New ZealandMargaret Mahy passes awayChildren's book author Margaret Mahy and one of New Zealand's most acclaimed literary figures died today. 23 Jul 09:05 AM
WorldFour new Mansfield manuscripts foundA young student has reportedly uncovered four previously unknown stories by New Zealand literary great Katherine Mansfield.23 Jul 02:00 AM
LifestyleThe woman who went to bed for a yearWhat we want, finds Nicky Pellegrino, is often different from what we get.22 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleWeekend project: Ready to readAn easy shelving project is the solution for the boxes of books piling up in the house, writes Justin Newcombe.20 Jul 05:30 PM
LifestyleThe diary that destroyed a marriageBritish writer Kate Summerscale explains to Stephen Jewell how her journalistic background helped her investigate a Victorian divorce.18 Jul 05:30 PM
LifestyleJodi Picoult and her 16-year-old museJodi Picoult had an ideal co-author on a new book - her teenage daughter, finds Nicky Pellegrino.15 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Recommended read - Band-Aid for a Broken LegDamien Brown's first book offers a humble, sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing account of one man's experiences of the realities of aid work.12 Jul 09:30 PM
LifestyleLead us into temptation: Why we're addicted to cookbooksLast year we spent almost $12 million on food and wine books. Dionne Christian asks what it is about cookbooks that turns some of us into addicts.11 Jul 11:00 PM
OpinionChildren's books getting bleaker - studyHeroes in children's books face darker times today than those in the past, say academics after conducting a study.09 Jul 10:00 PM
LifestyleFrolics amid the facts in SkylarkHistorical detail steadies a lively yarn set in NZ's early showbiz days.09 Jul 05:00 PM
