EntertainmentDealing with fame, fortuneActor-turned-writer David Walliams talks to Stephen Jewell about his third children’s book and the truth behind his anarchic tales for kids.07 Dec 04:30 PM
Entertainment<i>The Arrival</i> wins six awards at the Chapman Tripps<i>The Arrival</i> was the big winner at the Chapman Tripp Wellington Theatre Awards which were handed out last night.05 Dec 09:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: The ConfessionJohn Grisham clearly felt deeply about this book - perhaps because he's recently become concerned about wrongful convictions, and the treatment of that theme here has a very passionate edge.05 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Ben HurleyAuckland stand-up comedian Ben Hurley gives insight into his reading preferences.04 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentCrime on the riseA mystery wrapped in an enigma is the very apt winner of the inaugural New Zealand crime-writing award.04 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentTheatre Review: Gagarin Way<i>Gagarin Way</i> is about current political apathy; nonetheless it expects its audience to have a wee bit of political awareness, particularly vis-a-vis 20th century British history. 02 Dec 06:00 PM
WorldThe Picassos at centre of theft stormThe mysterious emergence of 271 previously unknown works by Picasso could trigger a lengthy legal battle.30 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentIn the vein of DraculaStephen Jewell talks to director-turned-writer Guillermo Del Toro about his life post Middle-earth and the newly released second part of his spine-chilling vampire trilogy.30 Nov 01:00 AM
EntertainmentPicasso trove turns up in FranceA retired French electrician and his wife have come forward with 271 undocumented, never-before-seen works by Pablo Picasso estimated to be worth at least €60m (NZ$105m).29 Nov 09:09 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Minding FrankieMaeve Binchy does it again. After more than 20 novels, novellas and short story collections, and at an age when some writers have trouble staying current, Binchy has pulled off yet another thoughtful yet undemanding story that will delight.29 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Brothers & SistersTheme-based anthologies serve several purposes. They explore and represent particular subjects from a thousand vantage points and they assemble diverse voices, both familiar and unfamiliar.29 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Katherine Mansfield The Story-TellerThis is the first full biography written since the publication of the two-volume edition of <i>Mansfield's Notebooks</i> (2002), transcribed by Margaret Scott, and the final (fifth) volume in 2008 of her <i>Collected Letters</i>.29 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentWhen shorter is sweeterJonathan Franzen, Tony Blair and Ken Follett are all guilty of crimes against brevity, writes Robert McCrum.29 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Saraswati ParkSet in Mumbai, <i>Saraswati Park</i> is a vivid portrait of intergenerational family dynamics in an ever-changing, modern day India.29 Nov 04:30 PM
KahuExhibition reveals early Maori writingAlison Jones and Kuni Jenkins have been researching early engagement between Maori and Pakeha - and have turned up real gems.28 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Mary Ann in Autumn: A Tales of the City NovelWay back in the 1980s I was addicted to Armistead Maupin's <i>Tales of the City</i> novels.28 Nov 04:30 PM
