Entertainment'Glee' star Chris Colfer signs to become an author<i>Glee</i> star Chris Colfer has signed a book deal.09 Jun 11:22 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Judging a book by its coversWhen I have a spare half hour to browse in my local independent bookshop, it's usually a combination of the cover and the title that tempts me to pick up something new.09 Jun 07:00 PM
New ZealandTaxpayers to help Kiwi stars shine at UK festivalTaxpayers are helping Kiwi musicians to take to the stage at this month's Glastonbury Music Festival in Britain.09 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestylePotty in the kitchenWith a new cookbook out, one half of <i>Two Fat Ladies</i>, Clarissa Dickson Wright, is happy.09 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Scissors Paper Stone</i>Despite the glowing book-jacket recommendations from writers much loftier than me, I started out disliking Elizabeth Day's début novel, <i>Scissors Paper Stone</i>.08 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentGeraldine Brooks: Crossing from one world to the otherGeraldine Brooks ‘talks’ to the ghosts of the past. Bron Sibree reports.08 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Larnachs</i>One of the most interesting things about reading a historical novel is working out what period detailing preoccupies the novelist and is used as a means of anchoring it to its era.06 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece</i>Never mind its unappealing cover, this debut kids' novel is bound to enchant adults, too.06 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Before I Go to Sleep</i>It's hard to think of a recent debut novel as original and ambitious in its premise - or as successful in its execution - as S.J. Watson's <i>Before I Go to Sleep</i>.06 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: David HartnellDavid Hartnell has recently released his autobiography, <i>Memoirs Of A Gossip Columnist</i> (Penguin, $45).06 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKnight worries about art fundingAuckland arts patron James Wallace is worried about financial support for the arts by upcoming generations of wealthy professionals.05 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionJanet McAllisterJanet McAllister: Give us more imaginative picture books, please04 Jun 02:00 AM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Commonplace Book</i>Commonplace books are literary scrapbooks - "salads of many herbs" as one compiler put it. They are eclectic, idiosyncratic repositories of bits and pieces that have taken a person's fancy.01 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Saints And Sinners</i>Edna O'Brien turned 80 last year. The energy and immediacy of these 11 stories makes that hard to believe.01 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleThe private life of a high-living authorH.G. Wells? Wasn’t he the guy who wrote that Tom Cruise movie?01 Jun 01:00 PM
LifestyleAnna Hansen: The flavour of the monthBritain-based Anna Hansen's star is on the rise, with a new cookbook out and plans for a new London cafe.01 Jun 12:00 AM
EntertainmentJames Franco delays exhibition openingActor James Franco has delayed the opening of his James Dean-inspired art exhibition in Venice, Italy because he needs more time to "fully realise" his vision for the project.31 May 09:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Untold Story</i>Monica Ali's new novel is unconvincing but entertaining. Where would Princess Diana be now if she faked her death?29 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Gillespie and I</i>The opening of Jane Harris' second novel gives little indication of how dark it will become.29 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Jeanette AplinJeanette Aplin lives with her husband on remote D'Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds, and has recently written about raising kune kune pigs there in <i>The Price of Bacon</i> (Cape Catley).29 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleNici Wickes: Going by the booksA good cookbook can open up a world of possibilities for a passionate foodie - and can document their culinary history.27 May 03:00 AM
EntertainmentRoger Langridge's reinvention of a superheroStephen Jewell talks to comic book artist and writer Roger Langridge about taking on cult superhero Thor.23 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Inside Stories: A History of the New Zealand Housewife 1890-1975</i>What a great read. Frances Walsh's book is a fascinating work of New Zealand social history written with wit, intelligence and a refreshing lack of condescension towards the ideas and attitudes of the last century. 23 May 02:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Te Kohe TuhakaTe Kohe Tuhaka is an actor who has appeared in <i>Shortland Street</i> and <i>Go Girls</i>.22 May 05:00 PM
