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<i>Review:</i> Dream of Red Chamber at Aotea Centre

A tragic <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>-ish love story unfolds against the backdrop of a prosperous feudal family.

Review: No Fretful Sleeper: A Life of Bill Pearson

Long friendship leaves its mark

A book about Samoan tattooing - tatau - records a story that has been 30 years in the making.

<i>TJ McNamara:</i> Through the lens, sometimes darkly

Rufus' new harmony

Profile: Francesca Price

Being green doesn't have to mean deprivation and sacrifice. Eco-journalist Francesca Price shows us how.

Political animals

'English Patient' twist

<i>Review:</i> Tigers At Awhitu

Sarah Broom, who has a PhD from Oxford, is the author of a book on contemporary British and Irish poets and has just released her

Book lover: Felicity Price

<i>Preview:</i> Living Room 2010 in Auckland CBD

<i>TJ McNamara:</i> A fitting tribute to Frances Hodgkins

On the edge of the world

Dylan Horrocks, author of newly published graphic novel Hicksville, said he grew up in two places: In New Zealand and in comics.

<i>Preview:</i> Brown and Houstoun at Raye Freedman Arts Centre

Beyond the plot

Mitch Albom has realised people are hungry for stories that touch them deeply.

Motorsport: Racing legend shares tales of the track

How sex, food and war drive technology

Writer Peter Nowak starts his survey of technology by linking war, porn and fast food - the idea surfaced after he saw the lurid sex tape of Paris Hilton.

The fine art of silence and pushing boundaries