Elegant coats are the order of the season.

Is Mt Eden the best place to eat pasta in Auckland?

Former resistance activist and rape survivor Carmen Aguirre these days channels her revolutionary impulses into theatre and writing, says Dionne Christian.

Ghislaine Kenyon tells Craig Sisterson about why she felt compelled to write a book about Sir Quentin Blake, the most renowned illustrator of our time.

"Nothing moves forward in a story except through conflict," writes Robert McKee of Story Seminar fame.

Television comedian-cum-birdwatcher and writer Bill Oddie talks to Greg Bruce about his path through fame and depression.

Yes, Gwyneth Paltrow does eat carbs! An exclusive extract from her new book, It's All Easy.

Isabella Rossellini is a film-maker and actress.

I counselled my young daughter last week that we should do what scares us; it informs us of what we are capable, reminds us we are alive.

A few words with actor Mark Ruffalo.

Three wines to escape life's demands with.

Kim Dotcom has recently downsized to a harbourside apartment that he says he likes a lot more and is "like a tenth of what we had at the mansion".

Designer David Trubridge on what inspires him.

New-season handbags in earth tones provide a subtle hit of colour.

It's all about ticking the boxes at this protein-powered joint.

Paul Theroux is one of the great travel writers because he makes you eager to visit where he writes about, even when he sharply gets what's wrong with it.

Dozens of authors will visit for the Auckland Writers Festival but what's it like to be a visiting author far from home?

As with most Sunday mornings, I was looking for something to satisfy my caffeine craving - and some food to accompany it.

Each week Megan Nicol Reed talks through what's on all of our minds.

Singer-songwriter-mother Anika Moa tells Greg Bruce why she doesn't like happy endings.

The look of luxe gets a modern and nonchalant update this season.

A lewd display of street harassment doesn't ruin our meals - the food does that all on its own.

Fifty years after she became America's most famous feminist, Gloria Steinem tells Gaby Wood why the fight is far from over.

When you have children, time off is a whole different game, discovers Kim Knight.

Local writer Ben Sanders tells Greg Fleming about transposing his previously Auckland-based crimes Stateside and finding his storylines while daydreaming.

The question: "What do you do in your free time?" Why do people hate this? Well, it's because most people don't do anything in their free time, writes Verity Johnson.