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The sorrow and bliss of Meg Mason

In the wake of her new book, the Palmerston North-raised journalist opens up.

'Parky' asked his son to help him write a book. It wasn't a painless experience

Sir Michael and Mike Parkinson's new book explores the light and the dark of family life.

'Magic does happen sometimes': Nadia Lim's chick-inspired new children's book

Raising orphan chick Marvin like having a newborn baby again, celebrity cook says.

Top choices for the younger reader

Sarah Forster's picks of New Zealand books for the younger reader

NZ books industry like literary sourdough

NZ books industry like literary sourdough - slow to rise in the heat of a global pandemic.

Inside the private struggles of Jordan Peterson

Former best-selling author Jordan Peterson has had a rough year.

Big, pretty and smart - the best coffee table treasures for Christmas

Christmas coffee table books - the gift that keeps on giving.

Ego, racehorses, miracles and the Mob: the life of J.P. Pomare

J.P. Pomare on his stonking crime novel, In the Clearing and reviews that stroke his ego.

Your summer reading list: The best books of 2020

Get your summer reading list sorted with the best books from the year.

Country queen Dolly Parton joins Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking

Country icon Dolly Parton chats with Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking about her first new Christmas album in 30 years. Video / Newstalk ZB

Iconic writer's troubled life revealed in new book

Paula Morris walks in Robin Hyde's painful footsteps in Rotorua

Book review: Monsters in the Garden: An Anthology of Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy

A rare anthology of speculative fiction, homegrown.

Flox: 'I'm after total escapism'

Hayley King/Flox on the books she enjoys

Book review: I Give My Marriage A Year, by Holly Wainright

A tale of domestic discontent for holiday reading

'He was pre-mourned': Margaret Atwood releases poems for late partner

Margaret Atwood, 81, one of the most admired novelists in the world, returns to poetry.

Oxford Dictionary updates definition of 'woman' following sexism claims

Don't get too excited ladies - the synonyms "bint" and "b****" remain.

Book review: Addressed to Greta, by Fiona Sussman

An entertaining read yet out-of-sync with the times

Book review: To Be a Man, by Nicole Krauss

A must-have read for summer