EntertainmentPumping up the volumesThe end of the year has brought a flood of rock biographies. Russell Baillie thumbs through a small pile of them.05 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Court and conflict make gripping dramaChanging fortunes in Tudor times have ring of reality.29 Nov 05:00 PM
LifestyleThe best books of the yearINTERACTIVE: Our annual guide to the best books to give and receive this Christmas. Guess which ones made the list.28 Nov 06:00 PM
LifestylePD James leaves a mystery of 'one last crime novel'PD James, the acclaimed crime writer who died this week, aged 94, was planning one final detective novel.28 Nov 06:00 PM
LifestyleFatally interesting: Dr MassonOne of the great characters in modern literature could be found in actual life at his amazing house in Auckland's Karaka Bay on Wednesday morning.28 Nov 04:00 PM
Lifestyle10 facts about PD James10 things about P.D. James, British crime writer who died on Thursday, aged 94.28 Nov 03:00 AM
LifestyleRemembering crime writer P.D. JamesStephen Jewell had the pleasure of speaking to author P.D James. The crime queen died today, aged 94. Here's the story he wrote after their chat.27 Nov 09:00 PM
OpinionThe Clash: Splitting books for movies: Good or god-awful?I loved <i>The Hunger Games</i> books, but that doesn't mean I want to see two hours of Katniss whining, writes Rachel Bache. Can we not just cut out the pages that you likely skipped anyway and make a movie that is more than just okay?26 Nov 08:35 PM
LifestyleBook extract: Feels like homeIn an extract from a new book of photographs by Andris Apse, which pays tribute to the South Island, former All Black captain Anton Oliver tells how the Central Otago landscape reduced him to tears.21 Nov 11:00 PM
LifestyleNew Zealand's spice girlsNew Zealand’s own spice girls of cuisine tell Greg Dixon about eating their way around india, visa hassles and sharing bunks in a train.21 Nov 07:43 PM
EntertainmentGraham Norton on boys and babiesComing out, being rich, feeling broody, getting drunk, dating when you’re famous and why a dog is better than a boyfriend.21 Nov 07:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: The lone wolfEach year American novelist Richard Ford heads to Ireland to shoot woodcock. Robert McCrum joins him on the Irish coast.21 Nov 05:00 PM
WorldPooh banned from Polish playgroundWinnie the Pooh has been banned from a Polish playground because of his "dubious sexuality" and "inappropriate" dress.21 Nov 07:14 AM
EntertainmentKiwi scriptwriter tells of Stephen Hawking script strugglesA New Zealand scriptwriter has told of an epic 10-year struggle to get a movie based on the life of Stephen Hawking made.18 Nov 09:15 PM
LifestyleBooks: Punk rides againComic book artist Ant Sang talks to David Larsen about his ‘transformational journey’14 Nov 05:00 PM
OpinionSarah Vine: 'Being a potty-mouthed show-off doesn't make you a feminist heroine'The problem with this kind of popularity, though, is that it is based on an ever-decreasing cycle of attention-seeking, writes Sarah Vine.13 Nov 11:30 PM
Lifestyle2014's best bad sex scenesThe Bad Sex in Literature Award draw attention to poorly written, perfunctory or redundant passages of sexual description in modern fiction and to discourage them.13 Nov 09:45 PM
OpinionDavid Hill: Book reviews a transfusion for life-blood of printed wordI've had an email from Ian Braddon-Parsons, disapproving of my November 1 Herald book review of Alexander McCall Smith's Emma.10 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandBook excerpt: Crash courseAs Top Gear’s The Stig, Ben Collins knows more than most what the consequences of speed can be. Here, in an excerpt from his new book, he shares top tips on safety, and parking.07 Nov 09:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Small steps towards fascismThe conversation turns to how to end the world when David Larsen talks to writer Jo Walton.07 Nov 05:00 PM
