War from the horse's mouth.

The historical preoccupation with Gallipoli becomes easily comprehensible when you remember that 8141 Australians and 2721 New Zealanders died during the brief campaign.

An artistic diversion from bloody reality, writes Steve Scott.

Another Anzac Day remembered (this is the 95th anniversary) and another clutch of books with military themes have appeared...

A palatable picture of the past.

After making a name for himself in the children's book market as an action writer with the Young Bond series, Charlie Higson has moved on to futuristic horror. He talks to Stephen Jewell about the undead.

For historic and emotional reasons many Americans have always had a love affair with France.

Self is a profoundly anti-romantic writer, which is to say that he's a romantic with his back turned and his buttocks bared, so naturally he begs to differ.

Mass murderers, mothers who hate their children, and now cancer ... is there a difficult topic Lionel Shriver won't tackle? Nigel Farndale finds out.

A new biography about talk show host Oprah Winfrey reveals more through what it cannot say.

Talkshow star Oprah Winfrey's father is not actually her biological father, no one is allowed cellphones in her presence, and her staff call her Mary.

One of the special joys of touring New Zealand these days is the number of places you find that sell great food.

A new book covers the former First Lady's marriage and years in the White House, as well as the 1960 campaign and JFK's thoughts on a second term.

Thirty years after the Korean War, an American veteran and an Asian woman are still confronting the conflict that briefly brought them together.

New author D.J. Connell talks to Stephen Jewell about her hilarious novel which has been optioned for a film.

Despite her carefully cultivated "woman of the people" image, Oprah Winfrey takes a dim view of any outsider impertinent enough to wonder what makes her tick.

Natasha Solomons skilfully weaves refugee tales into a novel about adjusting to life in a new land.

A book about Samoan tattooing - tatau - records a story that has been 30 years in the making.

Being green doesn't have to mean deprivation and sacrifice. Eco-journalist Francesca Price shows us how.

A children's bookshop is working with security staff of a nearby tavern and casino over the growing problem of parents leaving children to read while they gamble.

Novels, for all their categorisation as fiction, must, to some extent, draw on the writer's own experiences. Or they must, at least