Author Lauren Child explains how writing Clarice Bean led to a teen detective series.

Author Jenny Pattrick again jumps back in time to reveal amazing feat in our history.

Weekend reviewers give their top picks for what to see at the Auckland Writers Festival.

The books which have inspired honoured New Zealand writer, Dame Fiona Kidman.

How growing up in Tokoroa fuelled author Stella Duffy's London success.

Students are preparing for Hawke's Bay's top literacy competition next Friday.

Janet McAllister, the woman who's reading her way around Auckland, heads west.

His latest fantasy novel now out, NZ author David Hair explains how to craft new worlds.

Greg Hall's novel tells of the darkest day in New Zealand military history.

NZ cosmologist Professor Richard Easther talks gravity with science writer Marcus Chown.

A popular local book sale opened this Easter weekend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Lael Chisholm has designs on a future as an illustrator; now a major award ought to help.

Broadcaster Alison Ballance discusses her new book on New Zealand's great white sharks.

Nicky Hager lives in the house he built and has written six books while living there.

Max Harris is young and wants to change the world so he's putting plans into action.

I'm reluctant to say what I really think of Tui Street Tales.

Astonishingly author Kevin Ireland's new book is his 23rd poetry collection.

Books feature in most rooms, and I've just counted the bookcases.

The late James McNeish sets out the subject of his final book right from its opening line.

Vietnam War is not past for author Viet Thanh Nguyen, writes Alexander Bisley.

Drysdale told kids in a special assembly "It's cool to read and cool to achieve."

If you picked up a book left behind in Auckland, chances are it came from Emma Watson.

Loss, pain and hope run through NZ writer Bonnie Etherington's first novel.

NZ elite soldiers killed six civilians during a 2010 Afghanistan raid, a new book claims.

Greg Fleming reviews the latest from Mick Herron, L.S Hilton, Ian Rankin and Daniel Cole

COMMENT: My father opened our minds to notions, concepts bigger than our mere selves and gifted us with the rules of grammar.

Nicky Hager is again releasing a book in election year, but its subject is a mystery.

Janet McAllister, who's reading her way around Auckland, visits Waitakere Library.

The Auckland Writers Festival is now so big, it's moving some events to a spiegeltent.

Murray Ball let his wonderful characters speak for him, says filmmaker.