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Travel book: <I>Italia</I>
Not really a travel book, I know, but surely one of the best reasons for visiting Italy is the fantastic food.

Book Review: Waiting For Sunrise
At first sight, Lysander Rief, standing on the corner of the Augustiner Strasse in 1913 Vienna, looks like a hero.

Book Review: The New Granta Book of Travel
Although the incident occurred nearly 50 years ago, "it won't leave my mind," Theroux writes in one of the most chilling stories in this disparate collection from writers well-known and new.

Success: Lovable character key to publisher's success
From Beijing to Los Angeles, books from New Zealand are helping children learn English.

A novel with characters we can care about
Coming-of-age debut novel has strengths that impress Nicky Pellegrino.

Book lover: Bronwyn Bradley
The actress from Top Girls welcomes you into the inner sanctum of her world as a book worm.

Book Review: It Chooses You
To judge by online reviews, Californian arthouse film-maker Miranda July's movies are something you either love or hate. And it seems her writing is much the same.

Book Review: The Household Tips of the Great Writers
Advice on Do It Yourself, Cook It Yourself and Dig It Yourself, written in the styles of over 40 famous or infamous writers.

Book Review: Zona
Sales pitch: 'I want to write a book that is a sort of summary of a wilfully ambiguous science fiction movie made by a Russian director more than 30 years ago.'

Book Review: In the Absence of Heroes
Recently, while sitting in the airport lounge in Sydney waiting for a flight home, I glanced up from my hardcover book and surveyed the other travellers in my immediate vicinity.

The Office star writes a modern day fairytale
The Office star Mackenzie Crook adds another string to his creative bow with a children's book. He tells Stephen Jewell how the idea came to him.

White magic spellbinds in a daring new novel
Eowyn Ivey's daring début novel will be hard to follow, notes Nicky Pellegrino.

Book Review: The Dovekeepers
In an age where the care of ourselves has become a religion Alice Hoffman’s book presents an almost-forgotten way of life.

Book Review: Ed King
This is such a clever idea for a novel that it's a wonder no one has thought of it before.

Travel book: <I>The Great Kiwi Motorhome Guide</I>
This book is full of information about what to look out for when buying or renting a motorhome.

Book Review: Currawalli Street
I hate calling a book “charming”, but Christopher Morgan’s narrative deserves the adjective.

Nora Roberts in defence of romance
Nora Roberts is one of the world’s best-selling authors. However, the literary establishment has mostly been indifferent to her success.