A new book checks out 70 outlets sure to delight coffee-lovers, writes Jim Eagles.

An updated guide to Te Araroa, our national walkway system, which now stretches the length of the country.

The default opening for any review of a Neal Stephenson novel is the "cult author, but not really" explanation. Here's how it goes.

Many of us go through the daily grind, but sometimes, even those ordinary moments add up to an extraordinary and life-changing day - that's the premise of December's feature book, Animal People.

The epic scale of a tragic story numbs and grips Nicky Pellegrino.

Boyd Tonkin talks to Victoria Hislop about being inspired by landscapes and why she is ready for passionate criticism of her new book.

Manolo Blahnik's life story has been made into a unique memoir, blending biographical elements with fairytale.

This month's fiction fix is one of the strongest yet, according to our book bloggers. Reviewers all over the world have been scrambling to invent new ways to effuse over literature.

Jane-ites may quail at first, but should enjoy this, says Nicky Pellegrino.

The producer of 7 Days shares his insight on what it's like to be a bookworm.

Books almost always make the perfect gift. They can be beautiful, challenging, inspirational, educational or simply fun. There is something for everyone.

"The best travel," wrote Paul Theroux in his book Dark Star Safari, "is a leap in the dark".

New Zealand writer Paula Morris has travelled the word in her novels, but the inspiration from her latest release, Rangatira, came from closer to home. It was in her blood.

Parents wishing to change the attitude of their science-averse teenage boys could do worse than to drop into their Christmas stocking this account of Tim Flannery’s adventures as a young zoologist.

William Bligh, he of the mutiny on the Bounty, was arguably the most complex, interesting and observant of the European explorers in the South Pacific.

When you are Stephen King, you get to use numerical date codes as titles. Because who’s going to stop you?

Gritty and funny - Jenny Wingfield's debut novel charms Nicky Pellegrino.

If you get past the crushingly obvious title, subtitle and cheap looking cover, you'll find a collection of provocative, insightful essays.