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<i>Jim Hopkins:</i> Scientist's racy novel turns up the heat
The worlds of climate change and steamy sex collide ... and a classic is born.
Literary juggernaut first among equals
Celebrated author JD Salinger spoke to readers in his own special way.
Truth and consequences
Greg Dixon looks back on 10 years of terror, pointless technology, cultural decline and bad TV.
The good, the bad and the brilliant
Marina Endicott witnessed a two-car collision that provided the starting point for Good to a Fault, winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the Canada and Caribbean region.
Survivors tell author tsunami nightmares
Samoan writer Lani Wendt Young has been commissioned to take down the stories of hundreds of people affected by the Pacific tsunami.
A glimpse of an imaginary city of gold
If you had been in Venice just over a year ago and gone to see the elegant Bridge of Sighs, you would have had an unpleasant surprise.
Hands on approach (+recipe)
Famous foodie Nigel Slater talks to Stephen Jewell about how his work grew - like his garden - from one book into two.
Great book, no publisher? Try DIY
If you're convinced you have a bestseller but no publisher, Nicky Pellegrino says DIY may be the way to go.
Fantastic Mr Fox
Wes Anderson's adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1970 novel Fantastic Mr Fox is as much a treat for adults as for older kids.
Appraising AC/DC's volume
Author Anthony Bozza tells Scott Kara why the classic Australian rockers deserve more credit for their sound.
Fun with the Fox
With the Fox With Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson has tackled a painstaking stop-motion adaptation of a childhood favourite.
Making Mandela a Freeman
Clint Eastwood's forthcoming film about South Africa's 1995 Rugby World Cup victory may cause NZ rugby loyalists to shout 'Hollywood!'
Top 10 New Zealand books of the decade
Here's our list of the Top 10 fiction and Top 10 non-fiction New Zealand books of the decade.
Beach blanket reads
Top Kiwi authors tell us what they'll be reading on the beach this summer - and recommend some favourites.
Darwin in New Zealand
Charles Darwin spent nine days in New Zealand in 1835. He disliked the young country, but his experience helped shape his monumental theories about evolution.