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Fiona McIntosh: what makes a great holiday read

Why we search for pure escapism in our holiday reading

Tart tales and disenchanting domesticity

Fifty years after their first publication, Hilma Wolitzer's remain as relevant as ever.

Elizabeth Pulford on being hooked by a good book cover

"Covers. That's what originally draws me into any book."

'If you need a monument, look around you': Rethinking Auckland history

A fascinating new book uses Auckland landscapes to reveal histories we don't always know.

Life to the extreme: Q+A with Waiuku's famous Wild Twins

NZ's 'Wild Twins' share epic stories and tips for breaking out of your comfort zone.

The best books to cuddle up with on rainy days

These addictive novels will see you while away the indoor hours in a very happy way.

Samuel Te Kani: 'I have turned my first love into a career'

A book challenging traditional notions of sex, gender and literature.

An ode to NZ musicians. Rest in peace (at 33⅓ RPM)

Steve Braunias spent six years tracking down New Zealand's music makers

Editorial: Like Lonely Planet, we love Auckland - we can't wait for it to reopen

OPINION: Auckland best city to visit? In normal times, yes.

Butcherbird: The magpies are behaving strangely

Strange songbirds and dark secrets are plentiful in Cassie Hart's new horror novel.

Siobhan Harvey reviews Sleeping with Stones: confessional and cathartic

Sleeping with Stones is an adept poetry collection spanning the realms of grief

Eleanor Black resolves complex problems in her downtime through reading crime fiction

Crime and personal essays are lockdown fodder for Eleanor Black

A novel of dark humour and cutting observations

John Boyne delivers a novel of dark humour and cutting observations

Kirsten McDougall's dreary apocalypse: 'You can't just pussyfoot around anymore'

She's a Killer is intended as an alarm for a New Zealand in environmental crisis.

The female experience and the talisman of food

A collection of stories to savour by an award-winning writer

The view from my window: Rose Langbein

From New York to Wānaka: The inspiration behind her new cookbook with mum Annabel.