Filming began in Bougainville today for Mr Pip, the movie based on the novel by New Zealander Lloyd Jones.

Monica Ali's new novel is unconvincing but entertaining. Where would Princess Diana be now if she faked her death?

The opening of Jane Harris' second novel gives little indication of how dark it will become.

Jeanette Aplin lives with her husband on remote D'Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds, and has recently written about raising kune kune pigs there in The Price of Bacon (Cape Catley).

Anne and David Norman will have their work cut out in turning the Whitcoulls and Borders book retailing chains around.

Makeup artist Francois Nars once again creates fresh looks for women, easily replicated at home, with his latest book.

Book retailers Whitcoulls and Borders have been sold for an undisclosed sum to the owners of Farmers.

Her work appears regularly in leading British design magazines such as Elle Decoration, she owns the ultra-hip design store Caravan, in London's Shoreditch, leading interiors stylist Emily Chalmers chats about her love of design.

Stan Lee, whose career writing comic books has run from the golden age to contemporary times, is going digital.

Stephen Jewell talks to comic book artist and writer Roger Langridge about taking on cult superhero Thor.

This is the story of a remarkable journey from Sydney, across Australia, the Malay Peninsula, Central Asia, Russia and Europe to London on a decommissioned Australia Post motorbike.

What a great read. Frances Walsh's book is a fascinating work of New Zealand social history written with wit, intelligence and a refreshing lack of condescension towards the ideas and attitudes of the last century.

British author Natasha Solomons tells Frances Grant how she has been inspired by her own family history and by her home county of Dorset.

Never give up has been this successful writer's mantra.

Thriller writer Gregg Hurwitz talks to Craig Sisterson about shifting from Shakespeare to crime and comics.

Taking a sharp look at humanity's foibles.

The earlier books which saw Colin Thubron hailed as one of the great travel writers were notable for their sparse writing style, keen observation of telling detail and insightful exploration of grand geographic themes.

The fact that a reality television show features in Camilla Lackberg's mesmerising new novel will mean little to New Zealand readers of this best-selling Nordic writer, but her fellow Swedes might discern a little score-settling.