Viva takes tea with Little & Friday - the little cafe that could.

A Herald Online discussion has prompted Booksellers New Zealand to review the outdated eligibility criteria for the bestseller lists.

May’s Writers and Readers Festival has a diverse lineup of international guests to tempt lovers of all genres, writes Linda Herrick.

Tumbling tresses, midnight-pool eyes, alabaster brow. None of these features in the debut novelist's publicity photo should be held against her.

Those who are nervous about speaking in public usually have the perfect way out. They simply don't do it.

Bronwyn Sell likes to give her books away, and usually it's not a hard sell. But any mention of a New Zealand author sparks a doubt in her friends.

Santa chose the perfect present for a penguin fan like me when he put Planet Penguin in my stocking at Christmas.

Ayad Akhtar's debut novel American Dervish concerns seldom-explored territory in American literature: What does it mean to be both Muslim and American? Here's our chat with Akhtar.

The person who is not religious reading this former believer's journey to a lack of faith can be tempted to ask: "What took you so long?"

One of the world's wealthiest women, J.K Rowling, has given so much money to charity she can no longer claim billionaire status.

It would be hard to imagine a more downbeat heroine for an historical novel than Minnie Dean.