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LifestyleBook Review: Perlmann's Silence Those who are nervous about speaking in public usually have the perfect way out. They simply don't do it. 20 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: What's wrong with NZ novels?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.19 Mar 08:59 PM
TravelTravel book: <I>Planet Penguin</I>Santa chose the perfect present for a penguin fan like me when he put <i>Planet Penguin</i> in my stocking at Christmas. 14 Mar 04:30 PM
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LifestyleBook Review: Leaving AlexandriaThe 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?"12 Mar 04:30 PM
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LifestyleBook Review: The Day She Cradled MeIt would be hard to imagine a more downbeat heroine for an historical novel than Minnie Dean.08 Mar 08:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: England is Perfectly Still The memoir can be a difficult genre to deal with, for author and reader alike.08 Mar 08:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Letters of Frank SargesonThere are some 500 items in this fascinating selection of Frank Sargeson’s letters — a number that nevertheless represents only about a quarter of the more than 6000 which survive.08 Mar 08:00 PM
LifestyleBook lover: Sophie HannahUK best-selling author Sophie Hannah welcomes you into the inner sanctum of her world as a book worm.07 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleA book about la dolce vita doesn't suit all tastesA year in Italy inspires a book, but it's not all praise, notes Nicky Pellegrino.04 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleWatching the detectivesPrecious Ramotswe faces one of her nastiest adversaries yet in Alexander McCall Smith's latest No 1 Ladies Detective Agency novel. The Scottish writer talks to Linda Herrick02 Mar 09:22 PM
