A poet from Te Kuiti thought her win was a hoax at first.

Greg Fleming reviews a new collection of unpublished poems and writings from the Man in Black many of which read like song lyrics.

The woman who read Auckland, Janet McAllister, visits the Mangere Bridge and Onehunga libraries.

US author Laurie Frankel tells Jennifer Dann how she didn't have to look far for the idea behind her latest novel

It may be the digital age but libraries are coming to a street near you, and they need your books. Made with Funding from NZ On Air.

Lucy Clark on why we shouldn't stress about our children's academic success - or lack of it.

A notebook belonging to Sir Edmund Hillary will be auctioned off after it was discovered in a box of old books donated by the late mountaineer's caretaker.

A poll shows that UK citizens overwhelmingly side with Rowling over Morgan

The celebrated author has had to make the strange request after an unfortunate tweet.

JK Rowling has been sending off sassy comebacks on Twitter like she's firing off spells

Film-maker seeking funding to film controversial tale.

Former President Barack Obama could rake in more than $26 million in advance for his post-presidential memoir.

Think colouring-in is still trendy? Prepare to think again.

Greg Fleming reviews the latest crop of crime fiction.

E L James' writing is so execrable, the characters in Fifty Shades so banal, the sex scenes so lacking in passion and emotion.

The second novel from Mindy Mejia has already gotten attention from TV networks

He may seem like something out of a comic book, but Trump has found some help from Marvel.

A charity comic starring Batman and other DC heroes is raising funds for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting.

A family photograph taken before a Christmas Day massacre holds a telling clue of why the slaughter took place.

Design writer Douglas Lloyd Jenkins has been a Herald, Listener and Home magazine contributor and hosted The Big Art Trip on television.

Not even 24 hours after Kiwis unwrapped their annual Christmas haul, almost 8,000 unwanted prezzies are being hawked off online.

The travel writer Colin Thubron tells John Preston what drives him to the world's most remote outposts.

Book extract by Diana's former bodyguard reveals the moment the Princess met 'love rat' James Hewitt and addresses those Harry rumours.

1 When were you last embarrassed? I'm embarrassed all the time. I've thought about it quite often and wonder if it's a form of depression

If you're looking for a gift to keep a sport-lover absorbed over the festive season, Andrew Alderson has had his reading light on to sift out a few gems.

In 1970s' New Zealand, real men played rugby, not rock, writes musician Nick Bollinger.

Greg Fleming reviews Ben Sanders' second American-based novel Marshall's Law

Anthony Horowitz has penned his first original novel for adults in more than a decade.

Weekend's pick for 2016's NZ book of the year.

Our picks of 2016's best illustrated non-fiction books.