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EntertainmentTeens and tweensKerri Jackson reviews the best new titles for teens and young readers20 Sep 04:00 PM
EntertainmentPower of paranoiaUS thriller writer Greg Hurwitz gets a lot of his ideas by fearing the worst.20 Sep 04:00 PM
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Entertainment<i>Book lover:</i> Patricia WrightPatricia Wright sings the role of Madam Larina in the opera Eugene Onegin16 Sep 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHistorical novel a class actIt's hardly surprising that this book has zoomed up the New Zealand bestseller lists. Combining costume drama and crime with a spirited heroine and a dash of feminism, it is frightfully good, as they might have said back in 192415 Sep 04:00 PM
EntertainmentWriting out loudHenry Porter brings his civil liberties crusade to his latest novel.22 Aug 04:00 PM
