SportBook review: <i>The Grudge: Scotland vs England, 1990</i>Last Sunday saw Wales deny England a Grand Slam when thrashing them in Cardiff. Twenty-three years ago saw one of the most famous Grand Slams in what was then the Five Nations - and England were again the central protagonists.21 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentKaty Perry denies book rumoursKaty Perry has denied rumours that she is planning to write a book about her relationship with Russell Brand.20 Mar 11:45 PM
OpinionEmma Watson tackles Fifty Shades casting rumoursEmma Watson continues to be the subject of speculation she will star in the big screen adaptation of erotica novel Fifty Shades of Grey.17 Mar 09:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Instructions For A HeatwaveNicky Pellegrino finds she wants 'something else' from a writer she admires.16 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Nothing Gold Can StayBeing praised by, among many others, Daniel Woodrell — the author of the bleak <i>Winter’s Bone</i>, which was made into a suitably monochromatic and emotionally grim feature film — shows where Ron Rash’s fiction lies on the graph.15 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Gone GirlBook clubs, commuters and celebrities have gone wild for <i>Gone Girl</i>, the smash-hit thriller that has Hollywood in a spin. Tim Walker talks to author Gillian Flynn about being this year’s literary sensation15 Mar 05:00 PM
SportBook review: Training ToughThe Franks brothers, famously, are allowed to follow their own training programmes so if All Blacks coach Steve Hansen wanted to get an idea of what they were up to he could do worse than read their new book.14 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleBaking for goodness sakeA Kiwi country girl rubs shoulders with British celebs and shows us the good side to cakes and tarts in her debut cookbook13 Mar 06:00 PM
LifestyleMy happy place: Nalini Singh, novelistMy happy place is my home in central Auckland. I travel quite a lot. Last year I went to Europe a couple of times and the States a couple of times and I had a few other trips - but part of the reason I love to travel is that I get to come home afterwards.09 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleBetter home and gardenSix years ago, Sarah O’Neil was unhappy, unwell and living on one of Auckland’s busiest roads. Now she’s happily feeding her family all year round from her large rural garden south of Auckland. Greg Dixon talks to her about fleeing the city and about livi08 Mar 07:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Heartbreak HotelBritish author Deborah Moggach returns to the rickety hotel setting that earned her big box-office success, writes Stephen Jewell08 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleRepetitive reading helps kidsParents are wasting money spending a fortune on books when a small selection of favourites can achieve far better results.05 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Life After LifeA story that lets its heroine rework her life holds Nicky Pellegrino spellbound.02 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook lover: Alan SmytheAlan Smythe is the executive producer of Auckland Summer Shakespeare's 50th Anniversary show, King Lear.02 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandRead all about itFor the past two years, former editor David Hastings has been poring over original pages of Auckland's first newspapers at the Auckland Museum as part of research for his new book.01 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleHere's what's in store for the next Bond bookThe next James Bond novel has the world's most famous secret agent living in London's Chelsea section at the age of 45.01 Mar 02:40 AM
LifestyleBook Review: Reading words about writersIf its subject were less illustrious, this memoir would probably receive little attention.23 Feb 05:00 PM
LifestyleBookworms: murder or sex?Kiwi bookworms prefer homicide to hanky panky, figures from libraries reveal.23 Feb 04:30 PM
