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Boosted: Arts crowdfunding site rejuvenated and relaunched

Want to support NZ art and literature? It's about to get easier to donate.

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?

12 questions: Author Lynley Dodd on her childhood Christmases

Hairy Maclary author Lynley Dodd shares stories from her childhood Christmases.

NZ artist captured the grief of a tragedy and graced the cover of Time

Artist Ruby Jones on how the drawing of a simple picture helped others to heal.

Seeking asylum - Behrouz Boochani: 'I have no country that I belong to'

Asylum seeker Behrouz Boochani on surviving an ordeal that would break most of us.

Best of 2019: Crime fiction

Greg Fleming on 2019's best crime fiction.

Lost in translation - author David Hill on his most embarrassing publishing fail

Author David Hill on "grumpy old men" and why getting angry with kids doesn't work.

The 2019 books with the best opening lines

Looking for an opening line? You won't do better than these.

The 12 things I learned from food books this year

Lesson learned - what cook books taught us this year.

The books you need to pack for the best summer reads

Are your 2019 faves here? Canvas reviewers choose their top books for the year.