EntertainmentMolly Birnbaum: Gimme back my smellCan we relearn a sense? A chef apparently did, finds Nicky Pellegrino.04 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Mike Ashma Mike Ashma is the director of the NBR New Zealand Opera's production of the double-bill Cav & Pag opening in Auckland on September 15.04 Sep 02:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Introducing 'The Story of Beautiful Girl'I was in two minds when it came to choosing <i>The Story of Beautiful Girl</i> by Rachel Simon for my September feature read. 02 Sep 02:00 AM
EntertainmentBook Review: Sarah ThornhillA terrible thing happened, that day, up at Blackwoods' place, in <i>The Secret River</i>, the first of Grenville's historical novels set in the penal colony of New South Wales. 30 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Utopian Man Every city can lay claim to its fair share of eccentrics. This book is about one of Melbourne's: Edward William Cole.30 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestyleAll you need is ... a bookWhy are we so enthralled by the pronouncements of the latter-day gurus of self-help, asks Alex Clark.28 Aug 05:00 PM
Entertainment Barbara Ewing: Ghostly links to acting lifeStephen Jewell talks to New Zealand actress-turned-writer Barbara Ewing about why she’s mesmerised by researching times gone by.28 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPaul Cleave: Too dark' for home marketHis books sell abroad, but not here. Paul Cleave tells Nicky Pellegrino why.28 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionBook Review: Dante In LoveThis book might more accurately have been titled <i>In Love With Dante</i>. It is a wholehearted piece of advocacy for the 14th century writer, of whom Wilson says it "could be argued that he was the greatest of all European poets, of any time or place". 28 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Four hot new novelsThrough coincidence rather than design, there's a strong American influence in this month's Fiction Fix hotlist of new novels. 23 Aug 01:00 AM
TravelTravel book: <i>Castles, Follies and Four-Leaf Clovers</i>Only in Ireland could a half-forgotten route be named the Way of St Declan or the way of St Patrick's Cow.22 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentArnold Zable: Finding deeper meaningsAustralian writer Arnold Zable talls Graham Reid about giving voice to people in his work and his good fortune in post-revolution China.21 Aug 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: New Zealand FilmThe thing about the movies that we've never got over is that they move. In doing so, they evoke a facsimile of life better than life itself. Even the "fractured flickers" of the early cinema commanded an instant suspension of disbelief.21 Aug 05:30 PM
TechnologyPottermore casting magic in the online worldThe official Harry Potter website has let the first lot of fans into its online realm. Harriet Walker was one.19 Aug 05:30 PM
LifestyleSoul food (+recipe)The force behind Soul Bar, Judith Tabron, marks its 10 year anniversary with the release of a new cookbook.19 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: [Not] There But For TheThis was supposed to be the blog in which the author of <i>There But For The</i> answered all the questions that you so carefully crafted for her.19 Aug 02:00 AM
EntertainmentCraig Sisterson: Crime paysNicky Pellegrino speaks to a man who sees a bright future for felony.14 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Theresa HealeyTheresa Healey is an Auckland-based actress who is in Auckland Theatre Company's production of <i>Calendar Girls</i> at The Civic.13 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentRecipe for disasterIan Wedde's new novel portrays a troubled food critic who creates a crisis.12 Aug 10:33 PM
