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Author Megan Nicol Reed on the pleasure and pain of female friendship

OPINION: 'I'm a woman’s woman, through and through.'

New book shows how a Pākehā woman changed views of Te Tiriti

Ruth Ross is remembered for her perspective on the Treaty of Waitangi.

SPCA provides story books in te reo to Māori education providers across Aotearoa

SPCA is providing books in Te Reo to schools who teach te reo.

Go As A River: 'Human heart connecting with human heart'

Call American writer Shelley Read a late bloomer, she’s fine with that.

The fake story of a real disappearance to be released

The author of the book was inspired to write it after taking a DNA test.

A human wrote this book review. AI wrote the book

New York Times: Can computers write bestsellers? Possibly, says Dwight Garner.

Whakawhetai: Finding the good in every situation

When you start from a place of gratitude, everything else is extra.

The success myth: Why our addiction to achievement is making us sick

Telegraph: 'Recovering success addict' Emma Gannon says we're chasing an illusion.

Hawke’s Bay-born sparky inspires others through bilingual journaling

Hira Nathan didn't think he'd get into journaling, but now he's published his own book.

Don Winslow: Bestselling author on giving up fiction writing for political activism

Don Winslow talks with Greg Fleming, about leaving crime fiction on a high note.

The life and death of a crime writer with her own dark tale

New York Times: Anne Perry, born Juliet Hulme, kept her secret hidden until 1994.

Anne Perry, teen murderer-turned crime writer, dies at 84

She was convicted of killing her friend Pauline Parker's mother in Christchurch in 1954.

Pissed off Paris: A translated book by Whanganui artist David Cauchi is hitting bookstores

A book of 50 poems translated by Whanganui artist David Cauchi will be available soon.

Is true love possible? Readers are turning to this 1990s novel for answers

New York Times: Novel a hit among younger readers thinking about romantic relationships.

'Stunning characters’: Witi’s Wāhine finally takes to the stage in Tāmaki Makaurau

The play includes characters from Ihimaera's The Parihaka Woman and Pounamu Pounamu.

Journal launches in time for new history curriculum changes

The journal has been written by a collective of established Māori historians.

Helen Lehndorf: looking after nature and each other yields a sense of belonging

Helen Lehndorf's memoir shows our relationship with nature can be a way to self-discovery

'On His Majesty's Secret Service': James Bond's nod to the King's coronation

The new James Bond story will commemorate the King's rise to the throne.