The stifling expectations boys and men have put upon them, and how things might change.

It's Father's Day tomorrow - so here are some classics with fathers front and centre.

There's something about a cave that excites the imagination.

Napier Library may be closed for five years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Jamie Oliver has opened up about healthy food, Kiwi politics and his NZ plans

Winston Aldworth rounds up the latest kids' picture books for our short takes column.

Dana Vulin was set alight by a woman who thought she was having an affair with her husband

Fletcher Christian's story told with intrigue and compassion, says reviewer Siobhan Harvey

Primary school boys are falling further behind girls in literacy, but closing up in maths.

Organisers of National Poetry Day think it's time for the All Blacks to have a team poet.

First ever erotic novel written in English has proved too much for modern-day students.

Short takes - top reads for Kiwi teens reviewed by Graham Hepburn

Short takes - kids chapter books reviews the latest junior fiction.

The City of Secret Rivers is intelligent, engaging and simply delightful.

Brian Falkner's Machines of War is a gripping read with equal parts fact and fiction.

Brilliant steampunk adventure a worthy successor to Harry Potter, says Dionne Christian.

NZ children are spoiled for choice when it comes to great local books, say award judges.

Love watching multiple shows at once on Netflix? Here's how to do the same with books.

Three of the country's top writers honoured by PM say there are many more tales to be told

J K Rowling's seven book series heads Whitcoulls list of the nation's top 100 books.

Neighbours recall tale of woman who jumped to her death in 1967 after killing her husband.

Playwright Victor Rodger might not have his own bookshelf, but books are always with him.

Dogs are helping children to learn to read - because they're not judgmental.

The Middle-earth saga continues for Tolkien artist Alan Lee, he tells Stephen Jewell.

Book describes how brain tissue on killer's shirt was nearly discounted by police.

A survey found a large number of Kiwi adults don't enjoy or have time to read.

If you like Planet Earth II you might also like these books.

On a quest to visit every library in Auckland, Janet McAllister visits Papatoetoe.

Never judge a book by its cover doesn't apply at awards to find NZ's best-looking books.

Background books will tie in with the British Library's A History of Magic exhibition.