EntertainmentTo the ice and beyondAt the age of 63 Kiwi sailor Graeme Kendall, in his yacht the Astral Express, conquered the "Everest of sailing".29 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentHarry Potter script's magic numbersThe script book for the stage production 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child', which has received rave reviews, has surpassed order expectations28 Jul 01:56 AM
EntertainmentReviews: Crime fiction round-upA Time To Die (Hachette) Tom Wood $34.99 Englishman Wood says he got into the book business "to pen thrillers with the boring bits 25 Jul 02:57 AM
EntertainmentTop reads bask in silver screen glowTopping the list of favourite Kiwi reads this year was the hard-hitting romantic novel turned controversial film Me Before You.24 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReal Housewife launches cosmic creationFrom sipping champagne to studying the solar system - it's been a busy year for Gilda Kirkpatrick.23 Jul 11:57 PM
EntertainmentBook review: A right kind of lifeGustav Perle, son of a dead policeman and a bitter mother whom he loves despite her disaffection for him, is merely 5 as this story 23 Jul 05:18 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Work Like Any OtherOften the books we read cover the same subjects.23 Jul 05:16 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The talented Ms HighsmithA different side of Patricia Highsmith comes to life in a new book, writes Stephen Jewell.23 Jul 05:15 PM
EntertainmentSeuss exhibition shows how the cat got his hatThe world of author and illustrator Dr Seuss is one in which nothing and everything makes sense.22 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTrees bring writer southAnnie Proulx's new epic story stretches far and wide and south, writes Dionne Christian.15 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: My Last ContinentThis hot love story from an American author, set on a freezing continent, has touches of New Zealand occasionally. The setting is 15 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Good PeopleWritten six years ago, the Israeli writer's novel is a disquieting mix of apocalyptic and quotidian, incongruous career jealousies in a time of national blood-letting.15 Jul 06:00 PM
TravelFollow the music for tour of AmericaKarl du Fresne's new book takes readers on a sonic journey around the United States.14 Jul 02:50 AM
WorldSuperman zooms back to life in comicsThe comic universe's original Superman, killed off by DC Comics a few years ago, is zooming back to life. But now he has a son ... and is faced with a pretender claiming to be Clark Kent.14 Jul 12:07 AM
EntertainmentDid Saddam Hussein pen next Game of Thrones?Hussein's novella is being translated for a December release, the style of which is described as a mix of Thrones and House of Cards.13 Jul 02:40 AM
Entertainment'We were just naive goofs' - How Terry Teo was bornArtist Bob Kerr illustrated the seminal Kiwi comic Terry Teo which was made into a popular 1980s TV series.11 Jul 07:20 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Vinegar GirlThis is The Taming of the Shrew retold for more modern times.08 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Mysterious Mysteries of the Aro ValleyDanyl, the protagonist, is back after a six-month absence caused by a misunderstanding with the justice system.08 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: City of MirrorsJustin Cronin's readers can't easily put him down, writes Dionne Christian.08 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleSusan Faludi on meeting her father, the womanAfter decades of estrangement from her father, Susan Faludi received an email: he was now a woman. Could they rebuild their relationship?02 Jul 04:30 AM
EntertainmentA thriller juicy with secretsOn a chilly, rainy day, it's tempting to escape to the baking heat of Australia.02 Jul 12:04 AM
EntertainmentInside a music writer's memoirHelen Brown enjoys Sylvia Patterson's memoir, I'm Not With the Band.01 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentA Kiwi's walk backwards in Mao's footstepsIt sounds almost too extraordinary to be true: a Kiwi advertising executive makes a pilgrimage across the byways of China, where tourists are rarely seen, and tracks down a long lost son of Mao Tse Tung.01 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentWhat's happened to the Flintstones?The Flintstones are back but they look totally different and they're also kind of anti-Flintstones.29 Jun 08:40 PM
EntertainmentRowling spills US Hogwarts secretsWe now know what the houses are, who they're for, and how you get in - plus the history of how the US school got started.29 Jun 03:00 AM
LifestyleDr Seuss' book for grown-ups still poignantDr Seuss wrote a book for adults about a man in a bowtie who is wheeled through a hospital29 Jun 12:35 AM
OpinionAlan DuffDuff: Remarkable man delivers world of goodCOMMENT: We've just passed a milestone with 12 million books given out on our Books in Homes literacy programme.27 Jun 05:00 PM
TravelMelbourne's best bookstoresAn official Unesco City of Literature, Melbourne is also home to 'The Best Bookshop in the World'. In the run-up to its Writers' Festival in August, Dani Wright seeks out the city's best bookish spots.26 Jun 02:00 AM
EntertainmentMeryl Streep's tragic love affairThe 1970s love affair between Meryl Streep and John Cazale saw them both on new acting paths but their journey together ended in tragedy.24 Jun 07:46 PM
EntertainmentCKS share platesKarl Stead is like a grand old sideboard in the dining room of New Zealand literature.24 Jun 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The Last Painting of Sara de VosNovels about painters and paintings have been in vogue recently.24 Jun 06:00 PM
EntertainmentNovel digs into dark world of home invasionsJennifer Dann meets an author whose book is inspired by violence but defined by humanity.24 Jun 06:00 PM
