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Once upon a time...
Dionne Christian finds the Storylines Festival is perfect to encourage kids' love of reading and writing.
Destiny's head the real star at biography launch
It's the shoes at the foot of Bishop Brian Tamaki's impressive all-black ensemble that catch the eye as his delegation sweeps up the library stairs at Massey University's North Shore campus.
Kooky Kiwi collections + share your own
Why do we collect things and devote so much time, and in some cases money, to surrounding ourselves with common or unusual objects?
Book review: Beautiful Ruins
Well-pitched tale took 15 years to tell, writes Nicky Pellegrino.
Book review: The Last Days Of The National Costume
Anne Kennedy is an award-winning poet who has also developed a solid reputation writing novels and screenplays.
Book review: Fallen Land
It seems strange, in the age of information overload, that we should still be swamped by the fear of the unknown.
Author's NZ writing dream sours
A celebrated children's author-turned-publisher has left the country, with a trail of unpaid debts and angry authors in her wake.
Elderly fire victim sent unreleased novel
A random act of kindness brought 92-year-old fire victim Pearl Sanger close to tears after she received a signed novel from writer Lee Child, not yet released in NZ.
Orwell's 1984 makes comeback
Spirituality and government surveillance are hot topics on Whitcoulls' new Top 100 book list.
The facts will always get through - fast
"An indescribable scene is occurring on the main road leading out of Napier," the Herald reported on February 5, 1931.
FBI want Kiwi over threats
A Harry Potter "superfan" accused of making sinister threats to a female author is facing an FBI arrest warrant in the United States.
Book review: Apple Tree Yard
The halls of government prove to be an enthralling setting for courtroom drama, writes Stephen Jewell.
Book review: The Luminaries
Every now and then you get to read a novel that elevates you far beyond the bric-a-brac of everyday routine, takes you apart, reassembles you, and leaves you feeling as though you have been on holiday with a genius.
Book review: This House Is Haunted
There are no prizes for guessing what this book is about. This House is Haunted is about a haunted house and, if you like spooky ghost stories, John Boyne’s latest novel does the trick.
Wall St giant in 'S & M' lawsuit
Female trainees at Merrill Lynch were handed copies of Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics From a Woman at the Top and told to follow its advice
Closure sends NZ book titles overseas
Popular New Zealand books will be produced and reprinted in Australia.
Book lovers spoilt by choice
It's a book lover's heaven - more than 80,000 books collected throughout the year are on sale at the Variety Monster Book Fair at Alexandra Park.
Paul Little: We're the surveillance state
Children in early-childhood education, ages 3 to 5, are to be given ID numbers.
When every word counts
Lexicographer Dianne Bardsley tells David Larsen about her love affair with words.
Interview with Ben Sanders
Funny, bossy 23-year-old crime writer and engineer has firm ideas on how he wants to be portrayed.