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'It's a very special collection': Whanganui writer wins big at Ockham NZ Book Awards

In a surprise win, Airini Beautrais took home the largest-ever purse.

Zoom brings writers to readers in a time of Covid

Literary discussions around the world, from NZ novelist Paula Morris' dining table

Michelle Langstone on keeping watch over her father's last parade

An extract from Michelle Langston's new book of essays

Seachange to Silicon Valley: Vendela Vida's new novel is a love letter to a city in flux

Her new novel is a coming-of-age story set in San Francisco in the mid 1980s.

A landscape of feeling

Kindess and concern are Johanna Emeney's currency.

Arbiter of cool on choosing a quiet life over the bright lights

Guardian of style to stream into Auckland's writers festival

'I kicked and fought for my life': Sue Kedgley reveals all in new memoir

After 50 years of feminism, the former Green MP asks how much has really changed.

Treasure trove of rare books for sale

A collection of rare, antique books discovered in a South Island home is up for sale.

'We're all suffering': How to be a man in the #metoo era

The Times: Justin Baldoni is at war with toxic masculinity – starting with his own.

Taken Places: How words are wired to our senses

Where do stories live? Author Tracey Slaughter has an answer.

Banned rugby book back on the shelves after more than 50 years

Censors have eased restrictions on a Kiwi rugby book banned more than half a century ago.

How some New Zealanders go missing

Steve Braunias' collection of twelve tales casts a devastating light on crime in NZ.

Catherine Robertson and writing's new ballgame

On the heels of her seventh novel, Catherine is navigating the writing world differently.

'It's not our crime, but it's still our sentence': Pillars founder Verna McFelin

Pillars founder Verna McFelin talks about her life inside and outside the prison wire.

Bookie wonderland: How book club became the new nightclub

After lockdown, I couldn't wait to hit the club - book club, that is.

Exploring the where but not the why of strange swimming events

Book review: Where we Swim