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Tessa Duder has a book on James Cook coming out and a young adult classic being reprinted.

'I'm too old to be scared by much': Margaret Atwood on her Handmaid's Tale sequel

New York Times: The writer talks about her new book and the character too good to kill.

The Netflix serial killer drama too disturbing to write about

Mindhunter has returned to Netflix and frankly, we're lost for words.

Best-selling children's book series to be translated into te reo

One of the world's biggest selling children's books to be published in te reo Māori.

Book reviews: Crime fiction round up

Greg Fleming on the latest from Mick Herron, Steve Cavanagh, Chris Pavone and Tom Bradby.

Believe it or not: the art of talking to strangers

Times: Malcolm Gladwell on Talking to Strangers, his stimulating new book

Broken pasts and severed futures: NZ author's remarkable survival tale

It took 10 years for Kirsten Warner's debut novel to appear, a bigger fight was to come.

The travels of an All Black Wife

Linda Burgess writes of arriving in Lyon with her husband, the All Black Robert Burgess.

India: Jaipur's amazing literary festival

Rosemarie North finds enlightenment at India's acclaimed literary festival

Teaching guide helps inform early childhood education cultural practices

Ngāti Rangiwewehi tupuna is guiding early childhood teachers through a new book.

Sex and the city author on the rise of Tinderellas

Angela Barnett talks to author Candace Bushnell about her new book.

The Beauty Myth: 30 years old and still a rallying cry?

The Beauty Myth: 30 years after publication, is it a story that needs to be re-told?

NZ kids' book of the year is 'the bomb'

The best NZ books for children and young adults have been named.

From Russia with love, bestselling author Paullina Simons to visit NZ

How New Zealand helped Paullina Simons become one of the world's best-selling authors.

Meghan Markle plans to write children's book

Sources say the Duchess of Sussex wants to write a book inspired by her rescue dogs.

CK Stead and Kevin Ireland revisit youth at home of their literary mentor

New Zealand authors reflect on life at Frank Sargeson's home in Takapuna.