LifestyleBook examines the human formKnown for his evocative and nostalgic portrayal of everyday life, photographer Derek Henderson's third book examines the human form.23 May 07:00 PM
LifestyleStories just one sentence long earns book prizeAn author who pens stories the length of a sentence has scooped this year's Man Booker International Prize.23 May 12:00 AM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Albert WendtI feel privileged and honoured. The recurring fear is: Have I wasted my life writing?22 May 05:30 PM
LifestylePotter book sells for $200KA first edition copy of <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</i> that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations fetched 150,000 pounds (NZ$227,415) at auction.22 May 02:07 AM
LifestyleHow to nurture a geniusI am sitting at the back of a university physics class while the students cluster in small groups around the whiteboards lining the lecture hall, ready to tackle the day’s equation.19 May 10:35 PM
LifestyleWriters saluted on festival's final dayThe final day of the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival was bookended by standing ovations for two of New Zealand's ground-breaking writers of the past 50 years.19 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleJK Rowling's own Potter book for saleJK Rowling's own copy of the first edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', adorned with her illustrations and comments, is to go under the hammer.19 May 07:44 AM
EntertainmentWriters Festival: Unexpected pathsThe big issue with writers' festivals is that you can't be at three or four events at once. So the rich array of offerings presented the ongoing dilemma of which writer to see.19 May 01:27 AM
LifestyleBook Review: Levels Of LifeSome natures are drawn to hazard: to explore the familiar from a vertiginously different perspective.18 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Golden BoyAbigail Tarttelin has written a dramatic and emotionally authentic story. An unusual sexual secret gives this novel raw power, writes Nicky Pellegrino.18 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleMy happy place: Graham Beattie, bloggerI am fortunate enough to spend more time in my happy place than anywhere else. My happy place is my office/library. It's on the ground floor of our three-level townhouse in Ponsonby.18 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleListen to the silenceNew Zealand’s Poet Laureate, Ian Wedde, has written two of my all-time favourite poetry collections: <i>The Commonplace Odes</i> and <i>Three Regrets And A Hymn To Beauty</i>.17 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Two Girls In A BoatWellingtonian Emma Martin won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize with the title story of this first collection.17 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: AmericanahOne of the more startling observations in a book filled with acute and startling observations is that Africans only really come to consider they are “black” when they go to the United States.17 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandWriters Festival: Giant books bring the past to lifeRutherfurd, whose new tome is called <i>Paris</i>, had an extra hour added to yesterday's Writers & Readers schedule after selling out tomorrow and recalled having to speak to a row of schoolboys scowling at him.17 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandWriters Festival: Revealed - a name of shameThe city of Auckland was named after "a dud ex-colonial mediocrity who stuffed up on a quite spectacular scale", says British historian William Dalrymple.15 May 06:27 PM
LifestyleDan Brown returns to Europe for InfernoDan Brown sees the world a little differently than the average person.14 May 10:25 PM
Small BusinessBusiness guru Kawasaki points the wayFormer Apple chief evangelist and now entrepreneur and author Guy Kawasaki says he wants to help New Zealand be even more enchanting on his upcoming visit here on Wednesday.12 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Writing ClassNicky Pellegrino is captivated by a 'how-to' with a plot.11 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleWriters Festival: Food for thoughtGraham Reid talks to Australian writer Wayne Macauley about food porn and creativity.11 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleA life more ordinaryTired? Stressed? Unhappy and pressed for time? Well broadcaster Wallace Chapman has some words of advice for you, writes Greg Dixon.10 May 09:00 PM
LifestyleLibraries lend a hand to youthFar from becoming irrelevant in the digital age, libraries are adapting to become more like youth clubs, finds Danielle Wright.10 May 08:30 PM
LifestyleBinding commitmentDanielle Wright finds a busy kids' book club in Mangere Bridge that's about a lot more than reading and writing.10 May 07:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: BangsSteven Eldred-Grigg is a well-known and respected popular historian and novelist. <i>Bangs</i> is the fourth book in a series of novels that began with the much loved Oracles and Miracles, published in 1987.10 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleWriters Festival: For whom the bell tollsShe’s best-known for her detective novels but British author Kate Atkinson’s latest work is a change of direction, writes Linda Herrick.10 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleWriters Festival: A sanctuary of magicCarlos Ruiz Zafon tells Stephen Jewell why he likes visiting bookstores and supermarkets.10 May 06:00 PM
WorldWhen robots take over essential tasksSherry Turkle shows up begging for a latte. She's left her wallet in her hotel room. She's exhausted, she says, and could do with a coffee.10 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentThe Great Gatsby: Different tune for great classicDominic Corry went behind the scenes on Baz Luhrmann's extravagant film adaptation of classic novel The Great Gatsby.09 May 02:45 AM
