LifestyleWriters Festival: On a collision courseLondon-based American writer Patrick Ness tells David Larsen how a childhood accident inspired his new novel.12 Apr 06:00 PM
EntertainmentJamie Oliver's next project will help cash-strapped familiesJamie Oliver's next project is a book and TV show later this year, designed to make meals which cost less and waste little.09 Apr 11:40 PM
EntertainmentGwyneth's new cookbook: 'Bible of laughable Hollywood neuroticism'Gwyneth Paltrow's new cookbook has been slammed by critics who have branded the actress out of touch with her pricey recipes.09 Apr 02:20 AM
LifestyleCalifornian girl finds her roots in NZNew Zealand's man drought may be a sore point for Kiwi women, but it was the perfect drawcard for a Californian girl trying to escape her dubious love life in Los Angeles.07 Apr 07:13 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Z: A Novel Of Zelda FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald's complex other half remains a mystery, writes Nicky Pellegrino.06 Apr 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook lover: Justin Brown<strong>The book I love most is...</strong> <i>Lord of the Flies</i> by William Golding. Piggy. Ralph. Mayhem.06 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleA fellowship of the penAspiring, novelists, poets and playwrights were paid to write by the Sargeson Fellowship, a scheme now at risk, writes Graeme Lay.05 Apr 09:00 PM
LifestyleJason Segel writes young adult fictionJason Segel penned three books based on a script he sold when he was 21, which he managed to buy back when he became famous.05 Apr 08:10 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Devil Is WhiteWilliam Palmer’s novels have always tried to superimpose great truths on relatively small-scale canvases.05 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Z: A Novel Of Zelda FitzgeraldA new novel imagines the shimmering yet ill-fated life of Zelda Fitzgerald, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.05 Apr 03:30 PM
EntertainmentIain Banks has months to liveScottish writer Iain Banks said Wednesday he has been diagnosed with late-stage gall bladder cancer and has just months to live.03 Apr 08:45 PM
EntertainmentPacific books get youngsters readingA fantasy love story set in the islands and being described as the Twilight series of the Pacific is getting young Pacific people excited about reading.01 Apr 04:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Five Star BillionaireFamines, disasters, turmoil and poverty have driven millions of Chinese people from their homes to foreign lands for centuries. Now the grand-daughters and grandsons of the original “sons of the yellow emperor” are returning home; history has turned full30 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Blind Man's GardenDespite moments of beauty, no one escapes the horror in Nadeem Aslam’s fourth novel.30 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Wedding BeesIt can be a struggle to find a book that's truly uplifting.30 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: SecrecyIn the shadowed and sepulchral Florence of the 1690s, with the Medici dynasty in steep decline and the city cowed by the puritanical regime of Cosimo III, a sculptor in wax receives a commission from the Grand Duke himself.29 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandObituary: Latecomer wrote with 'wit, vivacity'When I first heard that Barbara Anderson had died I toured our bookshelves looking for the book that had me fall in love with her.29 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleDesigner David Trubridge shares his creative approach (+pix)Renowned for his curving furniture and elegant lighting, lead designer David Trubridge's new book <i>So Far</i> explores his fascinating life and approach to design. Here he shares his approach to the creative process.28 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleEric Clapton rewrote memoirsVeteran rocker Eric Clapton had to rewrite his tell-all memoirs after realising he had wrongly blamed friends for his descent into drink and drugs hell.28 Mar 12:30 AM
LifestyleBook Review: Buddhaland BrooklynThe premise of Richard C. Morais' <i>Buddhaland Brooklyn</i> is that an apparent fish-out-of-water can eventually find, and adjust to, its new pond. Morais takes rather a long time to get there, but he makes it.23 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: A Tale For The Time BeingNicky Pellegrino finds the tale of a diary washed ashore intriguing and compelling.23 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: PoetryC.K. Stead’s remarkable new collection of poems, <i>The Yellow Buoy: Poems 2007-2012</i>, was completed in his 80th year.23 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentWhy Stephenie Meyer is scared of fameStephenie Meyer was a Mormon housewife when her novel about vampires spawned a billion-dollar industry. But fame scares her, she tells Chris Ayres22 Mar 07:30 PM
LifestyleMan plans, God laughsCrime writer Harlan Coben still enjoys confusing his readers, writes Stephen Jewell22 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Instructions For A HeatwaveThe thing I love most about Maggie O’Farrell’s writing is the way she colours in her characters.22 Mar 03:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: A Tale For The Time BeingSet in Japan and on an island off the Pacific coast of Canada following the Japanese tsunami, <i>A Tale For The Time Being</i> has two narrators, Japanese Nao and American/Japanese Ruth, who are worlds apart yet eerily connected.22 Mar 03:30 PM
EntertainmentEmma Watson poses toplessHarry Potter star Emma Watson has posed topless for a new book celebrating the beauty of nature.22 Mar 01:06 AM
