New ZealandLyrical tale wins writer's prizeA young student who was a finalist in last year's inter-school writing competition has gone a step further this year, winning the top prize.09 Jul 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Fall Of LightRudy’s 43rd year is not a good one. He’s on bad terms with his wife and daughters; his parents (living or dead); his assertive younger fellow-architects. He’s falling off the booze wagon and he’s just fallen off his Vespa.05 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestylePursuing the primateCarl Hiaasen needn’t look far for a story on which to base a novel. It’s all right outside his door in Miami, he tells Stephen Jewell.05 Jul 06:00 PM
New ZealandMichele Hewitson interview: Ted DaweHaving never before met a polluter of the moral innocence of youth, I have no idea whether the author Ted Dawe is an unusually engaging example of one.05 Jul 05:30 PM
LifestyleJudge defends racy kids' bookDetailed descriptions of sex acts, coarse language and scenes of drug-taking are at the heart of why a novel was voted the best children's book of the year.30 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleAward-winning kids' book drops c-bombA novel voted this week as the best children's book of the year is laced with detailed descriptions of sex acts, coarse language and drug-taking.30 Jun 12:25 AM
LifestyleThe secret is out on The Keeper Of SecretsJulie Thomas was forced to spend the first four years of her life in bed — any physical exertion, even crying, threatened her life. Books were her saviour.29 Jun 06:00 PM
New Zealand'Battle of Baghak' to become a bookThe New Zealand commander of the "Battle of Baghak", in which two Kiwi soldiers were killed, has been allowed to interview witnesses for a book he is writing.29 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Book prize lets down the youngGood, well-written stories that go to the heart of a reader and touch the truth of any human experience, including sex, can help a young mind rise above smut.29 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleThe buzz about The HiveWhen your husband and brother are best-selling authors, writing your first novel takes guts, writes Stephen Jewell.28 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Odd Angry ShotFilmed 30 years ago, out-of-print for quarter of a century, <i>The Odd Angry Shot</i> is a savage and mordantly funny novel that follows a group of Aussie SAS troopers in South Vietnam during the ugly, unjustified war of the 1960s.28 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleChef's media empire crumblesPaula Deen's merchandise and media empire is fast unravelling as fallout builds from revelations that she used racial slurs in the past.28 Jun 04:00 AM
LifestyleMargaret Mahy posthumously honoured at book awardsMargaret Mahy has been posthumously awarded a prize at the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards.24 Jun 07:36 PM
LifestyleReview: The Keeper Of SecretsA violin's journey invokes smiles and tears, writes Nicky Pellegrino.22 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleChildhood for grown-upsBritish writer Neil Gaiman’s new fantasy, rooted in the darkest corners of reality, is no kids’ tale, writes Stephen Jewell.21 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleChris Columbus' novel approachLong-time Hollywood director Chris Columbus wants his latest success story to stay on the page — for now, anyway, writes Stephen Jewell.21 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleParadise for a fewNew Zealand has become a richer country in the past 30 years.21 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleKatie Price plans to pen a fifth autobiographyKatie Price has revealed she is planning to release her fifth autobiography later this year - at the age of just 35.19 Jun 11:40 PM
LifestyleTweet this: Burqini's in the dictionaryThe Oxford English Dictionary has now included the social networking term 'tweet', as technology continues to change the way we speak.18 Jun 10:40 PM
LifestyleDisraeli lovechild lived and raised family in NZThe illegitimate daughter of a 19th century British Prime Minister lived and raised a family in New Zealand.18 Jun 05:30 PM
EmploymentTweak your life in bite-sized bitsWhen it comes to changing your life, CV writer-turned-career coach Tom O'Neil says it is better to make changes by degrees.18 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleBest selling author slams erotic romance Fifty ShadesBest-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has dismissed erotic romance <i>Fifty Shades Of Grey</i>.18 Jun 12:15 AM
LifestyleScreen siren's sexy secretsLegendary screen siren Ava Gardner has told all from beyond the grave in a explosive new autobiography detailing the sex, lies and booze that caused her so much heartache.17 Jun 01:55 AM
LifestyleBook Review: AnticipationThe materially successful but spiritually bereft Janine Harding finds herself, in her early 40s, living in a “do-up” on an island in the Hauraki Gulf, where time on her hands sets her to thinking about her family history.15 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Astronaut Wives ClubStories told of the mostly unknown women behind US astronauts.15 Jun 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook lover: Rick GekoskiThe book I love most is ... Roald Dahl's <i>Matilda</i>, the story of a genius 5-year-old girl who overcomes all odds.15 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: His Own Steam: The Work of Barry BrickellIn this book full of striking images, it's the first that seems to best capture the essence of potter Barry Brickell - a 1971 portrait of the artist bent double to work inside a huge ceramic jar, his trunk vanishing ostrich-like into its clay mouth.14 Jun 06:00 PM
