Bill Manhire's new collection of stories includes a powerful essay on growing up with a father who liked a drink.

Patricia Cornwell's best-selling crime novels are based on obsessive detail and gory research. But the author's own back story is one of the most frightening of all.

7-year-old Kate Diprose loves art and is now a published illustrator.

Wealth inequality is driving us back to the days of Victorian England, argues a book exposing the rise of the rich kid club.

Photographer Jane Ussher has captured some of New Zealand's most beautiful church architecture in her new book, Worship. Here are some of those images.

A new book breaks down the surprising ingredients in popular foods.

Francoise Gilot expresses controversial views in her new book: 'About Women: Conversations Between a Writer and a Painter'.

Kiwi Steve Williams opens up about golfer's affairs in tell-all book.

As Charlie Brown celebrates his 65th birthday, Lucy Davies learns how his creator, Charles M Schulz, reinvented comics for the modern world.

Controversy around youth novel Into the River has stirred rising interest in the book at some libraries.

Publishers have put off printing to include the final result in the final chapter - but the book is supposed to be out by November 14.

J.R.R Tolkien's annotated map of Middle-earth has been discovered inside a copy of The Lord of the Rings.

Rowling reveals two-part play based on her books depicts wizard 19 years after leaving Hogwarts

Khloé Kardashian has cancelled her upcoming book tour.

An edited extract from High Country Stations of the Mackenzie, written by Mary Hobbs reveals the pioneers of the famed Mt Cook Station.

Google can continue to scan books without paying authors after a court rules it was 'fair use'.

The author's newest crime book emphasises the dark twist her career has taken, with her most gruesome plot to date and research which gave her "nightmares".