Latest from Canvas magazine

Leonie Agnew: 'Yes, I read several books at once'

Leonie Agnew reads quickly to save her dog from toppling books

Novel weighs up the question: What is the price of love?

Stephanie Johnson reviews Rosetta Allan's Crazy Love

Abandoned in London: A Kiwi on MIQ and feeling stateless

George Fenwick: "I can't get home."

Simon Bridges on his new book - and the dig that left him in tears

Might Simon Bridges be preparing to launch something other than his new book?

Steve Braunias attends a rest home concert

Steve Braunias attends a concert full of nostalgia

Where there's smoke there's ... pasta?: Restaurants to check out this weekend

Looking for the perfect pasta dish this weekend? We've got you sorted.

What I'm reading: Kirsten Le Harivel

Picture books, gothic tales and rural Tasmania.

There is something irresistible about reading another person's diaries

The very first page of writing is inscribed 'Diary: For Myself and No Other'.

Karanga a homage to my mother - Merenia Gray

Karanga is a rallying cry and an homage to her mother, says Merenia Gray.

What I'm reading: Bill Manhire, poet and emeritus professor

'These days I tend to dip in and out of poetry books.'

The view from my window: Troy Kingi, award-winning musician

"New Zealanders as a whole need to learn their history. Not a lot of it is gonna be good."

Any Joan Didion book is worth picking up

Let Me Tell You What I Mean, a republishing of 12 essays, has her exacting eye.

Polynesian Panthers: Shining a light on a dark part of our history to create a bold new path

The Panthers shines a light on the grief of the past and makes a path to a bold new world.

"She's a redhead, she's led by her heart, she attracts the attention of the press - but this is not an autobiography'

The Duchess of York on her new novel with a character just like her but not her.

The power of the unremitting bleakness of The Justice of Bunny King

Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch The Justice of Bunny King.

Writing to savour

Former tech entrepreneur Ajay Chowdhury on his transition to crime writer