PremiumPremiumLifestyleThe bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend readingSit back to Chris Tse's new poems, including "Karaoke for the end of the world".15 Apr 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleDelia Ephron writes through cancer to a happy endingDelia Epron's new book is a medical thriller, cancer memoir, love story and hero's journey15 Apr 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleA brief encounter with one of New Zealand's bestselling writersDavid Hill recalls a meeting that went wrong at Easter 60 years ago15 Apr 08:20 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleLessons from a sex therapist: Lust, secrets and surprising reason people have affairsTimes: "The pandemic hurt people's sexual life, there's no doubt about that."12 Apr 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleThe bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend readingIndulge in Gigi Fenster's book you will be thinking about for days after you finish it.08 Apr 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleHow a couple from Glenfield came to be a force on social mediaYouTube stars Abbey and Money Singh tell Greg Bruce how things almost fell apart.08 Apr 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleJoy Cowley: 'The mystery central to my life''Times of pain and loss emptied me to make room for something new,' says Joy Cowley08 Apr 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentPair on a mission to put a writer back in the writer's house"I'd say by 2024, there will be a writer living here" - Naomi McCleary.08 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherDeborah Challinor: 'My dreams are very intense when I'm finishing a book'The best-selling novelist speaks to Elisabeth Easther.04 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleThe library ends late fees, and the treasures roll inNew York Times: Wave of returns accompanied by bashful notes of apology and gratitude.04 Apr 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleThe bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend readingSit down and pick up Noelle McCarthy's memoir - one of this week's other top book picks.01 Apr 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleSex, desire and female rage - why women love Lisa TaddeoTimes: Three Women was a phenomenon. Her latest obsession? Another taboo - female rage.01 Apr 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyle'We'd have wives coming in with husbands, and the same husbands with mistresses'From Prego to SPQR: Debauchery and other stories from a life on the restaurant floor.25 Mar 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleBlank pages: The great mystery of Keri Hulme's ghost bookSteve Braunias investigates whatever happened to the most famous NZ novel that never was.25 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSpy fiction's new golden age - the page-turners to read nowTimes: The Cold War is back - and spy novelists are having a blast.23 Mar 10:40 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleA crime queen, poetry and Send Nudes: This week in booksSit down to a literary state of mind with the Canvas weekly edit.18 Mar 11:00 PM
New ZealandBook shortlisted for Ockham awardŌtaki author Gigi Fenster has made the shortlist for the Ockham NZ Book Awards.16 Mar 08:44 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPfizer's Mr Big: My $3 billion gamble to beat CovidTimes: Some world leaders called once, Albert Bourla says. Others wouldn't stop.16 Mar 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldAn author wrote about her sister's murder. It led to a breakthroughNew York Times: "I was able finally to gather the courage to open up the boxes."13 Mar 06:24 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleIn Amber's Wake reviewed and a conversation with Annabel AbbsBring more culture into your life with the definitive Canvas edit.11 Mar 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleMaria Samuela, inspired by people and memoriesTulia Thompson talks to writer Maria Samuela about her inspirations11 Mar 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleOnce upon a time in Māori artExtract from Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art11 Mar 08:00 PM
RoyalsMeghan Markle being sued over 'poverty' claimsSamantha Markle is suing her sister over her "rags to royalty" story.06 Mar 06:31 PM
SportShane Warne on the ball that shook the worldAustralian cricket great wrote about that infamous delivery bowled 25 years ago.05 Mar 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleFive quick questions with The Final Call author Jen ShieffThe author of The Final Call on becoming a film reviewer, the 70s and Dickens.04 Mar 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleWhen her husband said he wanted to die, Amy Bloom listenedNew York Times: 'Brian's strong wish was that nobody would stop him, and he got his wish.'04 Mar 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyle"It is a fish, yet we have to pretend it isn't"In Lloyd Jones' new novel, a family contends with the birth of an unusual child.04 Mar 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleTessa Duder: 'I have been intrigued, enlightened and entertained by the perceptiveness and wisdom of my fellow bibliophiles'Tessa Duder is a latecomer to the joys of book clubs04 Mar 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleBook review: A Very Nice Girl by Imogen CrimpA novel taking its cue from a 1934 novel.04 Mar 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleAward shortlists show diversity increasing, along with small and independent publishersPaula Morris: good to see an increasing number of diverse writers acknowledged04 Mar 06:00 PM
EntertainmentOckham NZ Book Awards finalists announcedFor the best in New Zealand literature, look no further.01 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherGraeme Lay: 'Writing isn't lonely - you have your imagination and your characters for company'The editor and writer talks to Elisabeth Easther.28 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleThe changing cultural phenomenon of exerciseFrom 'gym rats' to Scandinavian exercise regimes, Bill Hayes explores a history of sweat.26 Feb 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleIs the rise of sensitivity readers progress or censorship?No offence: The issue of sensitivity readers has generated considerable debate25 Feb 11:50 PM