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The incredible shrinking book awards
This year the Montana NZ Book Awards have become the NZ Post Book Awards, with fewer categories and smaller shortlists.
Pope's pantry a hymn to glories of grease
The German Pontiff's favourite recipes are a suicidal mix of fried, buttery and carnivorous pleasures.
Review: Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo
Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo by Julia Stuart
Fig Tree, $26.99
Lost photographs reveal author's final hours
Images of the writer and aviation pioneer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - probably taken just before his death - have surfaced in France.
Travel book: <i>Classic Walks of New Zealand</i>
This book does contain all the practical information you'd need to walk the tracks but really it's more a source of inspiration
Novel chameleon
It's hard to pin down Jane Smiley's style as each new book is so different from the last.
Book review: <i>The Passage</i>, by Justin Cronin
Plenty of buzz in the publishing world surrounds this sprawling, post-apocalyptic novel that's being heralded as one of the year's big releases.
Public access to unearthed Larsson stories in doubt
The good news for Stieg Larsson addicts: two unpublished manuscripts have been unearthed in his native Sweden.
Travel book: <i>Guide to the Central Otago Rail Trail</i>
Trail riding is increasing in popularity in New Zealand.
Book review: <i>Hearts and Minds</i>
A vivid portrait of a time and a place, I can see exactly why UK author Amanda Craig's sixth novel was longlisted for the 2010 Orange Prize.
Review: Kobo e-Reader
Whitcoulls has entered the e-book fray with a new reader, as Amazon continues to ignore New Zealand with its popular Kindle.
The ice-cream heir who saw two fortunes melt away
To lose one personal fortune might be considered bad luck; to lose two looks distinctly careless.