Hayley Holt is back and stronger than ever, celebrating two years sober and considering a life in politics.

Engineer Paul Hardisty, a veteran of working in developing nations, has set his first thriller in Yemen. It’s a novel which raises plenty of questions about real-life, he tells Craig Sisterson.

Simon Briggs talks to the world’s number 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic, about refusing to follow the pack, and breaking free from Federer and Nadal’s shadow.

It has been some time since my last communique from here, deep within The Zone. You remember The Zone, right?

Almost 30 years later, Morris Bellamy, the pasty-skinned, red-lipped villain of King's new novel, Finders Keepers, takes a less nuanced approach when confronting his own literary hero.

Here are three great Canvas reads you don't want to miss.

Prince Harry is right - selfies have to stop. Writer Alice Audley turned her back on them and says her life is better for it.

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Join the pack for a good, sound feed.

My elderly father is going to European countries to meet women he has met online. But the women always want to get married, and I am sure they are just going to rip him off. I want him to stop.

Author Charlotte Grimshaw talks to Linda Herrick about the strangely familiar characters in her new novel, growing up with her famous father, C.K. Stead, and how a dog named Philip has changed her.

As much as the camera has always loved Lake Bell, she has now stepped behind it to write and direct, while still starring as the thinking woman’s Bridget Jones in a new rom-com.

Dr Lance O’Sullivan has made it his dream to change the world from the Far North. But, as Greg Dixon discovers, first he had to change himself.

And here we are, on the cusp of July, that month where everyone looks at each other and mutters things along the lines of, "Man, the year's over half over, where did it all go?"

A couple of years ago, Stephanie Johnson wrote a highly entertaining novel about a writing class at an Auckland tertiary institution.

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Five books that make you see the world differently.

K Rd classic feeds diners’ souls with great music and a promise of organic satisfaction to come.

A professional speaker? A stand-up comedian? Steve Braunias considers a career change and turns to a self-appointed life coach for help.

She’s been a body double in the blockbuster Avatar, made a winning film about roadkill and is one of our brightest rising theatre stars. Alan Perrott meets Laurel Devenie and talks to her about her unorthodox career, and letting go.

The look was that of a cosy local cafe, inside an old railway cottage. There were just enough tables and wicker chairs inside to cater to the happy Saturday morning crowd.

My brother finds illnesses that require drugs he wants to try, and fakes the illness to the doctor to get them.

What do you want to do today? What do you want to be? Think quick.

She’s one of our most successful expat actors, starring in a host of acclaimed TV shows and movies. Melanie Lynskey talks to Alexander Bisley about life in LA, why she hopes her next role is a New Zealand film, body issues and gangsta rap.

Actor Stanley Tucci has created his second cookbook. He tells Tim Adams that food is a great way of expressing love.

In the prevailing climate of heightened risk-aversion among New Zealand book publishers, it’s always a welcome thing when someone is prepared to offer the market something different.

Marlborough: capital city, Blenny-vegas. We love it for squint-inducing sauvignon blanc, Renwick pies, mussel farms, plane museums, pinot noir, riesling and everything in between…

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Does the way you sleep affect your health? Cherill Hicks rounds up the seven most common sleep problems and has a warning for those planning to sleep in this weekend.