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'My reading is either new New Zealand books or things I pick at second-hand bookstores and op shops'

Steve Braunias on what he's been reading over summer

Clockwork: Kikuko Tsumura's search for meaning in the modern workplace

Anyone suffering from late-capitalism fatigue will relate to Tsumura's workplace novel

Sue Copsey: 'Not one of the Windsors is anywhere near as fascinating as a Tudor or a Plantagenet'

Sue Copsey talks to Eleanor Black about her Tudor-inspired contemporary novels

Rebel Girls, Impatient Love and Long Life: Isabel Allende's new memoir

The Chilean author has penned her memoir on what it means to be a woman.

Holm truths on minding your money

After 40 years of talking money, Mary Holm is far from bored.

'Everything we took for granted has been taken away'

This is a moment in history - British actor Juliet Stevenson

Auckland Writers Festival putting local authors first for 2021

Local authors will be the focus of this year's festival.

Double tragedy: How woman survived death of husband, son within 16 days

Christchurch woman Julie Zarifeh's new book outlines grief journey after double tragedy.

Fertility crisis: Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival'

Sperm counts are on track to hit zero by 2045, a top reproductive epidemiologist says.

'Handmaid's Tale' returns, creator sees no end in sight

"I think I can keep going as long as I can rope Lizzie into it," Bruce Miller said.

David Bishop: "I opted for the Hilary Mantel approach to historical fiction"

The court reporter-turned-screenwriter-turned-author is releasing a historical thriller.

What Bookety Book Books is bookshop owner Mandy Myles reading?

Mandy Myles discovers delight in a different kind of hangover-inducing tome.

Kazuo Ishiguro Interview: 'We can fly too close to the sun'

Kazuo Ishiguro, Nobel prize winner, warns artificial intelligence can be dangerous.

Ben Sanders returns: Structures imagined and real

Author Ben Sanders on juggling two working lives

Eleanor Black: Noteworthy memoirs from the American South

Eleanor Black on Canvas' Noteworthy book reviews.

Alice Te Punga Somerville: English by name, English by nature?

Alice Te Punga Somerville (Te Ātiawa, Taranaki) on why English breaks her heart.