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Watch Winehouse documentary and win the book
Win one of five copies of the book Saving Amy, by watching My Daughter Amy this Sunday night.

Superman 'had gay affair'
Superman star Christopher Reeve had a passionate affair with gay porn star Cal Culver, claims a new book.

Book lover: Peta Mathias
Peta Mathias is a broadcaster, writer and cook whose new TV series Peta Unplugged In Marrakech starts on Prime on Tuesday.

Blue crush
Allison Pearson's teenage infatuation with 70s heart-throb David Cassidy proved to be great fodder for her second novel.

Natalie Cole memoir due out in November
Singer Natalie Cole is to release a memoir later this year.

A blurring of fact and fiction
He insists on his own story being told as truth, but author Guy Gavriel Kay's own writing is more effective for its addition of fantasy, writes David Larsen.

Bakers' delight (+recipes)
Got a special occasion coming up? Try a New Zealand-themed cake to keep your guests happy.

Book lover: Natalie Medlock
Actress Natalie Medlock appears in Silo Theatre's new production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Assassins.

Cult Twitter feed spawns book, possible TV series
The man behind the Twitter feed 'Shit My Dad Says' is in talks with CBS about turning the 2.0 phenomenon into a TV pilot.

Grace and charity
A first-time author has drawn on her past in a novel that explores themes of family and sacrifice, as Nicky Pellegrino explains.

If you can't stand the heat...
A decade after his explosive memoir, Kitchen Confidential laid bare the underbelly of the restaurant scene, Anthony Bourdain is back for a second helping. He talks to food writer and critic Jay Rayner.

Brendon McCullum - 'Why I nearly quit NZ cricket'
"In what other industry would you be expected to take options that cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars?"