LifestyleBook review: We Need New NamesNoViolet Bulawayo was born in Zimbabwe, a year after the country gained independence from British rule.28 Sep 12:15 AM
LifestyleBook review: The Signature Of All ThingsFrom the author of <i>Eat, Pray, Love</i> comes a remarkable new novel - a total deviation from Elizabeth Gilbert's 2006 bestseller, although just as likely to become a chart-topper.27 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleJamie Oliver: No stranger to controversyNo sooner does Jamie Oliver's latest cookbook hit the shops, than the Naked Chef goes and says something which whips up a frenzy.25 Sep 04:00 AM
LifestyleHome-grown books a hit with Kiwi kidsWizards and witches, vampires and the tale of a one-eyed donkey are what Kiwi children love to read about.22 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook review: Snake BiteSince the novel <i>Puberty Blues</i> first scandalised the complacent Australian middle classes in 1979, there have been a couple of updates.21 Sep 06:00 PM
OpinionPhil TaylorInterview with Eleanor CattonThe smartest young writer anyone is ever likely to have coffee with is cosily wrapped in a knitted jumper against the spring freshness.21 Sep 03:01 AM
LifestyleBook review: The Young Desire ItAs a coming-of-age story, this first novel by a young Australian writer would alarm those who leaped to condemn Ted Dawe's <i>Into The River</i>, which recently won this country's Young Adult Fiction award.20 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleLucky breakTalent and hard work are important but chance plays a big part, economist Tim Harford tells David Larsen.20 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleRicky Martin to release children's bookThe book will be entitled <i>Santiago, The Dreamer in the Land Among the Stars</i> and will be released on November 14 simultaneously in Spanish and English.16 Sep 10:48 PM
EntertainmentFaction: Comics, Kiwi-styleThe creators of Kiwi comic anthology <i>Faction</i> aren't in it for fortune and glory - they just want to get their comics out into the world.15 Sep 02:00 AM
New Zealand'Mature' warning for teen novelControversial children's book of the year Into The River will carry a warning that it is suitable for readers aged 16 years and older.14 Sep 09:26 PM
New ZealandScott Guy book an 'absolute joke'Kylee Guy's sister has dismissed a new book about the 2010 murder of her brother-in-law Scott Guy.14 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleWhen good children turn badNovelist Liz Jensen’s latest genre-bending novel, The Uninvited, is a modern ghost story that touches on bigger issues affecting the planet, she tells Arifa Akbar.14 Sep 03:50 AM
LifestyleBook review: Let the games beginConsumer Alert: this novel has nothing to do with the Olympics - except for one thing I'll mention later.13 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleKiwi's novel flying out the doorCopies of <i>The Luminaries</i>, the New Zealand novel short-listed this week for the Man Booker Prize, are flying off the shelves.13 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldPersonal, revealing memoir exposes Hawking's marriage traumasThe painful end of Stephen Hawking's first marriage, and the bitter acrimony of his second, have been described in detail by the Cambridge cosmologist for the first time in his autobiography.13 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleToo much informationParental oversharing has become commonplace thanks to social media. Emma Rowley meets the controversial blogger telling proud mums and dads to put a lid on it.07 Sep 11:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: ConstanceBased in New York, British writer Patrick McGrath has published seven novels and two short-story collections.07 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Max GateIn fictionalising Thomas Hardy’s life, Damien Wilkins discovers some outrageous truths, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.06 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Virgin And The WhaleHe's a contender, Carl Nixon. He's an acclaimed playwright, has won significant awards for his short stories and he's come close with his novels, too06 Sep 06:00 PM
BusinessBooktrack unveils web studioKiwi technology firm Booktrack is seeking to "ride the self-publishing wave" and has worked with Google to launch a web-based studio where users can add their own soundtrack to novels, short stories or even blog posts.05 Sep 08:20 PM
New ZealandWriter, businessman and former cop honouredAlbert Wendt says he is "really chuffed" to have received the Order of New Zealand insignia that formerly belonged to fellow writer the late Margaret Mahy.04 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandRed Cross misses out on quake-book moneyThe Red Cross got no money from the high-profile publisher of a book promoted as a fundraiser for the Christchurch earthquake appeal.31 Aug 03:00 AM