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Jo Wood: Ronnie, me and the Rolling Stones

Up close and personal: New photos of the Rolling Stones as never pictured before.

Author Christos Tsiolkas: Damascus might be radical but it's not blasphemous. I'm not out to ridicule this faith.

Author Christos Tsiolkas stunned with The Slap, now he's taken on religion.

Writing away the pain

Sinead Gleeson has been in pain since she was a child, now it fuels beautiful writing.

Poet Dominic Hoey on the songs that shaped his lyrical style

Dominic Hoey lists his favourite songs after the recent release of his third poetry book.

A cosmic road trip from southern lights to the Milky Way

The new NZ book which will leave you starry-eyed and looking to the heavens.

Thomasin McKenzie: Jojo Rabbit star on war, Waititi and what happens next

Star of Jojo Rabbit, Thomasin McKenzie, talks with Sarah Ell.

Rapper poet on fame, fortune and bone disease

Rapper/poet on fame, fortune and a manifesto for losing money but entertaining people.

Flea had a wild life. Then he joined Red Hot Chili Peppers

New York Times: Flea on his early experiences with drugs and relationship with Kiedis.

Wonderland exhibition 'sensory overload'

Melissa Nightingale takes a journey down the rabbit hole in a sneak peak of Wonderland.

Atomic Blondie: Debbie Harry - rock goddess

New York Times: The pin-up of punk Blondie's Debbie Harry about her new memoir.

Is this book enough to get me over New York?

A single book can't prevent the post-holiday comedown, can it?

Playing with a classic - Janet Frame's Owls Do Cry swoops onto the stage

Janet Frame's literary masterpiece Owls Do Cry now a world-first stage production.

Does reading help with feeling well? NZ writer probes the links

Former physiotherapist turned writer wins major New Zealand award.

John Le Carre's fixation with betrayal 'not fair on agents'

Novelist is accused of obsession with his brief career in the intelligence service.

Mike Chunn's songs in the key of life

Mike Chunn's songs to save your life marks the launch of his book No Sharp Turn.

So, who is the true Theroux?

Louis Theroux is more used to putting others in the spotlight, but now it's his turn.