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Britney Spears' ex to write tell-all book

The star's ex-husband is free to tell all once his NDA comes to an end.

A child’s drawing tucked in an Agatha Christie book is its own mystery

New York Times: A true-crime blogger found a hand-drawn card in a book.

Book review: The Wandering Nature of Us Girls

The new book of flash fiction by Frankie McMillan

The humble snack food that can reboot your sex life

Telegraph: It may not sound sexy, but mindfulness can be a game-changer in the bedroom.

The year in books. Canvas writers choose the best of 2022

Books of the year for 2022.

Beach reads: Top paperback reads for sun and sand

No beach bag is complete without a juicy paperback to weigh down one end of your towel,

The best books you didn’t read in 2022

These overlooked titles from the past 12 months deserve to be on your summer reading list.

How the wild survived: a human history of Rakiura

Edited extract from Rakiura, the wild landscapes of Stewart Island, by Rob Brown

"It was party time in London because this new freedom had arrived. I just never stopped"

At 80, Linn Lorkin has just published her "musical memoir", The Redhead Gets the Gig.

Local Focus: Nici and Nicky talk about love, Italy and cooking for one

A perfect day with all the right ingredients in Anzac Hall, Featherston.

Taonga inspires story about art to help us find a way through the darkness

The story of five totara panels

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading

An extract from Selling Britishness, new books to discover and two reviews

Harry Potter is now available as a Māori audiobook

The Philosopher’s Stone can now be heard in te reo.

Michelle Obama: 'Our hurts become our fears. Our fears become our limits'

In The Light We Carry, Michelle Obama provides tools and inspiration for uncertainty

Netflix’s The Wonder: The strange, true story of the girls who stopped eating

Times: The ‘fasting girls’ were a disturbing historical phenomenon.

Fans snap up Black Fern star Ruby Tui’s book

Black Fern's winger's autobiography tipped to be highest seller of the year for publisher.