LifestyleFor the love of books - some of our top shopsBuying ebooks may be convenient but it can't compete with the personality and charm of our best bookshops, writes Danielle Wright.06 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMonica Ali: The princess and the pressBrimming from the excitement of the royal nuptials, a story about a self-exiled princess proves timely for writer Monica Ali.05 May 08:00 PM
EntertainmentNiall Ferguson the history boyPopular historian Niall Ferguson tells Stephen Jewell how television democratises knowledge and why colonialism wasn't all bad.05 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Fosterling</i>Emma Neale is a poet, novelist, teacher and anthologist living in Dunedin. Her latest novel, <i>Fosterling</i>, is the sort of book that can only come from multiple roles and experiences.05 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleTreats for mum (+recipes)Breakfast in bed is all very well, but how about making mum something cool, sweet and quirky for Mother's Day instead - or as well?04 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleGoing down Memory lane with a cookbook for mumFamily treasures helped create a stunning, unique cookbook with nostalgic appeal.02 May 05:00 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Virtual cake, real conversationPersonal time is too precious to waste on rotten reads. That's why our new book club, Fiction Addiction, will only be road-testing the most promising new novels.02 May 01:00 AM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Bird Cloud</i>There are memoirs that are about a personal life lived, and then there are memoirs about a specific subject on which an author wishes to ruminate at length. Annie Proulx's non-fiction <i>Bird Cloud</i> very much falls into the latter.01 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTea Obreht: Broken promisesThis author's début is less than the sum of its brilliant parts.01 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Tanya MoirTanya Moir is a Southland writer who recently published her début novel <i>La Rochelle's Road</i> (Random House, $39.99).01 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCup runneth over for some young fansDon't mention the Cup - or more accurately the fact we haven't won the World Cup since 1987.30 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentFresh lives for pair after tragic conflictIt is a tale of two cities and two sisters. Atka and Hana were parted as girls in war-torn Sarajevo but then reunited as young women.30 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleA spicy alternative (+recipe)If you've been put off making a curry because it seems too involved, veteran cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey proves that it needn't be the case.30 Apr 12:00 AM
LifestyleFinding the right balanceAmy Chua is unashamedly a 'Tiger Mother'. Her daughters were never allowed to go to sleepovers, have playmates, be in a school play, watch television or play computer games.26 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>When God was a Rabbit</i>A British actress' first novel reveals her comedic talent.25 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Or the Bull Kills You</i>Nervous readers need not fear, Jason Webster's new Spanish detective, Max Camara of Valencia, hates bullfights. 25 Apr 05:30 PM
TravelTravel book: <i>Day Walks of New Zealand: Canterbury and Kaikoura</i>The latest book in the Day Walks series covers the amazing routes which can be walked in parts of Canterbury like Kaikoura and the Mackenzie Country.25 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook lover: Elizabeth SmitherElizabeth Smither is an acclaimed New Plymouth-based poet, novelist and short story writer. She has recently released <i>The Commonplace Book</i> (AUP, $34.99), a collection of thoughts about writing and the writer's life.25 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>War Wounds: Medicine and the Trauma of Conflict</i>On May 27, 1942, two Czech parachutists ambushed and wounded SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich near Prague. Heydrich was not seriously wounded but a ricochet bullet had carried cloth, wire and wool into the wound.24 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Nice Day for a War: Adventures of a Kiwi Soldier in World War I</i>Not a picture book, not a graphic novel, not anything easily pigeon-holed, Chris Slane and Matt Elliott's study-cum-evocation of life in World War I is a great resource and a great read.24 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentFighting for our freedomAnyone looking at New Zealand's military participation in the 20th century would see us as a bellicose little nation. For decades, we eagerly went where Britain (and later the US) went.24 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandLife and death in Flanders fieldsThe history of New Zealand at war is largely one of ordinary people called upon in extraordinary times - men and women who left their day jobs when their country called them. In <i>Kiwi Battlefields</i>, Ron Palenski tells how one such man23 Apr 05:30 PM
Telecommunications<em>Nick Smith: </em>Porn? No, romance is the real riskThe recent flurry of gosh-how-shocking stories about female consumption of pornography is emblematic.21 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleMadhur Jaffrey's curry in a hurryMadhur Jaffrey's latest cookbook simplifies Indian cooking while staying true to the spirit of her homeland.21 Apr 12:00 AM
EntertainmentMargo Lanagan: A rainbow of short storiesDavid Larsen talks to Australian writer Margo Lanagan about Twitter and fantasy novels.20 Apr 05:30 PM
