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
OpinionFiction Addiction: 'The Conductor' - Music to my eyesThe compensation for reading a disappointing book is that it makes you better appreciate a satisfying one, writes Bronwyn Sell.13 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Sarah QuigleySarah Quigley is a novelist, poet and critic whose latest book, <i>The Conductor</i> (Vintage, $39.99) is on the NZ fiction bestseller list.12 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentEoin Colfer: Humble glory of the underdogEoin Colfer's <i>Artemis Fowl</i> series gained massive success in the shadow of <i>Harry Potter</i>. Expansion into the tricky adult fiction market is the next mission, writes Susie Mesure.12 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Lost In Shangri-La</i>As with many of his generation, American president Franklin D. Roosevelt had been taken by the idea of "Shangri-La". Writer Mitchell Zuckoff shares this fascination in his new tale about a collision of cultures during the early war era.12 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Hedda Hopper's Hollywood: Celebrity Gossip And American Conservatism</i>Hedda Hopper was a remarkable woman. Not necessarily likeable, but her influence and reach as Hollywood's premier gossip columnist through the middle of last century is without dispute, as this enlightening book makes clear.12 Jun 05:00 PM
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
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
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
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
