EntertainmentBernie McGill: The truth will come outSecrets and tragedy make this novel hard to put down, says Nicky Pellegrino.03 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Owen MarshallOwen Marshall is one of New Zealand's leading fiction writers. His latest novel is <i>The Larnachs</i> (Vintage, $39.99).03 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre Review: One Day Moko, The BasementTim Carlsen comes close as a homeless busker in <i>One Day Moko</i>... and he's got the voice for the role.30 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentCharlaine Harris: Energised by the supernaturalStephen Jewell talks to American author Charlaine Harris about why readers must not confuse her <i>True Blood</i> novels with the television series.27 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Train To Budapest</i> & <i>The Silent Duchess</i>The latest novel from one of Italy's most eminent writers follows a young journalist from Florence as she sets out into Eastern Europe in the mid-1950s.27 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentGabrielle Hamilton: Food for thoughtChef Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir is searingly honest, and funny. By Nicky Pellegrino.26 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Janet EvanovichJanet Evanovich is the US author of the best-selling Stephanie Plum stories and has just released the latest in the series Smokin' Seventeen.26 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMy Big Week: Simon BowdenA week in the life of Arts Foundation executive director, Simon Bowden.22 Jun 07:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Five hot new booksSo many books, so little time. Selecting books for <i>Fiction Addiction</i> is a delicious but sometimes difficult task, so this month we sought help by asking you what makes a good book club read.21 Jun 10:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Girl In The Polka-dot Dress</i>The Girl In The Polka-dot Dress could be described as a "road novel", since most of the action takes place on the freeways of America as Harold Grasse drives his newly bought, second-hand camper from Maryland to California in the 1960s.21 Jun 05:00 PM
TravelTravel book: <i>New Zealand Landscapes</i>This book was honoured as the best pictorial book in this year's Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards and it's easy to see why.20 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Smut: Two Unseemly Stories</i>Two middle-aged ladies are central to Alan Bennett's reflective pair of comedies in Smut.20 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>A Widow's Story - A Memoir</i>When anyone precious dies, most people attempt to keep their memory alive. This can be done by using their name a lot. Valuing the things they once touched. Or even wore.20 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuBook Review: <i>The Silence Beyond</i>When Michael King died in a road accident in 2004 at the age of 58, New Zealand lost one of its most admired writers and this collection, edited by his novelist daughter Rachael King, reminds us how he earned his reputation.20 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>La Rochelle's Road</i>Tanya Moir's first novel is an example of historical fiction that brings to life a moment in time in a way that is graceful and thoughtful.20 Jun 05:00 PM
Opinion<i>Peter Bromhead</i>: The International Writer's Block FestivalAs guest speaker at the International Writer's Block Festival, I was apprehensive that I might give the anguished attendees too much encouragement.19 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Sarah Quigley Q&ASarah Quigley - or should I say Dr Sarah Quigley, for she has a doctorate in English literature from Oxford, no less - has long been recognised as one of New Zealand's finest writers.19 Jun 09:30 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Alexander McCall SmithWe ask the author of more than 60 books what he loves as a bookworm.19 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMichael Robotham: Money, politics and powerMichael Robotham's wife keeps him grounded, finds Nicky Pellegrino.19 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentHay's fertile field feeds mindsIt's a pop-up world of panama hats and outdoor reading (when it's sunny), scarves and cups of coffee (when it's not), and an erudite audience.18 Jun 12:05 AM
LifestyleA pot of gold (+ recipe)Save dishes, save time, save money and eat well. Clarissa Dickson Wright shows us how in her new cookbook.18 Jun 12:00 AM
New ZealandRevealed: The story of NZ's poshest suburbAuthors discover the brazen pioneers and their wheelings and dealings to create the affluent area.17 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Camilla Gibb in her own wordsIt could be a scene from a cheesy Hollywood movie. An aspiring writer receives a cardboard box containing $6000, and a note: "No Strings Attached". 16 Jun 11:00 PM
