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The book that belongs in every New Zealand home

New book exposes more about the intriguing life and times of painted Colin McCahon.

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.

Author reveals Handmaid's Tale sequel inspiration

She spoke about her new novel for the first time, in London on Tuesday.

Jennifer Dann's 12 questions with author Tessa Duder

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.