The man who was responsible for penning the images that brought many well-known Maori legends to life has died.

COMMENT: If you're looking to read about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child without any spoilers, read this instead.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the latest in J.K Rowling's series on the boy wizard, goes on sale today.

A person could so easily be attracted to this book by its cover. But no, we mustn't judge.

When Chris Gayle foolishly sleazed on cricket journalist Mel McLaughlin, he became Australia's public enemy one.

Joe Hill's latest work has post-apocalyptic optimism, writes Stephen Jewell.

At the age of 63 Kiwi sailor Graeme Kendall, in his yacht the Astral Express, conquered the "Everest of sailing".

It's Harry Potter again, though not quite as we've come to know the boy wizard.

The script book for the stage production 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child', which has received rave reviews, has surpassed order expectations

From sipping champagne to studying the solar system - it's been a busy year for Gilda Kirkpatrick.

Gustav Perle, son of a dead policeman and a bitter mother whom he loves despite her disaffection for him, is merely 5 as this story

Often the books we read cover the same subjects.

A different side of Patricia Highsmith comes to life in a new book, writes Stephen Jewell.

Schwartz had much to celebrate.

The world of author and illustrator Dr Seuss is one in which nothing and everything makes sense.

Annie Proulx's new epic story stretches far and wide and south, writes Dionne Christian.

Written six years ago, the Israeli writer's novel is a disquieting mix of apocalyptic and quotidian, incongruous career jealousies in a time of national blood-letting.

This hot love story from an American author, set on a freezing continent, has touches of New Zealand occasionally. The setting is

Hussein's novella is being translated for a December release, the style of which is described as a mix of Thrones and House of Cards.

Artist Bob Kerr illustrated the seminal Kiwi comic Terry Teo which was made into a popular 1980s TV series.

Justin Cronin's readers can't easily put him down, writes Dionne Christian.

This is The Taming of the Shrew retold for more modern times.

Danyl, the protagonist, is back after a six-month absence caused by a misunderstanding with the justice system.

After decades of estrangement from her father, Susan Faludi received an email: he was now a woman. Could they rebuild their relationship?

On a chilly, rainy day, it's tempting to escape to the baking heat of Australia.

It sounds almost too extraordinary to be true: a Kiwi advertising executive makes a pilgrimage across the byways of China, where tourists are rarely seen, and tracks down a long lost son of Mao Tse Tung.

Helen Brown enjoys Sylvia Patterson's memoir, I'm Not With the Band.

The Flintstones are back but they look totally different and they're also kind of anti-Flintstones.

We now know what the houses are, who they're for, and how you get in - plus the history of how the US school got started.