Geraldine Johns asks six of our top chefs what their favourite cookbooks are — the ones that really inspire them — and why.

Paul Torday's novel is set in the stately English countryside where he now lives, writes Nicky Pellegrino.

Novelist Jojo Moyes was intrigued by the story of Daniel James, a young man who made headlines when he persuaded his parents to take him to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland for an assisted suicide.

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John Walsh reckons the perfect knocking review should be more like an execution than a fist fight - simple and judicious

You too could have a rear end like Pippa Middleton's, thanks to a new book by her pilates coach, released in New Zealand this week.

Kiwis love browsing bookstores for a good read.

A review of Delicacy, by renowned French writer David Foenkinos.

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Here, the British author of War Horse talks about working with animals and children, gives his recommendations for reluctant young readers, and tells us what he thinks of the movie.

Another new year, another bunch of resolutions. Kilos to lose, bad habits to cut back, exercise regimes to start and maintain, or even some audacious personal or creative goals, like running a marathon, or writing and publishing a first novel.

Looking for something absorbing to read over New Year? You’ve come to the right blog.

In some ways English author Anthony Horowitz was presented with a gift when he was invited to write the first official Sherlock Holmes novel since the Arthur Conan Doyle era.

We have the idea that the celebrity cult is a modern phenomenon. But when Charles Dickens visited America in 1842 he was surrounded by cheering crowds wherever he went.

It's said that you are as sick as your secrets.

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