Plus - we ask why one city, unusually, has no honourees on this year's list.

Kiwis are devoted to the Jack Reacher author, and it shows in our borrowing behavior.

‘Mum had lived and died with this secret,’ says writer Mary Garden.

Australian writer John Marsden, author of the Tomorrow series, has died.

When a children's author and a composer combine, it's sure to be 'fantabulous'.

August Britt was 17 and the famed US writer was 43.

Roimata Smail: 'This generous support ensures students access clear Treaty knowledge.'

'When I put on that serious-writer hat, it squeezes my head, and no thoughts come out.'

The 78-year-old only made the discovery after checking her birth certificate as an adult.

Head Gardener, Matt Collins recently compiled the Lonely Planet's The Tree Atlas.

Bella McGoldrick turned a 'rough and traumatic' experience into a book.

Lorna Jane Clarkson shares her health and wellbeing non-negotiables.

Vanda Symon launched her successful career as an author as a mum of two under 2.

Rachel Weston’s new book Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees is causing a buzz.

Margo's penguin experience: Wainui students turn it into a book.

'Writing it down it felt dirtier than it was in my mind'.

Unbound Vol 1 weaves together pictures and interviews with NZ surfers.

An author alleges she made the comment after accepting Boris Johnson’s resignation.

The publisher has conceded that 'our publishing standards fell short on this occasion'.