After a year of digital learning, let's hear it for real books
THE CONVERSATION: Children still read books, but many have moved to the digital kind.
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The Family Doctor: Debra Oswald's first foray into crime fiction
Debra Oswald's new thriller combines social realism with a story of revenge.
'The year that literature died': School dumps Shakespeare, replaces with magazines
Reviewer suggested students focus on texts that were simpler and more appealing.
'Huge hole inside me': Prince Harry gives advice to grieving kids in new book
'I wish I was able to hug you', the prince writes in a new book about losing a parent.
Money for free: What writers would do with $57,000
How would you spend $57k? These writers wonder.
Steve Braunias book extract: The murder of Grace Millane - X on trial
Braunias explores 12 extraordinary tales of disappearance in his new book Missing Persons.
Verbal retorts and tightening traps abound in bodice-ripper for the 21st century
A Net for Small Fishes seems ready-made for a Netflix series
Stephanie Johnson: Idealism, idylls and the desire for change
Change is a constant and it's also the theme of Stephanie Johnson's new book.
No good, no evil: Phil Klay's new war epic
Phil Klay's much-anticipated first novel is a vivid, powerful war epic.
'Fantastic and utterly unpredictable twists'
A book about human frailty and NZ fiction are the choice for podcast producer Duncan Smith
Climate change for dummies: The bestseller that's changing minds
Times: Two 24-year-olds are changing the mind of climate deniers with their bestseller.
'My reading is either new New Zealand books or things I pick at second-hand bookstores and op shops'
Steve Braunias on what he's been reading over summer
Clockwork: Kikuko Tsumura's search for meaning in the modern workplace
Anyone suffering from late-capitalism fatigue will relate to Tsumura's workplace novel
Sue Copsey: 'Not one of the Windsors is anywhere near as fascinating as a Tudor or a Plantagenet'
Sue Copsey talks to Eleanor Black about her Tudor-inspired contemporary novels
Rebel Girls, Impatient Love and Long Life: Isabel Allende's new memoir
The Chilean author has penned her memoir on what it means to be a woman.
Holm truths on minding your money
After 40 years of talking money, Mary Holm is far from bored.
'Everything we took for granted has been taken away'
This is a moment in history - British actor Juliet Stevenson
Auckland Writers Festival putting local authors first for 2021
Local authors will be the focus of this year's festival.
Double tragedy: How woman survived death of husband, son within 16 days
Christchurch woman Julie Zarifeh's new book outlines grief journey after double tragedy.
Klara and the Sun: A profound dystopian vision
Love and machines are at the heart of the Booker Prize-winning novelist's new tome.
'Springboards for examining the craft and reflecting on the significance of storytelling'
Fiona Sussman on an inspiring teacher and thought-provoking reading.
Beloved author Joy Cowley opens up about childhood struggles
The celebrated writer reveals why she's so passionate about kids learning to read.
'You better look out': Tiger King Joe Exotic to release tell-all memoir
"It's going to be a truth-tell book. I'm not holding back anything."
'Cancel culture' controversy erupts after Dr Seuss books pulled
New York Times: Questions about what should be preserved as part of the cultural record.
Danyl McLauchlan's confessional for the age of anxiety
A trained science writer turns his focus inward in a new collection of essays.
Paula Morris: Debut authors shine on Ockhams longlist
Paula Morris surveys this year's vibrant longlist.
Fertility crisis: Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival'
Sperm counts are on track to hit zero by 2045, a top reproductive epidemiologist says.
'Handmaid's Tale' returns, creator sees no end in sight
"I think I can keep going as long as I can rope Lizzie into it," Bruce Miller said.
David Bishop: "I opted for the Hilary Mantel approach to historical fiction"
The court reporter-turned-screenwriter-turned-author is releasing a historical thriller.
What Bookety Book Books is bookshop owner Mandy Myles reading?
Mandy Myles discovers delight in a different kind of hangover-inducing tome.
Kazuo Ishiguro Interview: 'We can fly too close to the sun'
Kazuo Ishiguro, Nobel prize winner, warns artificial intelligence can be dangerous.