Socialite Gilda Kirkpatrick has teamed up with local astrophysicists to write a new children's book.

Comic book giant Marvel has added a Native American and a Korean-American teenager to its list of superheroes, pushing forth with its bid to diversify and smash racial boundaries.

There's been an exponential increase in the umber of people searching for controversial young adult novel 'Into the River' online.

Glenn Colquhoun is a GP and writer. The first poet to win the Reader's Choice Montana Book Awards for his bestselling book Playing God, he headlines this weekend's Going West book festival

This is the age when youth shades into adulthood, writes James Meffan. Much literature that really engages people at this stage in life deals with transition and change.

After finally including non-white leads in the forthcoming 'The Force Awakens', it's been announced a new novel will include the franchise's first openly gay lead.

Publishers Penguin Random House has expressed its disappointment over the ban of Into The River saying "young people benefit from having access to coming of age books".

The prohibition of any work carries serious consequences for free speech, writes Dominic Sheehan. It acts as a chill wind to future endeavor, a warning not to push boundaries.

Attorney-General Chris Finlayson says the Government should review the law on the classification of books after the interim ban on Ted Dawe's teenage novel.

The head of the Christian lobby group Family First said he never demanded the award-winning book Into the River be banned.

Ted Dawe is the children's author of the first book to be banned in New Zealand for at least 22 years.

NZ's censorship review board has slapped an interim ban on award-winning children's book - the first time it has done so in 22 years.

New research shows letting go of grudges brings huge physical and mental benefits, says Anna Hart.

New Zealand's newest poet laureate says his latest accolade is 'very acceptable' but you suspect he'd rather talk about his love of cats of dogs.

Most Kiwi dads read to their children but mums read to them more, a survey has found.

Coming to MTV in January 2016, ‘The Shannara Chronicles’ is a new TV series based on the best-selling fantasy novels by Terry Brooks.

Jack Nicholson once offered Princess Margaret cocaine at a dinner party held in her honour - but she spent the night dancing with John Travolta instead.

Boy Star James Rolleston and Youtube sensation Jamie Curry among a star-studded cast for movie of the debut novel by Eleanor Catton.

As adulthood gels carefree youth drains away.

Eva Gabrielsson, the partner of the late Stieg Larsson, has described David Lagercrantz as an "idiotic choice" for the job of writing a sequel to Larsson's Millennium trilogy.

We're a nation of dog-lovers - and a new book pays tribute to the canines who are our loyal companions.

Even razor-sharp detectives grow old and slow down.

Embracing literature and inspiring kids across Auckland and Northland, the Storylines family days are coming to town.

Fish ladders are structures that Britons began building in the 19th century when they started damming and blocking waterways.