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EntertainmentBooks: Recent releases July 19Without intense focus, triple narrative strands can trip readers.19 Jul 03:32 AM
EntertainmentChilled to the coreRosamund Lupton’s new novel explores a deaf child’s world in a thriller about a desperate struggle to find a missing husband in an icy wilderness, she tells Stephen Jewell.17 Jul 06:00 PM
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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
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
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
LifestyleBooks: Recent releases June 21Author exposes the emotion behind the glitter and the glamour.20 Jun 06:00 PM
EntertainmentStanley Tucci releases second cookbookActor Stanley Tucci has created his second cookbook. He tells Tim Adams that food is a great way of expressing love.19 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentJames McNaughton's amusing thought-experimentIn the prevailing climate of heightened risk-aversion among New Zealand book publishers, it’s always a welcome thing when someone is prepared to offer the market something different.19 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleDennis Lehane - a question of moralityMystic River author Dennis Lehane tells Jake Kerridge what links bankers with gangsters.12 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleKate Atkinson's story of Teddy's war dazzlesKate Atkinson's extraordinary 2013 novel, Life After Life, introduced readers to the Todd family in their Forster-esque home of Fox Corner, and managed to achieve publishing's holy grail of both literary acclaim and popular appeal.12 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleFamous Five return for a new generationThe stories of Julian, Dick and Anne, their cousin, tomboy George, and Timmy the dog were my introduction to the transporting quality of books.12 Jun 06:00 PM
EntertainmentFive great weekend readsCanvas books editor Linda Herrick's top five reads for the weekend.11 Jun 07:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Guile behind the paintWriter of art-world satire knows her topic at intimately close quarters.06 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleHitchcock biography uncovers personaA new biography of the master of suspense uncovers the life behind the persona, says Duncan White.05 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Sincere and painful look at nature of loveThe 20th century has just begun. Harry Cave is married, personable, sophisticated. He’s inherited a substantial fortune from a father who died of boredom.05 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Search for light in heart of darknessThere's an eerie, existential quality about Melanie Finn's new novel, Shame. What tiny, mundane choices determine our fate? Why does life cut one way, not another?05 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleBonding over bloodshedAward-winning Auckland writers Linda Olsson and Thomas Sainsbury tell Craig Sisterson why they’re collaborating on a thriller trilogy.29 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleChristopher McDougall - parkour, paleo and energetic proseThose of us for whom the Great Outdoors is the walk from front door to car door need to read Christopher McDougall.29 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleRosaleen Madigan's poignant and poetic commentary on lifeRosaleen Madigan loves her four adult children but, it has to be said, she has a pretty funny way of showing it.29 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Satisfaction in meaty charactersSix of the best in stories starring oddballs and good sorts.23 May 11:55 PM
LifestyleBooks: Constellations of light in tale of tragedyIn her new novel we encounter Julian in a state of profound grief for his lover, Julia, and their daughter, Mira.22 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Powerful debut set in seedy Irish underworldMeet the first novel by a Galway writer who blogs about life on a council estate under a name so forceful I can’t repeat it in a family newspaper. Meet also a terrific reading experience.22 May 06:00 PM