Former All Black Keven Mealamu continues to draw on art skills.

Celebrated New Zealand writer Sir James McNeish has died aged 85.

After nearly 50 years together, a husband is jailed for life for the strangulation of his wife. Greg Bruce discovers how an ordinary relationship went so horribly wrong.

Ceramic artist John Parker's stunning book encompasses 50 years of his work.

Everyone wants to get in on the act during an interview with author David Walliams.

Reviews of crime-fiction by Michael Connelly, Ian Austin, Sam Carmody and Laura Lippman

A New Zealand-educated Harvard professor has signed a publishing deal to write a new book on Bob Dylan. University of Auckland PhD

West Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.

COMMENT: Over the past 150 years the New Zealand Wars have always been central to New Zealand's history and even its popular culture.

Janet McAllister continues her tour of Auckland libraries, visiting the Albany and Glenfield branches.

After The Monogram Murders, her first novel starring Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, Sophie Hannah was keen to write a second.

Steve Braunias pictures himself living in one of the photographs in his new book - a photo essay about sad, beautiful shops in small towns.

Emma Watson has been hiding surprises for commuters on the London Underground - copies of her book club Our Shared Shelf's latest read.

Jake Bailey inspired the world with an inspirational speech to schoolmates after being diagnosed with cancer. Now, he has signed a book deal.

Ned Bartlett and Jono Corfe travelled the length and breadth of the country to test out the wares at almost 50 of NZ's bastions of community.

Author Jay McInerney admits he shares some characteristics with his protagonist, Russell.

Author Jay McInerney's old-fashioned belief that Love and Art can defy both time and money is to be applauded.

A former west Auckland cop has swapped pounding the beat for writing grisly crime novels after being struck down with a rare autoimmune disorder.

COMMENT: Libraries are not in decline because of some natural progression, but because of the cultural vandalism of cost-cutting.

Graham Norton's debut novel not what you might have expected from the ebullient chat show host.

Philippa Gregory's historical books are a headlong gallop through the tumultuous 15th and 16th centuries.

Janet McAllister continues her mission to visit each and every one of Auckland's 55 libraries.

Laura McGoldrick discusses Brendon McCullum's new book Declared with Dylan Cleaver.

Most of us love to travel, but not so many people enjoy the tiresome experience of flights and the time spent inside airports.

Babs Tarr rose to comic book stardom in part for her ability to draw women who are badasses. After helping redesign classic DC Comics character Batgirl, Tarr knew right away that Barbara Gordon wouldn't be the last tough heroine she'd draw.

Australian author Tim Winton tells Linda Herrick how he grew out of an obsession with firearms.

Zayn Malik's memoirs are about to hit the shelves, and there's a shocking reveal for fans of the pop star's former group One Direction.

Bryan Cranston's Breaking Bad character may have been a cold-blooded bad-guy, but the actor himself was also a suspected killer.

In a fun new partnership, BBC Worldwide and Mr Men publishers have got together to create a series of books based on each of the 12 Doctors.

RED HERRING by Jonothan Cullinane (HarperCollins, $37) Auckland 1951: trams run along Queen St, women aren't allowed in the RSC