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Michael Palin on lockdown inspiration; travel to North Korea, Iraq

The Monty Python star talks to Herald Travel about his new book Into Iraq.

King Charles may ban Harry from coronation - reports

The King is reportedly weighing up whether he will invite Harry to his coronation.

The real mystery of the Orient Express, solved at last

Now a very real 40-year-old mystery has been solved.

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading

Poetry, fiction and non-fiction reads for the weekend.

How Colleen Hoover rose to rule the bestseller list

New York Times: She's sold more than 20 million books. And she's done it her way.

Richard E. Grant: being ignored by Nicole Kidman, a weekend with King Charles III

Richard E. Grant delivers "glittering morsels of gossip"

'Panic around me': Kiwi Drag Race winner caught in shock US shoot-out

The entertainer's dream trip to the US took a scary turn.

The love of two wheels: Motorcycle fans tell all

Ken Downie finds out what lies behind the passion for motorcycles.

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading

Kelly Ana Morey talks to Catherine Chidgey about her new rural-set novel.

New book reveals details of Anthony Bourdain's final days

Biography reveals a series of alleged text messages and the chef's search history.

'He realised what he had become': The last, painful days of Anthony Bourdain

NY Times: An unauthorised biography reveals raw details of the TV star's life and death.

South Auckland sanctuary: Why Pukekohe is the perfect spot

Beaches nearby and a friendly community tick the boxes for this Kiwi novelist.

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading

Mel C talks to Eleanor Black, quick questions with poet laureate Chris Tse.

Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel dies at 70

Mantel died 'suddenly yet peacefully', surrounded by close family and friends.

Something for nothing: Mapping the rise of the 'little library' movement

"There's no profit, no ulterior motive. It's something purely altruistic."

"The prevalent view is of the repressed, oppressed Arab woman, as if mini skirts mean freedom"

Wellington-born, Beirut-based correspondent Rania Abouzeid reports from the front line.

The heroine trap: How society still puts women back in their place

Five quick questions with Canterbury University historian Professor Katie Pickles.

Story behind new book helping Kiwi kids process grief

Cloe Willetts reveals the inspiration behind her new children's book about grief and loss.