EntertainmentA week of itMusic month continues to take over drinking holes and town halls all the way from Ponsonby to Pukekohe this week.12 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentGetting to grips with griefElizabeth Smither is a prolific and award-winning writer with 17 volumes of poetry, six novels and a number of short story collections published.11 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentUsing alchemy of prose to let off steamCharlotte Grimshaw once described her last novel, <i>Foreign City</i>, as a kind of "layer cake" of fiction, reality and fictionalised reality.11 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentShocking cost of living longerWriter Lionel Shriver tells Stephen Jewell how a friend's illness inspired her to take on the injustices of the healthcare system.11 May 01:00 AM
TravelTravel book: <i>More Miles Than Money: Journeys through American music</i>A sort of musical quest through the southern US to see if they're still producing the fresh, exciting, untamed roots music which once inspired the world.10 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTom Keneally: Humanising historyAustralian author Tom Keneally talks to Graham Reid about how criminals and the rich were thrown together when the country was founded.10 May 04:00 PM
LifestyleCapital styleA new book shines the spotlight behind the scenes of some of London's style gurus, focusing on their interior design at home.09 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ actress has a comic-book makeoverKiwi star Anna Paquin is being immortalised in a comic book - but some are questioning her cartoon likeness to the real thing.08 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHer dark materialsCharlotte Grimshaw's new novel stars a National Party leader tipped to be the next Prime Minister. Does this man resemble anyone we know? Linda Herrick reports07 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCultural immersion or imitation?What do Maori haka, Fijian firewalking and yoga have in common? According to a book by Canadian writer Andrew Potter they are all part of an authenticity hoax.03 May 04:00 PM
OpinionRebecca Barry Hill<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Festival guide for the literary-confused03 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>The True Deceiver</i>, by Tove JanssonTwo women as different as the seasons.03 May 03:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: <i>Solar</i>, by Ian McEwanThat Ian McEwan, what a comedian. It's not a phrase you come across often.03 May 03:00 PM
EntertainmentKaleidoscope worldTravel writer and historian William Dalrymple talks to <i>Canvas</i> books editor Linda Herrick about tantric rituals, animal sacrifices and the swirling politics of the Indo-Pakistani region.03 May 01:00 AM
EntertainmentBlame it on the ArchbishopFrom global success with the His Dark Materials series for younger readers, Philip Pullman returns to revisit the Christian story.02 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip PullmanChristianity rewritten.02 May 03:00 PM
WorldUS couple's embryo implanted in wrong womanThe Morells' son on was the result of a mix-up at a fertility clinic in which another woman was implanted the couple's embryo.01 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandNext Big Thing hits NZA book for teenagers by an unknown Australian tipped to be the next J.K. Rowling goes on sale here on Monday.30 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: <i>Beatrice and Virgil</i>Books about authors who are struggling to write can be overly indulgent and introspective.28 Apr 04:00 PM
LifestyleA vine upbringingKati Kasza's father instilled in her a love of plants and the importance of seeking quality.28 Apr 01:00 AM
EntertainmentCeltic odysseyDame Fiona Kidman is back with a new volume of poetry that traces her Irish roots.27 Apr 04:00 PM
TravelTravel book: <i>Destination Saigon</i>Being a large man taking up a space usually occupied by three Vietnamese, writer Walter Mason was obviously an easily noticed foreign visitor in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon).27 Apr 12:00 AM
EntertainmentLessons from a grim warWellington teacher and author Leon Davidson tells Rebecca Barry what inspired him to delve into Anzac history on behalf of younger readers.25 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: <i>The Anzac Book</i>An artistic diversion from bloody reality, writes Steve Scott.24 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: <i>The Gallipoli Letter</i>The historical preoccupation with Gallipoli becomes easily comprehensible when you remember that 8141 Australians and 2721 New Zealanders died during the brief campaign.24 Apr 04:00 PM
