Latest from Books

Next Game of Thrones book in the works

"Things are pretty grim in the Seven Kingdoms… maybe not as grim as they may become here."

Heavy hitters wielding words of power at this year's Auckland Writers Festival

The pen is mightier than the sword? The power players who prove how true that is.

'Bomb blast of agony': Kiwi hiker survived four days in desert with shattered pelvis

NZ hiker's book reveals lessons learned in survival battle against the odds and elements.

Hilary Mantel on sex, death, hunger and British history

Prizes aside, Hilary Mantel's legacy as one of the UK's greatest writers is assured.

Read all about it: Unity Books scoops top award at London Book Fair

Central city bookshop was awarded for "their wonderful and 'dangerously tempting' store".

Book review: Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

Greg Fleming reviews Charity Norman's new novel.

Upu invokes rich Pasefika stories

Grace Iwashita-Taylor explains how Pasefika poetry has been brought to the Auckland stage.

Can men be feminists? Lessons from past women of spirit

Difficult women: what feminist battles of the past tell us about the politics of today.

Animal instincts: the coming-of-age adventures enjoyed by every species

New book on humans and animal adolescence reveals what the nature docos don't show.

Sexuality superstar opens the workbook on the female anatomy

Emily Nagoski, sex educator, feminist and trump opponent, on the potency of female desire.

Book reviews: Crime fiction round up

Greg Fleming on the latest in crime fiction - including Steph Cha and John Grisham.

Casketeer Francis Tipene on why he talks to dead bodies

Casketeer Francis Tipene reveals his own thoughts about dying and why it still scares him.

Dishing the dirt - the row over a publishing phenomenon

Nicholas Sheppard wades into the cultural appropriation debate.

Judith Collins' tell-all book looks set to hit the shelves during election

The tell-all looks set to hit the shelves during election season.

Long list for NZ's top book awards revealed

Which books have made the long list for prestigious NZ awards?

Hera Lindsay Bird has thoughts about this article about her

Hera Lindsay Bird is New Zealand's most exciting poet. Here's why.