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A change to our understanding of NZ's cultural and literary landscape is necessary
Benjamin Myers' new short story collection, human relationships come to the fore.
Christina Sweeney-Baird wrote her book, then real life started to resemble it.
Rebecca K. Reilly says her reading is at the mercy of Auckland Libraries' waitlists.
Bugs, birds, sex, death, smells, decay ... and the power of women.
Is it a good idea for J-Lo and Ben to have another crack? Is it a good idea for anyone?
In a surprise win, Airini Beautrais took home the largest-ever purse.
Literary discussions around the world, from NZ novelist Paula Morris' dining table
An extract from Michelle Langston's new book of essays
Her new novel is a coming-of-age story set in San Francisco in the mid 1980s.
Guardian of style to stream into Auckland's writers festival
After 50 years of feminism, the former Green MP asks how much has really changed.
A collection of rare, antique books discovered in a South Island home is up for sale.
Ruth Spencer explains the rules of engagement for fans at a writers' festival.
The couple's biographers are set to drop new material - and the impact could be momentous.
Dame Hilary Mantel says most of the world sees the royals as a branch of show business.
Even small towns conceal a mass of destructive secrets and lies.
Danielle Hawkin's life as a vet is lively with people as well as animals.
Heroines who bake cake, exile and more are on Susanna Gendall's reading list.
In a world of wars and climate disasters comes a harrowing quest to find a missing child.
The artist, activist and humanist appears in the Auckland Writers Festival this month.
"It really is a Cinderella story" - Bridgerton author on the Netflix dream come true.
The Times: Justin Baldoni is at war with toxic masculinity – starting with his own.
Where do stories live? Author Tracey Slaughter has an answer.
Censors have eased restrictions on a Kiwi rugby book banned more than half a century ago.
Steve Braunias' collection of twelve tales casts a devastating light on crime in NZ.
On the heels of her seventh novel, Catherine is navigating the writing world differently.
Pillars founder Verna McFelin talks about her life inside and outside the prison wire.
After lockdown, I couldn't wait to hit the club - book club, that is.
Margaret Mills on the fact and fiction currently on her reading list
Ray Berard on going from a first starter to a favourite with Inside the Black Horse.