EntertainmentBook Review: Bird North And Other StoriesThe blurb on the back of Breton Dukes’ debut short-story collection, Bird North And Other Stories, adds him to an esteemed line of New Zealand exponents of the genre: Frank Sargeson, Maurice Duggan and Owen Marshall.25 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: The Emperor Of Lies Reading this very long book is deep immersion in the horrors of the Holocaust, and after a prolonged session readers may have to lift themselves from a state of depression about the human condition.25 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: The Sense of an Ending review<i>The Sense of an Ending</i> is the kind of novel you might need to ponder for a few days before coming to any conclusions.24 Oct 11:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Love At The End Of The RoadIf I describe this memoir of life on the Kaipara as “charming”, it instantly sounds as if I’m sending it down the Damn-With-Faint-Praise chute. I’m not. 24 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentGeoffrey Wilson: Turning history on its headEx-pat Geoffrey Wilson’s ironic imaginings are fuelled by his youth in South Africa and New Zealand, writes Stephen Jewell. 24 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Q&A with Michael OndaatjeMichael Ondaatje talks about how he wrote The Cat's Table, where he gets his characters from and re-reading his favourite books.20 Oct 10:00 PM
OpinionWho cares about the Booker Prize?When Patrick McGuinness’s debut novel <i>The Last Hundred Days</i> was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in July it had sold 64 copies. By September it was nudging 4000 sales.17 Oct 10:35 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: The Cup Dan Cleary is one clever guy - actor, writer, producer and someone who doesn't mind poking the borax. 17 Oct 04:00 PM
TravelTravel book: <I>Visions of Nature</I>There are so many fine picture books about New Zealand these days that it's often difficult to find a point of difference that makes one stand out from the others.17 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Rugby ShortsMark Lynch does love his rugby. I remember once when Lynch and I and a few stragglers went to see the Waratahs play the Stormers in Sydney. 17 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Having a BallTo state the bleeding obvious, we can be a nation of blunt-ended rugby fanatics. As 1987 All Blacks captain David Kirk quips in his foreword of Ian Grant's book <i>Having A Ball</i>, "it's part of the rhythm of life, and long may it remain so". 17 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Great Gardens Of ItalyWhen the sumptuous <i>Great Gardens of Italy</i> series recently screened here, you couldn't help but notice quite a few shots of its host, British garden guru Monty Don, staring pensively out at the scenery, chiselled chin on hand.16 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentJacqueline Yallop: Old habits die hardThe tale of a nun's betrayal proves shocking - and thought-provoking, writes Nicky Pellegrino. 15 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: The Cat's Table - Enjoying the ShowSome evenings when I pick up my October feature read, <i>The Cat's Table</i>, I feel like a spectator at a variety show.13 Oct 11:00 PM
LifestyleBabiche Martens' tasteful pictures<i>Viva</i> photographer Babiche Martens shares her journey to create a cookbook with leading chef Michael Van de Elzen.12 Oct 11:00 PM
EntertainmentWinehouse's dad to tell 'true story' in memoirAmy Winehouse's father Mitch is set to publish a memoir to tell the true story about the soul singer's life and to aid his recovery.11 Oct 04:00 AM
OpinionFiction Addiction: The long and the (very) short of The Sense of an EndingI'm a bit of a classics junkie. I've been known to go for several years without reading a single new-release book. It's not unusual for me to have not even heard of the titles on the Booker Prize shortlist, let alone read them.11 Oct 01:00 AM
