OpinionBook Review: Dante In LoveThis book might more accurately have been titled <i>In Love With Dante</i>. It is a wholehearted piece of advocacy for the 14th century writer, of whom Wilson says it "could be argued that he was the greatest of all European poets, of any time or place". 28 Aug 05:00 PM
Entertainment Barbara Ewing: Ghostly links to acting lifeStephen Jewell talks to New Zealand actress-turned-writer Barbara Ewing about why she’s mesmerised by researching times gone by.28 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPaul Cleave: Too dark' for home marketHis books sell abroad, but not here. Paul Cleave tells Nicky Pellegrino why.28 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestyleAll you need is ... a bookWhy are we so enthralled by the pronouncements of the latter-day gurus of self-help, asks Alex Clark.28 Aug 05:00 PM
TravelAuckland: Artists in trainingFour children under six in a pristine art gallery sounds like a recipe for disaster, but, as Danielle Wright finds out, there are 'safe' areas for families if you know where to look.27 Aug 05:30 PM
TravelTravel book: <i>Castles, Follies and Four-Leaf Clovers</i>Only in Ireland could a half-forgotten route be named the Way of St Declan or the way of St Patrick's Cow.22 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: New Zealand FilmThe thing about the movies that we've never got over is that they move. In doing so, they evoke a facsimile of life better than life itself. Even the "fractured flickers" of the early cinema commanded an instant suspension of disbelief.21 Aug 05:30 PM
EntertainmentArnold Zable: Finding deeper meaningsAustralian writer Arnold Zable talls Graham Reid about giving voice to people in his work and his good fortune in post-revolution China.21 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandMichele Hewitson Interview: Sir James WallaceOur interviewer finds the canny but philanthropic arts patron hard to prod out of his shell.19 Aug 05:30 PM
EntertainmentCraig Sisterson: Crime paysNicky Pellegrino speaks to a man who sees a bright future for felony.14 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Theresa HealeyTheresa Healey is an Auckland-based actress who is in Auckland Theatre Company's production of <i>Calendar Girls</i> at The Civic.13 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionJanet McAllisterJanet McAllister: Good or bad, rez prez helps boost the arts biz13 Aug 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandJulian Robertson: A Kiwi knight to remember with affectionProfile of a philanthropist who loves NZ.12 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Escaping into 'There But For The'If somebody locks himself in a stranger's spare room for months, is he escaping the world or facing up to it?11 Aug 09:00 PM
EntertainmentDavid Nicholls: Life, love one day at a timeThe movie will be out soon but read the book first, says Nicky Pellegrino.08 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Hana SchofieldHana Schofield is the co-author of the best-selling memoir, Goodbye Sarajevo.08 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: In Rough CountryJoyce Carol Oates, a prolific and award-winning writer, has assembled and revised a collection of essays and reviews that originally appeared in places such as the <i>New York Review of Books</i> and the <i>Times Literary Supplement</i>. 08 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Blue Collar, White Collar, No CollarNifty title. Nifty concept. Stories about work - manual work; skilled work; responsible, itinerant, above-board or undercover work. Nifty aim, also: all proceeds go to fund youth literacy programmes across the United States. 08 Aug 05:00 PM
TravelTravel book: Digital photographyThe most important skill a photographer can have is learning to see: the beautiful in the bland and the interesting in the immaterial.08 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBen Sanders: From reader to writerBest-selling Kiwi crime writer Ben Sanders talks to Craig Sisterson about balancing study and writing, and evoking Auckland in his thrillers.07 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Wish You Were HereWe still know little for sure about the prospects for intelligent fiction in a digital age. Yet most observers agree that the status of the professional "career novelist" may shift from that of a rare species to a deeply endangered one. 07 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: UndercoverThis outstanding transcription of extraordinary events carries a telling subtitle: "A Novel of a Life". 07 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentLady Gaga's bathroom moments photographedLady Gaga's forthcoming pictorial book will include images of her in the shower.04 Aug 03:26 AM
