LifestyleBooks: The boatman's callNever mind the name, Kazuo Ishiguro is one of the best British writers in the business, and his dazzling latest novel, The Buried Giant, may just be his best yet.06 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Out of violence comes loveSometimes, as a reviewer, it pays to wait a few days after finishing a book before beginning the review.06 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleCutest cookbook ever, just for dogs (+pics)Doggie gumbo, puppy paella, red velvet pupcakes and icy pole bones are a sample of the quirky-named treats in a cookbook created especially for dogs.05 Mar 10:05 PM
LifestyleDr. Seuss' forgotten adult bookDr. Seuss wrote a little-known adult book about seven medieval sisters who never wore clothes.03 Mar 10:20 PM
EntertainmentNew GoT: 10 things to expectIf you're a Game of Thrones fan who complains about plot spoilers even though the books have been around for more than 10 years, look away now.03 Mar 12:00 AM
LifestyleThe truth about 'Hollywood Moms'Were the pushy parents of Brooke Shields, Judy Garland, Shirley Temple and other Hollywood stars really as bad as all that, asks Geoffrey Macnab.27 Feb 08:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: An intriguing monsterYou can buy a deluxe edition of this new, independent New Zealand publisher's handsome production, with "Yulong cream paper ... Woodfree real leather ... foil stamping".27 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: The illusion of controlS.J. Watson’s ambitious follow-up to his best-seller Before I Go To Sleep delves into the murky world of cybersex, he tells Stephen Jewell.27 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Will Smith is a Swiss army knifeKnown as an actor in TV satire The Thick Of It and as a comedy writer for Veep, Will Smith has written a mystery thriller set in the Channel Islands. It’s John le Carre meets Middlemarch, he tells Alice Jones.27 Feb 05:00 PM
EmploymentBusiness Books: 'Bold' - how entrepreneurs will control world's fateBold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World, by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler26 Feb 12:20 AM
LifestyleBooks: Secrets behind ordinaryUntangling the dramas of a seemingly normal family makes for an authentic read.21 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleWhere the Gruffalo roamJulia Donaldson’s most famous book, The Gruffalo, has won the hearts of children around the world. During a fleeting visit to Auckland and Wellington, Britain’s best-selling author talks to David Larsen.20 Feb 06:30 PM
LifestyleBooks: Life after deathTo begin a novel with a character who is dead from the very first page is a risk.20 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: When life is on repeatRoddy Doyle’s new novel, aimed at people with poor literacy, is inspired by a death in his own family, the Booker winner tells Arifa Akbar.20 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandSocial justice advocate Celia Lashlie diesCelia Lashlie, the Kiwi author whose work on the raising of teenage boys earned her respect around the world, has died this morning after a battle with pancreatic cancer.17 Feb 04:23 AM
New ZealandAdvocate for social justice: I'm dyingAcclaimed social researcher and author Celia Lashlie has cancelled all speaking engagements to stay home with her family in Wellington after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.16 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuthor diagnosed with terminal cancerCelia Lashlie, the Kiwi author whose work on the raising of teenage boys earned her respect around the world, has terminal cancer.16 Feb 01:41 AM
LifestyleBooks: On the trail of a melodyKiwi author’s first novel explores fantasy and memories set to a compelling tune.14 Feb 10:40 PM
LifestyleConfessions of an erotic writerAward-winning Auckland playwright Elisabeth Easther was once an erotic fiction writer. As Fifty Shades of Grey hits our screens, she reveals the highs and lows of her short-lived career in smut.13 Feb 06:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: The love of LinkI would rather read Kelly Link than breathe. Writing about her is another thing again. I do not know why her new book is called Get In Trouble.13 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Rich storytelling has ending that satisfiesNew Zealand-born Peter Walker has been living in Britain for nearly 30 years now. He's made a considerable reputation as an author there, under as many as six nom-de-plumes, writing well over 100 books.13 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: For whom the bell tollsDebut novel combines writer’s love of music with her love of words, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.13 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandHobbit films put Tolkien fans offDie-hard fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels have been turned off by Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, according to Kiwi researchers trawling through responses from viewers.10 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandBook cuts will hit hard, says LabourThe scrapping of nearly one million book loans to schools each year will let down students who are not prepared for digital alternatives, the Labour Party says.09 Feb 04:00 PM
LifestyleTwelve Questions: Paula MorrisYou're in the running for the Sunday Times EFG prize: How do you wish you could blow the winning 30,000?09 Feb 04:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Mad fun in animal satireOrwellian theme conjures up masterly and witty parable for our times.07 Feb 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPotter puzzles answeredJK Rowling has finally answered three very important questions that have been bugging the most devoted of Harry Potter fans for years.06 Feb 11:21 PM
LifestyleBooks: Patience brings its rewardsBack in the familiar rural midwest of her previous novels, Moo, Horse Heaven and A Thousand Acres, Pulitzer prize-winner Jane Smiley presents us with the first volume of a projected trilogy.06 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Unsettling presence in everyday lifePlaudits to the publisher for their tactile, trim presentation of this small-is-beautiful novella. And to the Australian author herself for a rewarding — and riddling — little read.06 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Revelation and disintegrationA novel is a place where past and present versions of one person can co-exist, and in his fifth novel Andrew O'Hagan movingly explores the way the "flotsam" of a life can rise to the surface as old age and memory go about their strange and poignant work.06 Feb 05:00 PM
