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'But I'm so young': 'Tired' woman's devastating diagnosis

OPINION: 'I might have looked good, but on the inside, I felt rotten.'

There is something irresistible about reading another person's diaries

The very first page of writing is inscribed 'Diary: For Myself and No Other'.

A menagerie of poets

A new poetry anthology celebrates the sheer breadth, and love for, the art form.

Author Hannah Bent explored the 'darker' side of life in new novel

Author Hannah Bent on her new novel, When Things Are Alive They Hum.

Coming Home in the Dark: The true story behind Owen Marshall's harrowing tale

Master storyteller Owen Marshall on his chilling tale that's about to hit the big screen.

Harold Hillman: The Empathy doctor on Jacinda Ardern v Trump and the human side of leadership

Jacinda has it. Donald doesn't. What's the characteristic Harold Hillman is talking about?

What I'm reading: Bill Manhire, poet and emeritus professor

'These days I tend to dip in and out of poetry books.'

Any Joan Didion book is worth picking up

Let Me Tell You What I Mean, a republishing of 12 essays, has her exacting eye.

"She's a redhead, she's led by her heart, she attracts the attention of the press - but this is not an autobiography'

The Duchess of York on her new novel with a character just like her but not her.

'Opening your marriage? It's not a good idea': Meet the woman who inspired Sex/Life

Netflix hit Sex/Life is based on the true story of author and psychologist BB Easton.

Generations disrupted by lives chosen and lives imposed

Esther Freud's ninth novel has human truth on its side

Emma Neale: 'Only fools and children criticise or celebrate things half-done'

A tale of grim life is relieved by colourful pages and prose

Who is Prince Harry's 'super ghost writer'?

Prince Harry has employed an award-winning journalist to help write 'intimate' memoir.

What do we really think about trees?

A new anthology of writing explores our relationships with the arboreal world.

'This whole monsterisation of Broadmoor itself is a kind of crime fiction'

"Evil" is a kind of state of mind that probably any of us could get into - Gwen Adshead

The pursuit of greatness comes with a cost

Little Gods examines the pursuit of greatness

What Carol Markwell is reading

Compelling New Zealand novels and poetry top Carol Markwell's reading list

Jamie Lynn Spears' book publishers slam 'incorrect' pre-release information

It has been revealed Britney Spears' younger sister is gearing up to release a memoir.