EntertainmentCurious case of Harper LeeThis week To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee breaks her 55-year silence. But who is really behind her new book? Gaby Wood reports.17 Jul 06:00 PM
EntertainmentCardboard Cathedral win NZ book design prizeThe big winner at the PANZ Book Design Awards 2015 was <i>Cardboard Cathedral</i> by Andrew Barrie which won the best illustrated and best typography categories of the awards for designer Janson Chau and publisher Auckland University Press.16 Jul 09:00 PM
EntertainmentNew Harper Lee novel in storesOne of the most anticipated books in the past decade will be released in New Zealand and around the world today.13 Jul 05:00 PM
RoyalsMiddletons in royal baby booksThey've dined with the Queen at Windsor Castle, now the Middletons have had their almost-royal credentials boosted even further.13 Jul 01:50 AM
EntertainmentTo Kill a Mockingbird hero a racistShock for fans of beloved classic as author Harper Lee turns Atticus Finch, the champion of racial justice, into a bigot for sequel.12 Jul 09:08 PM
EntertainmentNicholas Sparks on writing novels that spark box-office hitsWant to write a string of best-sellers and spark endless romantic box-office hits? Helen O’Hara talks to the master, Nicholas Sparks.10 Jul 07:00 PM
EntertainmentThriller's sinister assault on teenagerLisa Jewell’s latest book is a thriller about a sinister assault on a teenager. She talks to Stephen Jewell.10 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentComing-of-age journey captivatesIt’s 1978 and the inhabitants of Gaialands, an idealist vegan commune in the Coromandel, are living the sustainable dream.10 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTurning the heat on the Cold WarMarian remains a compelling heroine, whose many contradictions are all believable — even if, to the long list of men who are smitten by her, we can confidently add the name of Simon Mawer.10 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentRevisiting a noir wastelandThere’s a neat conceit, albeit an unlikely one, to Joseph Kanon’s new thriller, Leaving Berlin.10 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionWhat is your favourite NZ novel?After a 12-month hiatus, the country's premier book awards will return in 2016 with a new structure and an annual fiction prize of $50,000. Do you have a favourite novel by a New Zealand writer?09 Jul 08:03 PM
EntertainmentCould Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell be the new Game of Thrones?New BBC period drama Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell blurs history and magic, explain the cast and creators.09 Jul 08:00 PM
EntertainmentNME magazine is going to be a free giveawayLong-running British music magazine NME is going to be made available for free later this year in a bid to stem its falling readership.06 Jul 08:15 PM
EntertainmentNZ Book Awards return with major fiction prizeAfter a 12-month hiatus, the country's premier book awards will return in 2016 with a new structure, a new judging process and an annual fiction prize of $50,000.06 Jul 12:01 PM
LifestyleHepburn's diet secrets revealedAudrey Hepburn's newly revealed dietary habits: a devotion to chocolate, detox once a month and never skipping breakfast.06 Jul 12:00 AM
EntertainmentBooks: Recent releases July 5British author Sarah Winman specialises in strange. Her first novel, When God Was a Rabbit, was a wildly eccentric tragi-comedy that became a bestseller.04 Jul 10:30 PM
LifestyleIrish author's anorexia relapse book leads new wave of young adult fictionWith her positive messages and dark themes, Louise O’Neill is leading a new wave of young adult fiction that appeals to anxious parents too. ‘We need to be open and honest,’ she tells Sarah Hughes.03 Jul 10:00 PM
LifestyleEngineer's thriller questions real-lifeEngineer Paul Hardisty, a veteran of working in developing nations, has set his first thriller in Yemen. It’s a novel which raises plenty of questions about real-life, he tells Craig Sisterson.03 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleStephen King's new moving novelAlmost 30 years later, Morris Bellamy, the pasty-skinned, red-lipped villain of King's new novel, Finders Keepers, takes a less nuanced approach when confronting his own literary hero.03 Jul 05:00 PM
Entertainment'Ungrateful hua' comments clearedSean Plunket's comments describing Eleanor Catton as an "ungrateful hua" and a "traitor" were not in breach of broadcasting standards.29 Jun 10:58 PM
EntertainmentBooks: Recent releases June 28There is a real purity to Patricia Grace's fiction. She may be New Zealand literary royalty but her writing is not about showing off her finery.28 Jun 01:28 AM
EntertainmentNew Zealand's most private authorAuthor Charlotte Grimshaw talks to Linda Herrick about the strangely familiar characters in her new novel, growing up with her famous father, C.K. Stead, and how a dog named Philip has changed her.26 Jun 08:00 PM
LifestyleHow Lance O'Sullivan turned his life aroundDr Lance O’Sullivan has made it his dream to change the world from the Far North. But, as Greg Dixon discovers, first he had to change himself.26 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentStephanie Johnson on how to make merry mischiefA couple of years ago, Stephanie Johnson wrote a highly entertaining novel about a writing class at an Auckland tertiary institution.26 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentStan Lee: Spider-Man should be straight and whiteAt a time when the debate over race and racism is raging in the real world, it is perhaps no shock that the same discussion is also swirling in the alternate universe of comics.26 Jun 06:30 AM
EntertainmentWhat we learn from the Fifty Shades spin-offGrey is nearly identical to Fifty Shades of Grey. The only difference is that the narrator - Christian instead of Anastasia - uses naughty words instead of heartland interjections like, "Holy cow!"26 Jun 04:00 AM
EntertainmentWhy Harry was in a cupboardA dinner table bust up between Harry Potter's parents and his aunt and uncle sparked the Dursley's animosity towards the young wizard.25 Jun 02:00 AM
LifestyleThe man asking: do we need midwives?Women are losing the ability to give birth naturally, says Dr Michel Odent, the author of a controversial new book.24 Jun 11:55 PM
LifestyleGetting married at 47 - my real mistake?Elizabeth Wurtzel reveals how she has finally found peace with a husband and is even planning to start a family.24 Jun 12:55 AM
