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
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
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
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
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>By Nightfall</i>Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, <i>The Hours</i>, was in debt to both life and literature. His new novel, <i>By Nightfall</i>, also displays a strong allegiance to both.19 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Pereira Maintains</i>The small, superb story has become a talisman in the author's Italy. Since its publication there 15 years ago, it's won plaudits and prizes and been made into a Mastroianni film. 19 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake</i>Mixing reality and fantasy with little help given to the reader makes an odd book - but it's no lemon.17 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Other People's Money</i>It would be very easy in these economically grim times to write novels casting bankers in the harshest of lights - simple moustache-twisting pantomime villains.17 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook lover: Charlotte RandallCharlotte Randall is a Christchurch-based author whose latest novel, <i>Hokitika Town</i> (Penguin, $30), is on the best-seller list.17 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleThe best of a Kiwi icon (+recipe)The best baking recipes by Maud Basham - aka Aunt Daisy- have been collated in a new cookbook.16 Apr 12:00 AM
EntertainmentThe fascination of islandsDavid Mitchell, whose latest novel features a Dutch clerk from old Zeeland, is looking forward to coming to New Zealand.15 Apr 10:47 PM
EntertainmentThor: Thunder struckThis year's comic book superhero assault on the big screen starts with Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh who brings some brains to the brute brawn of the mighty Norse god. Desmond Sampson reports.13 Apr 07:00 PM
EntertainmentNicolas Cage's long lost comic returnedA rare comic book stolen from Nicolas Cage 10 years ago has been recovered.12 Apr 08:37 PM
TravelTravel book: <i>1000 Great Places to Travel with Kids in Australia</i>It's not always easy to travel with children (or grandchildren) because their needs and interests are rather different.11 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Invisible Bridge</i>Julie Orringer’s first book, a stunning short-story collection entitled <i>How To Breathe Underwater</i>, was a <i>New York Times</i> notable book.11 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>In The Company Of Angels</i>Copenhagen in the early 1990s. Bernardo Greene is a patient at a Clinic for Torture Victims. In his native Chile, he'd been tortured for two years by the Pinochet regime.11 Apr 05:00 PM
