Books trumping rugby? NZ's role as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week is more important than hosting last year's World Cup, says Bill English.

Some of our top chefs and food writers will appear at the Frankfurt Book Fair as part of its associated Culinary Festival under the banner 'NZ Is Cooking'.

Author Kate de Goldi tells Rebecca Barry Hill how cracks in the road inspired her latest novel.

NZ will be on display more than 18,000km away in Germany tomorrow when the doors open for the Frankfurt Book Fair - the biggest book trade fair in the world.

JK Rowling's book is not for the kids, discovers Nicky Pellegrino.

Say it ain’t so. Can it really be half a century since that ultimate male fantasy, Bond, James Bond, first slithered across the big screen? Dixon, Greg Dixon, crunches the numbers and talks to Sir Roger Moore ...

The return of a favourite character is welcomed by Nicky Pellegrino.

Fifty years ago, few people worried about pollution, deforestation or whaling. Then a remarkable book came along. Michael McCarthy looks back to the woman and the book credited with inspiring the environmental movement.

Chick lit darling's new novel tackles depression, says Nicky Pellegrino.

Stephen Jewell talks to Scottish writer Louise Welsh about the importance of place and season.

Uniting such complex threads is a notable achievement, says Nicky Pellegrino.

New Zealand is spending an estimated $6 million to be the star attraction at a German book fair - an invitation Australia turned down because it was too expensive.