LifestyleBook Review: In DarknessThe world watched in horror as, in 2010, Haiti's main city Port au Prince collapsed under a shocking earthquake, its buildings crashing down and killing around a quarter of a million people. 03 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The ForrestsEmily Perkins' sumptuous new book, The Forrests, is a novel to savour slowly: line by line, character by character, revelation by revelation. 02 May 05:30 PM
TravelTravel book: <I>Mountain Biking North</I>While the Kennett brothers' annually updated Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides remains the Bible for the country's trails, this and its South Island predecessor are the hymnbooks.01 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleAuthor shines a light on Moscow's darkest sideAuthor A.D. Miller’s debut novel defies the traditional crime thriller genre as it explores the Russian capital’s underbelly. Stephen Jewell writes.01 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandLibrary readers hunger for hit bookAuckland library readers might have to shelve plans to borrow a copy of The Hunger Games - there are more than 2000 people in the queue to borrow it.01 May 07:04 AM
LifestyleBook Review: Maine I have to confess a prejudice against novels where the characters are continually lighting cigarettes and lifting drinks, and where the author continually tells you they're doing so.30 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleA novel with intrigue in instalmentsNicky Pellegrino finds the intricacies of a French novel a touch far-fetched.29 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleThe Red Poppy explores common groundNew Zealand writer David Hill tells Linda Herrick how a song triggered his latest picture book and how he called upon his own uncles’ memories.24 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook lover: Gordon McLauchlanGordon McLauchlan is a journalist and writer who has recently published <i>The Passionless People Revisited</i> (David Bateman, $29.99).24 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: The five best war novelsIt's Anzac Day tomorrow, which makes it a good time to present Fiction Addiction's list of the five best war novels.24 Apr 12:35 AM
LifestyleBooks to remember them byApril 25 may be a public holiday on both sides of the Tasman, but a batch of new picture books and novels will ensure its meaning is not forgotten for another generation of young readers.23 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleNot chilled but charmed by uninvited guestsSpooky events in an English manor house entertain Nicky Pellegrino.22 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Let's write about sex, babyWhere does an erotic novelist get their inspiration? NZ author Leigh Marsden spills the secrets of sexy writing.20 Apr 12:00 AM
LifestyleBook Review: The Uninvited GuestsSadie Jones’ highly entertaining third novel seems perfectly conceived to appeal to two popular tastes — fascination with the Edwardian country house and the revival of the English ghost story.19 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Painter of SilenceGeorgina Harding's Painter of Silence is set in Dumbraveni in Romania, and spans the period from the onset of World War II, through the war's ongoing impact, to the imposition of Communism.18 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleBritish writer goes off on a tangentBritish writer Geoff Dyer tells Stephen Jewell how a book about tennis became something very different.17 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Five hot new novelsWe're stuck in the past this month, or so it would seem from our selection of hot new novels. 16 Apr 08:12 PM
LifestyleThe enduring appeal of Enid BlytonNick Duerden’s daughters are hooked on Enid Blyton. But, 70 years on, why is the writing of the Noddy and Famous Five author still so compelling?16 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleGothic perils of a 'highly strung orphan'Lurid yarn fails to score a favourable impression with Nicky Pellegrino.15 Apr 05:30 PM
