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![Henning Mankell: Chronicler of his own decline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Henning Mankell: Chronicler of his own decline
After years of exploring Sweden’s darkest fears in his fiction, Henning Mankell, the creator of Wallander, faces his own anxiety after being diagnosed with cancer. Andrew Anthony writes.
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Fifty Shades one of the most borrowed books
Literary sensation Fifty Shades Of Grey - which has already set sales records - has become one of the UK's most borrowed library books.
![How to reinvent yourself](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
How to reinvent yourself
Three Aucklanders tell Alan Perrott how they reinvented themselves.
![Glee star to release memoir/how-to guide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Glee star to release memoir/how-to guide
Lea Michele says her illustrated memoir and lifestyle tome, Brunette Ambition, will be out in May.
![Storm in a sorting-hat a familiar saga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Storm in a sorting-hat a familiar saga
Do authors own their characters? And if a writer retrospectively meddles with the fate of a beloved figure, should fans pay attention?
![Anti-nuclear 'little people'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Anti-nuclear 'little people'
At the start of 1985, Maire Leadbeater took her two children for a January break on Kawau Island.
![Armistead Maupin: Willing to be honest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Armistead Maupin: Willing to be honest
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City have delighted readers for four decades and brought gay life into the mainstream. Now the ninth book brings the series to an end. Hermione Hoby reports.
![Sleep Store - wide awake to a business opportunity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Sleep Store - wide awake to a business opportunity
For a parent there is only one thing more precious than their child: seeing that child fast asleep.
![Travel books: Around the world from cover to cover](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Travel books: Around the world from cover to cover
While the summer holiday season is still going strong, there's nothing better than whiling away the hours with a good travel book. Linda Herrick reviews a selection of the latest.
![Girl power packs a punch with teens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Girl power packs a punch with teens
Girl power is taking on a whole new meaning in the reading world, with more and more books featuring brave young heroines as key characters.
![Rift over racy kids' book](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rift over racy kids' book
The head of the Film and Literature Board of Review has broken ranks with his board to express strong reservations about an award-winning children's book.
![Catton a prize draw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Catton a prize draw
Man Booker prizewinning author Eleanor Catton has catapulted a little-known South Auckland tertiary writing course to international attention.
![Escape to the world of words](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Escape to the world of words
New Zealand's top publishers offer their picks for this year's best summer reading.