Times: More people are paying for ghostwriters to pen their memoirs. Why the boom?

The BBC star on how The Thursday Murder Club became the publishing sensation of the decade

"It's about creating stories and songs that will last," Hulme said.

Is the sacred cow of Kiwi baking all its cracked up to be?

Alan Samson's hippie adventure led to an unusual Christmas Day.

In an extract from her new essay collection, Lana Lopesi refashions material culture.

An edited extract from Ray Ching: New Zealand bird paintings

A book to open at random for those who are different

Good news glimmers for young artists. Paula Morris explains.

Rediscovering books is like coming across old friends

Nine writers write on aspects of their lives

"The wonder of this world enables all artifice to collapse."

A global land art project a quarter of a century in the making

Poet Himali McInnes is lured by fiction despite intentions to read non-fiction

The rights and wrongs about writing about another country - even if you are an expat.

Give the gift of exquisite reading this festive season.

A round up of Canvas reviewers' picks of 2021

Why we search for pure escapism in our holiday reading

Fifty years after their first publication, Hilma Wolitzer's remain as relevant as ever.

"Covers. That's what originally draws me into any book."

A fascinating new book uses Auckland landscapes to reveal histories we don't always know.

A book challenging traditional notions of sex, gender and literature.

Steve Braunias spent six years tracking down New Zealand's music makers

While flying to Canada is off the cards, there's still plenty to read, taste and watch.