EntertainmentBook Review: Katherine Mansfield The Story-TellerThis is the first full biography written since the publication of the two-volume edition of <i>Mansfield's Notebooks</i> (2002), transcribed by Margaret Scott, and the final (fifth) volume in 2008 of her <i>Collected Letters</i>.29 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Minding FrankieMaeve Binchy does it again. After more than 20 novels, novellas and short story collections, and at an age when some writers have trouble staying current, Binchy has pulled off yet another thoughtful yet undemanding story that will delight.29 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentWhen shorter is sweeterJonathan Franzen, Tony Blair and Ken Follett are all guilty of crimes against brevity, writes Robert McCrum.29 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Saraswati ParkSet in Mumbai, <i>Saraswati Park</i> is a vivid portrait of intergenerational family dynamics in an ever-changing, modern day India.29 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Brothers & SistersTheme-based anthologies serve several purposes. They explore and represent particular subjects from a thousand vantage points and they assemble diverse voices, both familiar and unfamiliar.29 Nov 04:30 PM
Small BusinessSuccess: Publishers in a class of their ownMaking teachers' lives easier is the mantra for Invercargill company.28 Nov 04:30 PM
SportAuthor stands by claim of father's affair with MPJock McLean is sticking to his claim that his late father - sportswriter Sir Terry McLean - had an affair with a South African MP. 28 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Mary Ann in Autumn: A Tales of the City NovelWay back in the 1980s I was addicted to Armistead Maupin's <i>Tales of the City</i> novels.28 Nov 04:30 PM
