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Auckland Writers Festival special: A sneak peek at Dervla McTiernan's gripping new novel
We're celebrating this year's festival with extracts from some authors on the programme.

Auckland Writers Festival special: Family secrets unveiled in Amma
We're celebrating this year's festival with extracts from some authors on the programme.

Salman Rushdie's attacker faces sentencing for 2022 stabbing
Rushdie was stabbed about 10 times with a six-inch blade during the event.

Auckland Writers Festival special: Debut novel tackles themes of identity and belonging
Read an exclusive extract from Shilo Kino's All That We Know.

Auckland Writers Festival special: The debut novel from Auckland lawyer about secrets and betrayal
Read an exclusive extract of Rachel Paris' debut novel, See How They Fall.

Auckland Writers Festival special: Dominic Hoey recalls 1985's biggest events
We're celebrating this year's festival with extracts from some authors on the programme.

‘We need more writers who can just remember’, says Ockham-winning wahine professor
Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku won the General Non-Fiction Award for her memoir Hine Toa.

Ockham Book Awards: All the winners from local literature's biggest night
Wellington author takes fiction's richest prize for a second time.

‘State-house boy from Naenae’ to property magnate: Sir Bob Jones' colourful, controversial life
He didn’t suffer fools, loved boxing, smoked a pipe and liked to buy buildings on corners.

Fight for survival: NZ writer battles funding cuts to secure residency
The Randell Cottage Trust needs $16,500 to cover the financial shortfall.

New home needed for Whangārei’s Zonta Great NZ Book Sale
A new venue is needed so Whangārei's Zonta Great NZ Book Sale can hold its 31st chapter.

Is listening to a book cheating?
There are still plenty of people who believe listening to a book is lazy.

No Words for This: A Memoir by Ali Mau
Renowned TV journalist and author Ali Mau shares her powerful and deeply personal journey in No Words for This, a memoir of resilience that shaped her life. Video / Dean Purcell

The ‘wonder drugs’ that helped Nigel Latta fight ‘incurable’ cancer
Nigel Latta's cancer is no longer terminal after responding 'very well' to treatment.

Punk rock and ADHD: Rachael King’s new children’s book is personal and musical
The Christchurch author has a new book - and a new song (sort of).

Neil Gaiman seeks to move US lawsuit to NZ over assault claims
Gaiman says their relationship was consensual, supported by WhatsApp messages.

250 years of Jane Austen: 6 places in the UK to celebrate the novelist
The perfect excuse to visit England, celebrations have already begun across the country.

Dick Frizzell’s new memoir: ‘A little memory, a little licence and a lot of humour’
The 82-year-old painter contemplates beginnings, endings and what, exactly, is the truth.

‘Fascinating collection’: Ockham NZ Book Awards 2025 finalists revealed
Big names and newcomers are among the finalists for the upcoming Ockham awards.

Rowan Simpson's top 3 tips for entrepreneurs - and 3 ways to be wrong
The author of "How To Be Wrong: A crash course in startup success" offers insider tips. Video / Alyse Wright

Man guilty of attempted murder in stabbing of Salman Rushdie
Rushdie described the pain as 'a 10' and lost vision in one eye.