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
OpinionFiction Addiction: Escaping into 'There But For The'If somebody locks himself in a stranger's spare room for months, is he escaping the world or facing up to it?11 Aug 09:00 PM
EntertainmentBarking mad: Life with the world's tallest dogGiant George may be the world’s tallest dog — 1.5m tall and 2m long — but his owner, Dave Nasser, says he’s a big softie.08 Aug 05:30 PM
EntertainmentDavid Nicholls: Life, love one day at a timeThe movie will be out soon but read the book first, says Nicky Pellegrino.08 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Blue Collar, White Collar, No CollarNifty title. Nifty concept. Stories about work - manual work; skilled work; responsible, itinerant, above-board or undercover work. Nifty aim, also: all proceeds go to fund youth literacy programmes across the United States. 08 Aug 05:00 PM
TravelTravel book: Digital photographyThe most important skill a photographer can have is learning to see: the beautiful in the bland and the interesting in the immaterial.08 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Hana SchofieldHana Schofield is the co-author of the best-selling memoir, Goodbye Sarajevo.08 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: In Rough CountryJoyce Carol Oates, a prolific and award-winning writer, has assembled and revised a collection of essays and reviews that originally appeared in places such as the <i>New York Review of Books</i> and the <i>Times Literary Supplement</i>. 08 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Wish You Were HereWe still know little for sure about the prospects for intelligent fiction in a digital age. Yet most observers agree that the status of the professional "career novelist" may shift from that of a rare species to a deeply endangered one. 07 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: UndercoverThis outstanding transcription of extraordinary events carries a telling subtitle: "A Novel of a Life". 07 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBen Sanders: From reader to writerBest-selling Kiwi crime writer Ben Sanders talks to Craig Sisterson about balancing study and writing, and evoking Auckland in his thrillers.07 Aug 05:00 PM
