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From Hastings to North Korea: The rise of Kim Jong Un profiler Anna Fifield

Fifield's first book is The Great Successor: The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un.

The hopes and fears that come with publishing a book

Ashleigh Young on the thrill and the fear of publishing a book.

The Obamas as you've never seen them before

Snapshot of a life: the photographer who took the Obama family's most personal portraits.

The Notebook author tried to shut down gay club at Christian school

Nicholas Sparks has been accused of anti-LGBT discrimination at the school he co-founded.

Anne Frank diary to be launched in te reo Māori

A discussion at Parihaka inspired a Dutchman-turned-Kiwi to tell the story in te reo.

Beloved Kiwi author Joy Cowley: 'I'm losing my eyesight'

Author Joy Cowley has revealed she has just under 30 per cent eyesight left.

New book exposes some of publishing's most intriguing stories

Publishing dynasty shares its own stories about working with a who's who of writers.

Local Focus: Book sale's final chapter

William Colenso College's final book sale. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Book reviews: Crime fiction

Greg Fleming on the latest from Mindy Mejia and Jack Heath.

Book review: Cari Mora by Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris returns with Cari Mora and it was worth the wait writes Greg Fleming.

Book review: Fiona Kidman's This Mortal Boy

Greg Fleming reviews this year's Ockham winner.

Story of the herald of Matariki is finally in print

Kirsty Bennett has published a book for children about the star Puanga.

'Nothing's made up': Hannibal Lecter's creator breaks long silence

New York Times: Long overshadowed by the cannibal he invented, author finally opens up.

What's next to watch and read as GoT ends

Game of Thrones might be ending, but there's a world of entertainment beyond Westeros.

How Marilyn Waring fought for a woman's right to choose

A long night in parliament: Marilyn Waring on how NZ abortion laws were manipulated.

Why what you think is true is false

Interview with Factfulness co-author Anna Rosling Ronnlund, on why we get it wrong