EntertainmentTravel book: <i>Great Kiwi Eats</i>One of the special joys of touring New Zealand these days is the number of places you find that sell great food.14 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSecret Jackie Kennedy interviews revealedA new book covers the former First Lady's marriage and years in the White House, as well as the 1960 campaign and JFK's thoughts on a second term.13 Apr 10:14 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>The Surrendered</i>Thirty years after the Korean War, an American veteran and an Asian woman are still confronting the conflict that briefly brought them together.13 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>So Much For That</i>Readers will need both stamina and stomach to get through Lionel Shriver's 480-page <i>So Much for That</i>.12 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>The Imperfectionists</i>This full and funny first novel, set around a Rome-based English-language newspaper, comes with faux reporters' room coffee stains on the cover.12 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAlways looking for troubleNew author D.J. Connell talks to Stephen Jewell about her hilarious novel which has been optioned for a film.11 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldOprah-power imposes a blackoutDespite her carefully cultivated "woman of the people" image, Oprah Winfrey takes a dim view of any outsider impertinent enough to wonder what makes her tick.11 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSettler's sagaNatasha Solomons skilfully weaves refugee tales into a novel about adjusting to life in a new land.11 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentLong friendship leaves its markA book about Samoan tattooing - tatau - records a story that has been 30 years in the making.10 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentProfile: Francesca PriceBeing green doesn't have to mean deprivation and sacrifice. Eco-journalist Francesca Price shows us how.08 Apr 04:00 PM
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
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
