New ZealandBookshops: Don't treat us like babysittersA children's bookshop is working with security staff of a nearby tavern and casino over the growing problem of parents leaving children to read while they gamble.06 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Tigers At AwhituSarah Broom, who has a PhD from Oxford, is the author of a book on contemporary British and Irish poets and has just released her 05 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Book Of Lost ThreadsNovels, for all their categorisation as fiction, must, to some extent, draw on the writer's own experiences. Or they must, at least05 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentOn the edge of the worldDylan Horrocks, author of newly published graphic novel Hicksville, said he grew up in two places: In New Zealand and in comics.03 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBeyond the plotMitch Albom has realised people are hungry for stories that touch them deeply.03 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldHow sex, food and war drive technologyWriter Peter Nowak starts his survey of technology by linking war, porn and fast food - the idea surfaced after he saw the lurid sex tape of Paris Hilton.02 Apr 03:00 PM
EntertainmentEssence of the wild westArtist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood. He tells Alan Perrott how the diverse landscape can mean so much to so many30 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentDark times as chickens come home to roostMcEwan shows us all the fear and loathing of the modern world in a packet of crisps.30 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentImaginative rationalistBooker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan tells Boyd Tonkin how a trip to the Arctic helped inspire his new satirical novel about science, scientists and climate change29 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentRisky businessDrawing on your own experiences for a novel can be a perilous affair, finds Nicky Pellegrino.28 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandWriter: I was raped at knifepointAuthor and columnist Nicky Pellegrino has gone public on how she was raped at knifepoint as a young woman - and her attacker was never found.28 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentA wizard detective in battle royaleAuthor Derek Landy tells Stephen Jewell there's no motive that's more pure than vengeance28 Mar 02:00 PM
EntertainmentCK Stead wins inaugural <i>Sunday Times</i> short story awardThe NZ author's story <i>Last Season's Man</i>, beat more than 1150 entries from published authors around the world.27 Mar 12:08 AM
EntertainmentHeights of bad attitudeAnita Shreve is fascinated with relationships. And this story, which explores a new marriage set against the backdrop of Africa, puts yet another relationship under the microscope.24 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentA modern predicamentOver the years - and rather unkindly, in my opinion - Joanna Trollope's books have tended to be relegated to the category of "Aga saga".24 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentDelving into heritage makes a harrowing readStephen Jewell talks to author Andrea Levy about slavery, story-telling and holidays on the North Shore.23 Mar 03:00 PM
LifestyleThe enrich listForget the mundane, give your life meaning ... become enthused and inspired. We meet people who have followed their hearts, and share simple ways to fuel your fire for life.23 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentProving a pointSharon Osbourne talks to Stephen Jewell about getting revenge on the literary critics.22 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentBloomsbury Set archive releasedFree-thinking and gifted intellectuals, or a bunch of dissolute subversives "who lived in squares but loved in triangles"?18 Mar 08:43 PM
