Entertainment'Stale excrement' book reviewMorrissey's debut novel has been slated as an "unpolished turd of a book".24 Sep 09:11 PM
EntertainmentPrime Suspect returnsThe creator of popular detective series Prime Suspect has created the back story of tough investigator Jane Tennison, writes Stephen Jewell.24 Sep 07:00 PM
EntertainmentTop five favourite NZ novels namedThe votes have been tallied from a recent poll on nzherald.co.nz to find readers' favourite novel by a New Zealand author.22 Sep 11:08 PM
EntertainmentJackie Collins planned to reveal 'secret affairs'Jackie Collins was planning to reveal all about her "secret affairs" before she died.21 Sep 08:25 PM
WorldBook claims David Cameron took part in obscene act with dead pigA new biography claims Britain's Prime Minister once put a "private part of his anatomy" into a dead pig's mouth.21 Sep 05:37 AM
EntertainmentOz author knocks Rowling off book listAn Australian writer has ousted J.K. Rowling from the number one spot of most popular children's books in New Zealand.20 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentJackie Collins dies, aged 77Jackie Collins has died aged 77 after a long battle with breast cancer.20 Sep 12:52 AM
LifestyleColouring-in craze takes adults back to childhoodThey're the colours of contentment, apparently.19 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentComic goes cosmic on a galactic missionDressed in her black stiletto boots and long elegant locks, Gilda Kirkpatrick is not your stereotypical image of a comic book artist.18 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBanned book may become Hollywood movieThe teen novel Into The River may become a Hollywood movie as news of its banning in New Zealand sparks worldwide debate.16 Sep 02:35 AM
EntertainmentMan Booker Prize short list releasedThe 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.15 Sep 10:40 AM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Ted DaweTed Dawe is the multi-award-winning author of several young adult novels including Into the River, which is currently banned.14 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionHeather du Plessis-Allen: Book banning censors truthWe're going to share the rudest sample from Ted Dawe's Into the River so we can properly assess whether this book should be temporarily censored.12 Sep 09:27 PM
RoyalsDid Anne Boleyn write a song pre-execution?Forgotten for nearly 500 years, the sheet music owned by Henry VIII's second wife could shed new light on her life - and loves, says Ivan Hewett.12 Sep 12:45 AM
EditorialEditorial: Let parents guide kids' book choicesFears that young people are influenced by popular culture should not be the basis for arbitrary banning of award-winning books.11 Sep 08:30 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: We need to talk about sex and censorshipForgive the pessimism, but I don't think that banning one book is going to help.11 Sep 08:22 PM
OpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: The secret diary of ... Into the River"I've counted the number of times that offensive words appear in <i>Into The River</i>. It's got the c-word nine times, the f-word 17 times and s-h-i-t 16 times."11 Sep 08:05 PM
EntertainmentVoldemort - why you're saying his name wrongJK Rowling says Harry Potter fans have been pronouncing villain Lord Voldemort's name wrong for years.11 Sep 09:00 AM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Book ban proves it - we're not safeFrom Into The River to Little Red Riding Hood, there's much to disapprove of, Toby Manhire finds. What should be banned next? There is a long list that isn't getting any shorter.10 Sep 09:21 PM
EntertainmentSocialite to write kids sci-fi bookSocialite Gilda Kirkpatrick has teamed up with local astrophysicists to write a new children's book.10 Sep 09:20 PM
EntertainmentMarvel reveals Native American super heroComic 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.10 Sep 08:00 PM
EntertainmentSearches for banned book increasing - Trade MeThere's been an exponential increase in the umber of people searching for controversial young adult novel 'Into the River' online.10 Sep 03:58 AM
Lifestyle'It's hard to watch someone die from something within their control'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 festival10 Sep 12:54 AM
