Rhoda Janzen's memoir may be light on laughs, but it's heavy on affection.

Even though 2011 is still new, I suspect this debut novel from US author Susan Henderson will be one of my standout reads of the year.

Author Armistead Maupin tells Eva Wiseman about championing marginalised people.

Rocketing up the New York Times Bestseller list, this book has been praised for its intricate plot, its scope and daring, and its bold and sweeping narrative.

How much you'll enjoy this novel from American actor and comedian Steve Martin will depend on how engaged you are with recent art history.

Mary Lambie is a well-known broadcaster and businesswoman.

Unfinished business is the theme of the new novel from best-selling author Kim Edwards.

Peter Simpson reviews three new books about NZ artists.

One of New Zealand's best-loved chefs has updated some of our favourite recipes with a healthy twist.

Books can help explain the challenge of transitions, says Margie Elley-Brown

A great parenting debate is about to be reopened as authors publish books with clashing prescriptions. But will parents be any the wiser?

If you're fascinated by the extraordinary creativity of the ancient Greeks, who 2500 years ago laid the foundations of Western civilisation, then this is the perfect book to take on a pilgrimage to modern Greece.

New Zealand-Born Dr Stephanie Dowrick's books include Forgiveness & Other Acts of Love, Choosing Happiness, In the Company of Rilke, and her most recent one, Seeking the Sacred.

An English couple who now call New Zealand home present a grown-up jelly with a berry and rosé twist.

Books editor Linda Herrick checks out what's cooking in the international market.

In The Black Swan Nassim Taleb describes a black swan as a significant unexpected random event that has a large impact. The question is, how do we best position ourselves to benefit from or minimise the negatives of such events?

In 2005, Micki McGee, a lecturer in sociology at Fordham University, New York, published Self-Help, Inc: Makeover Culture in American Life.

An enterprising Australian seller is hoping to reap a huge windfall from a set of books by NZ author Witi Ihimaera.