Authenticity brings me to where I am today; back before the courts trying to justify the use of what they term as offensive language, writes Ted Dawe.

A sexually explicit book for teenagers has been picked up by an American publisher - thanks to being banned in New Zealand.

The library downloads colouring sheets from the many sources on the internet and provides mugs of pencils, but it is clear that there are some addicts

Drawing superheroes such as Superman or Spider-Man for DC and Marvel, is a dream come true for the Australian Nicola Scott.

The lobby group that sparked a firestorm over the banning of Ted Dawes' book Into the River says it will apply to have an R14 rating slapped on the novel.

Tim Winton's new 'meandering memoir' tells how a nature-obsessed kid grew up to become a fierce environmental activist. The famed Australian author talks to Linda Herrick.

It's the divorce strategy that launched a thousand headlines, and plenty of scorn besides. But is the woman behind the concept - famously adopted by Gwyneth Paltrow - proof that it can work asks Anna Maxted.

32-year-old Auckland doctor Jared Noel had terminal cancer and had just one wish before he died - to meet his first child, his to-be-born daughter.

A doctor with terminal cancer who revealed that his dying wish was to meet his unborn daughter has published a book posthumously about his journey.

Morrissey's debut novel has been slated as an "unpolished turd of a book".

The creator of popular detective series Prime Suspect has created the back story of tough investigator Jane Tennison, writes Stephen Jewell.

The votes have been tallied from a recent poll on nzherald.co.nz to find readers' favourite novel by a New Zealand author.

Jackie Collins was planning to reveal all about her "secret affairs" before she died.

A new biography claims Britain's Prime Minister once put a "private part of his anatomy" into a dead pig's mouth.

An Australian writer has ousted J.K. Rowling from the number one spot of most popular children's books in New Zealand.

Dressed in her black stiletto boots and long elegant locks, Gilda Kirkpatrick is not your stereotypical image of a comic book artist.

The teen novel Into The River may become a Hollywood movie as news of its banning in New Zealand sparks worldwide debate.

The Man Booker Prize short list of six top novels was released last night - but this year the prestigious award does not have a New Zealander among the top picks.

Ted Dawe is the multi-award-winning author of several young adult novels including Into the River, which is currently banned.