EntertainmentFrom chasing the market to living his fantasyFantasy writer Brandon Sanderson tells David Larsen how a dragon on a book cover lured him back to reading and changed the path of his life.12 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentSharp entertainerFrom the Sharpe books to Arthurian sagas, the prolific output of Bernard Cornwell has topped best-seller lists around the world. The secret is in the plot, he tells Robert McCrum.11 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleClassic variations (+recipe)Learn how to make the perfect pav and then shake things up with some twists on the traditional.05 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleDining in with a master chef (+recipe)Martin Bosley's new cookbook means his incredible dishes are yours to sample from the comfort of home.04 Nov 01:00 AM
TravelTravel book: <i>Wild New Zealand From The Road</i>It's hard to think of a better guide to our wild places than Gordon Ell.02 Nov 01:00 PM
LifestyleThe cook and the baker (+recipes)A Kiwi cook and a global baker have cooked up a recipe for simple but tasty home meals.01 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentWhole lotta loveA new book paying homage to five decades of live music in New Zealand is proof, says one contributor, <i>Herald</i> entertainment editor Russell Baillie, that every generation has gigs to remember.31 Oct 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Weekend</i>I suppose expecting a writer to match the impact of The Reader, Bernhard Schlink's extraordinary novel of a few years ago, is asking too much of him.31 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Hand Me Down World</i>Lloyd Jones' new novel will unavoidably face the towering legacy of Mister Pip: international acclaim, a Man Booker short-list placing, awards, local admiration, sales and a degree of controversy.31 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandMan who recorded legends of the ballThis extract from a book on Sir Terry McLean portrays TP as a wily and trusted rugby commentator.30 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Reading On The Farm</i>If reading is a pleasure and a refuge in this day and age, imagine what a joy it must have been to snatch a few hours alone with a good book for pioneering New Zealanders.30 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBookings pour in for new Harry PotterWith three weeks to go until opening night, tickets for the special midnight screenings are selling fast 29 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Scribble, Scribble, Scribble</i>For those readers who do not regularly encounter the <i>New Yorker</i>, <i>Guardian</i>, <i>Financial Times</i>, and others it may come as a surprise to find historian Simon Schama finds time away from writing best-selling books.28 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleStitches in time: A history of fashion in New ZealandNew Zealand's seven-decade-old fashion industry isn't merely about clothes, finds Rebecca Barry.28 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Frank Sargeson's Stories</i>When Frank Sargeson was 78 years old, not long before he died, I interviewed him for a half-hour television documentary.28 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentTim Wilson: made in ManhattanTV One's New York correspondent Tim Wilson might have spent much of the last decade reporting some of the world's biggest stories but somehow he's found time to write his first novel, too. Stephen Jewell spoke to him in New York.28 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentPainful truths from the cutting edge of comedyComedian Sarah Silverman has never been afraid of causing offence with her foul-mouthed stand-up routines. Now her frank autobiography has won plaudits from the most unlikely quarters, reports Paul Harris.26 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleThe events that led to the final choiceGerman author Johanna Adorjan tells Cathrin Schaer about researching her grandparents’ life and death.26 Oct 04:30 PM
