Mountain bike enthusiast Russell Baillie reviews the dangerous new tome from Lonely Planet.

A Kiwi teacher and mother-of-two has launched New Zealand's first erotic literary magazine, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.

Ex-detective Ian Austin came late to writing, but unwittingly he'd already researched much of the material for his new novel The Agency. Depression

Ron Weasley's "patronus" is a Jack Russell terrier. Moaning Myrtle's full name is Myrtle Elizabeth Warren. Harry Potter's uncle loves Top Gear. Fluffy the three-headed dog was repatriated to Greece. Tuition at Hogwarts is free.

Self-published books can be well produced. It is probably worth paying to have them professionally written, edited, designed and printed.

It has never been easier to get your own story into print. Michael Donaldson looks at the rise - and some of the pitfalls - of self-publishing.

"What does it mean to be somebody else's muse, and do you feel like you're being harvested and used?" Author Jessie Burton is pondering

Considering she said Harry Potter's story was over, JK's been rolling out a tonne of new content.

Next to Batman and Superman, there is a comic book hero called Stix whose pornographic adventures in space can be followed through public libraries.

Dame Fiona Kidman talks about her new novel A Day at the Movies.

Dig out your collection, a rare typo found on page 53 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone could mean your book is worth a fortune.

The author of the UK summer's most fought-over beach read tells how she struck it lucky - the real love story behind this year's One Day.

A non-fiction book commemorating Anzac heroes from both world wars has taken out the top prize at today's New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

George R.R Martin could have another TV hit on his hands, but what does it mean for Game of Thrones?

COMMENT: I've loved the Harry Potter series and J.K. Rowling for over 10 years, but now, for the first time, I feel disappointed with her - and it hurts.

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.

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

A Time To Die (Hachette) Tom Wood $34.99 Englishman Wood says he got into the book business "to pen thrillers with the boring bits

Topping the list of favourite Kiwi reads this year was the hard-hitting romantic novel turned controversial film Me Before You.

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.