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The secret 'double life' of mystery Kiwi cop

South Auckland detective talks "spies, private eyes and tough guys".

Healthcare insiders create fiction from daily realities

Paula Morris reviews two novels on medical misadventure.

Can feminists have Botox ... and other stories

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Sophie Ward: Model, gay icon, Booker nominee

Times: Former Vogue cover girl made headlines for walking red carpet with her girlfriend.

'My reading list is more of a to-read list'

Airini Beautrais on books she would read if she had the time

'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77

Winston Groom, who wrote "Forrest Gump", has died at age 77.

Armchair travel: 'Falling in love in France changed my life'

Author Melanie Cantor fell in love with a Frenchman...but there was no fairy-tale ending.

He invented the Rubik's Cube. He's still learning from it

New York Times: Meet the man who devised one of the world's most popular puzzles.

Read all about it! Wardini wins NZ bookshop of the year

Wardini Books has been named the Nielsen Bookshop of the Year 2020.

Of 'pets' and 'curses'

Elizabeth Heritage and David Herkt review Pets and Betty.

Poet Kate Camp reads everything from Trollope to Mantel

Poet and author of How to Be Happy Though Human, Kate Camp, shares her reading list.

Ghazaleh Golbakhsh: From prison at age 6 to film-maker and author

From Iran, to NZ, to Hollywood, Ghazelah Golbakhsh discusses her new book of essays.

The many sides to Dan Brown

New York Times: Author of The Da Vinci Code released a classical music album for children.

Whitcoulls Top 100: Ten Kiwi authors make list as Harry Potter series rules the charts

Ten New Zealand authors have made the Whitcoulls Top 100 list this year.

Noteworthy: Social status focus of a selection of books

Eleanor Black on Canvas' Noteworthy book reviews.

Letters tell of love during World War II

Love letters create a new literary genre with a multiple purpose

'If I had to go through it, I'm allowed to write about it'

Eleanor Black talks to poet Jess Fiebig

What I'm Reading: Kimberly Andrews

Author Kimberly Andrews shares her current reading picks