It all started when author Drew Magary took a hike. "The beginning of the book is something that happened to me. Not the gross parts,"

Jeremy Paxman's Kiwi stepmother is astonished at his antagonistic portrayal of his own father.

It's The Boss, in his own words, on his own terms and no one would expect anything else, writes Russell Baillie.

Art critic and writer Anthony Byrt explains his passion for contemporary art.

They brought the plight of New Zealand's wild horses to national attention in the TV show Keeping Up with the Kaimanawas, but if that

Comic writers have revealed some news about a beloved DC character that has fans 'stoked'.

In the first of a new series, Janet McAllister writes the first chapter in her mission to visit every one of the region's 55 libraries

A writer says she was "dumped on from a great height" by the literary establishment, after penning a report on why people are not reading Kiwi fiction.

In this exclusive extract, Jimmy Barnes reveals how he failed his son.

Kiwi youngsters are reading more than ever - and they prefer diving into a physical copy of Harry Potter or The BFG to ebooks.

Super-soldier trilogy's final story has hope, but don't hold out for a happy ending, writes David Larsen

Zayn Malik is set to release an "intimate and raw scrapbook of his life" at the ripe old age of 23.

Greg Fleming rounds up the latest in crime fiction.

A nationwide survey has found Kiwis are instinctively negative towards New Zealand fiction - but they struggle to explain why.

Up the end of the dark hall, and behind the office door on the right, one generation of New Zealand screen acting is butting heads with another.

On Wednesday, three new JK Rowling e-books were released online. Here's what you need to know.

British writer Cath Weeks talks to Jennifer Dann about life on the brink.

Wiremu Heke, known as Billhook, leaves his Otago home in 1825 with regret in his heart and vengeance in mind.

Mountain bike enthusiast Russell Baillie reviews the dangerous new tome from Lonely Planet.

A Kiwi teacher and mother-of-two has launched New Zealand's first erotic literary magazine, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.

Ex-detective Ian Austin came late to writing, but unwittingly he'd already researched much of the material for his new novel The Agency. Depression

Ron Weasley's "patronus" is a Jack Russell terrier. Moaning Myrtle's full name is Myrtle Elizabeth Warren. Harry Potter's uncle loves Top Gear. Fluffy the three-headed dog was repatriated to Greece. Tuition at Hogwarts is free.

Self-published books can be well produced. It is probably worth paying to have them professionally written, edited, designed and printed.

It has never been easier to get your own story into print. Michael Donaldson looks at the rise - and some of the pitfalls - of self-publishing.

"What does it mean to be somebody else's muse, and do you feel like you're being harvested and used?" Author Jessie Burton is pondering

Considering she said Harry Potter's story was over, JK's been rolling out a tonne of new content.

Next to Batman and Superman, there is a comic book hero called Stix whose pornographic adventures in space can be followed through public libraries.

She may have just turned 80 but one of our most acclaimed authors has no plans to put down her pen.

Zayn Malik is writing a tell-all book about his One Direction days, guaranteed to make Simon Cowell "furious".

Dame Fiona Kidman talks about her new novel A Day at the Movies.