Environmental artist Martin Hill says he tends to get more pleasure from personal experiences than from tangible objects.

A book about the war in Afghanistan reveals details of the activities of New Zealand intelligence teams there.

Portraits of loneliness.

Australian thriller writer Michael Robotham talks to Craig Sisterson about the importance of making characters seem real.

Confusion compels in Balkans.

Patience is a virtue when it comes to living the good life, discovers Wendyl Nissen in this extract from her new book, A Home Companion.

The man behind a 17-year terrorist campaign explains his attempts to destroy Western civilisation.

Kate Atkinson began as a prize-winning literary novelist with Behind the Scenes At The Museum and has reinvented herself by using the tropes of detective fiction.

Artists@Work, a new book by writer Richard Wolfe and photographer Stephen Robinson, offers an insight into the creative processes of 24 painters and sculptors. In this edited extract, Auckland artist Richard Killeen talks about disliking p

The Usborne Children's World Cookbook has some great recipes perfect for your little ones to try over the school holidays.

Dannii Minogue has opened up about the loves of her life in her autobiography, My Story.

Film-maker Ryan Murphy felt a strong connection with Liz Gilbert's Eat Pray Love.

A man who wrote a book about the death of his cancer-stricken mother has been charged with her attempted murder.

A meeting of Kiwi actors has urged the producers of Sir Peter Jackson's film 'The Hobbit' to meet actors to discuss pay issues.

John le Carre takes the reader into the vicious underside of the global free market.

Best-known for her rollicking blockbuster romances set in the horse-riding world, Jilly Cooper is one of Britain's most-read authors. Robyn Langwell meets the prolific writer at home, a setting straight out of one of her novels.

Read up on your New Zealand history as you travel the globe.