LifestyleParadise for a fewNew Zealand has become a richer country in the past 30 years.21 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleKatie Price plans to pen a fifth autobiographyKatie Price has revealed she is planning to release her fifth autobiography later this year - at the age of just 35.19 Jun 11:40 PM
LifestyleTweet this: Burqini's in the dictionaryThe Oxford English Dictionary has now included the social networking term 'tweet', as technology continues to change the way we speak.18 Jun 10:40 PM
LifestyleDisraeli lovechild lived and raised family in NZThe illegitimate daughter of a 19th century British Prime Minister lived and raised a family in New Zealand.18 Jun 05:30 PM
EmploymentTweak your life in bite-sized bitsWhen it comes to changing your life, CV writer-turned-career coach Tom O'Neil says it is better to make changes by degrees.18 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleBest selling author slams erotic romance Fifty ShadesBest-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has dismissed erotic romance <i>Fifty Shades Of Grey</i>.18 Jun 12:15 AM
LifestyleScreen siren's sexy secretsLegendary screen siren Ava Gardner has told all from beyond the grave in a explosive new autobiography detailing the sex, lies and booze that caused her so much heartache.17 Jun 01:55 AM
LifestyleBook Review: AnticipationThe materially successful but spiritually bereft Janine Harding finds herself, in her early 40s, living in a “do-up” on an island in the Hauraki Gulf, where time on her hands sets her to thinking about her family history.15 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Astronaut Wives ClubStories told of the mostly unknown women behind US astronauts.15 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook lover: Rick GekoskiThe book I love most is ... Roald Dahl's <i>Matilda</i>, the story of a genius 5-year-old girl who overcomes all odds.15 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: His Own Steam: The Work of Barry BrickellIn this book full of striking images, it's the first that seems to best capture the essence of potter Barry Brickell - a 1971 portrait of the artist bent double to work inside a huge ceramic jar, his trunk vanishing ostrich-like into its clay mouth.14 Jun 06:00 PM
Media and marketingPublisher axes staff as distribution shifts to OzJobs will be lost in New Zealand at book publishers HarperCollins and Pearson after the companies yesterday announced intentions to close some operations.12 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleIt will be Alexa Chung's book, seriously, It.Alexa Chung says her highly-anticipated style book featuring her inspirations and musings will be called It.12 Jun 04:00 AM
LifestyleRoberto Cavalli: 'In a few months, you will know everything'Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli will lift the lid on his life when he releases his autobiography later this year.11 Jun 02:50 AM
LifestyleBook Review: Lots Of Candles, Plenty Of CakeAn older woman's wisdom is an asset we can all bank, writes Nicky Pellegrino.08 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleMy happy place: Ben Sanders - crime writerMy happy place is the cliff-top walkway at the southern end of Long Bay on the North Shore.08 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul LewisPaul Lewis: Bails lifted for second inningsWent to a book launch this week. Book launch? More of a relaunch of Marty Crowe's life, really.08 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentRebecca Miller: A charmed lifeRebecca Miller’s life was never going to be run-of-the-mill; her father was one of the world’s most famous playwrights. Then she fell in love with one of the world’s greatest actors.07 Jun 07:30 PM
EntertainmentLuther: Head full of horrorsSharon Stephenson is haunted by screenwriter Neil Cross’ grisly creations.07 Jun 06:30 PM
LifestyleDuet of words and danceBest-selling author Audrey Niffenegger tells Jessica Duchen how ballet has inspired her new direction.07 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: House Of EarthWoodrow Wilson (Woody) Guthrie wrote many of his most enduring folk songs after trekking through America's dust-bowl during the years of the Depression and dispossession.07 Jun 06:00 PM
SportCrowe bares his soul in bookA day after publicly announcing his cancer was in remission, Kiwi cricket legend Martin Crowe has officially launched his autobiography detailing his battle with the disease.06 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentGatsby stands the test of timeF. Scott Fitzgerald may be closely associated with the Roaring Twenties but the American Autor's work is proving timeless.04 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Five DaysIt was only in retrospect that I truly got the point of Douglas Kennedy’s latest novel.01 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleDan Brown: Just wait and seePatient Dan Brown fans will have another long wait until he's finished his next book, writes Stephen Jewell.01 Jun 06:00 PM
New ZealandCrowe: Sky a 'nasty snake'Martin Crowe says Sky TV was a "nasty snake" troubling his life alongside NZ Cricket and the cancer for which he needed chemotherapy.01 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleJust open your eyesBest-selling British crime writer Mark Billingham tells James Kidd where he gets his ‘sick and twisted’ ideas.31 May 06:00 PM
