Turn up the volume (and put in the earplugs): we're taking a look back at NZ's punk scene.

How Bryony Gordon went from loathing her body to running marathons.

Chef and TV star Rick Stein talks with Sarah Daniell about his love of Mexico.

Finalists in the 2018 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults named.

The pair briefly debated whether they should accept the award.

MAFS star Tracey Jewel's released a new book - MAFS viewer James Weir recaps.

NZ On Screen's Zara Potts takes a look at some of our most enduring literary figures.

UK's favourite TV doctor tells teens how to cope in a digital world.

Using sets of pens, Kate Hursthouse makes an art form from words.

'I was kind of expecting it to be a lesson in how to be a good loser'.

Karl Ove Knausgǻrd is a global literary phenomenon; now he's in Auckland.

Why top music critic Alex Ross, in town for the writers festival, hates classical music.

Auckland Writers Festival brings words - in all their forms - alive on stage.

The importance to aspiring young poets of Auckland Writers Fest guest poet Lang Leav.

And then there were four - New Zealand's best books of 2017 announced.

Diana Wichtel, author of Driving to Treblinka, is a finalist in the Ockham NZ Book Awards.

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From kitchen table to US deal, three Kiwi mums have more reason to celebrate Mother's Day.

Whanganui writer Christodoulos Moisa is an entrant in the 2018 Ngaio Marsh Awards.

Who are the five New Zealanders joining an elite group of our most iconic artists?

Greg Fleming talks to new Aussie crime star Jane Harper on the eve of her Auckland visit.

Eat, Pray, Love author tells of coping with losing the love of her life to cancer.

Paul Little discovers how much of the best-selling novelist is actually in his books.

Karen Joy Fowler's books surprise because, says the writer, why do the same old thing?

The Auckland Writers Festival has its most diverse line-up yet, finds Renee Liang.

Unexpected encounters launched across Auckland from our leading Asian artists.

Whanganui's Bronwynne Anderson hates waste - and has 11 freezers and fridges to prove it.

Chris Riddell tells the difference between drawing for children and satirising politics.

Pippi Longstocking brings many fun moments for kids wanting school holiday theatre fun.

Lily Allen 'will reveal dynamite details in tell-all book'.