EntertainmentSnoopy and the meaning of lifeAs Charlie Brown celebrates his 65th birthday, Lucy Davies learns how his creator, Charles M Schulz, reinvented comics for the modern world.30 Oct 11:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Golden Age, Jane SmileyBill Bryson famously came from Iowa ("Somebody had to"). So do the farming dynasty of Jane Smiley's now-completed trilogy.30 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe rise of adult colouring booksThe adult art craze is driving a resurgence in book sales but many bookworms are colouring-in rather than reading.30 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentRising interest for controversial bookControversy around youth novel Into the River has stirred rising interest in the book at some libraries.30 Oct 01:32 AM
Rugby World CupDan Carter biography due in two weeksPublishers have put off printing to include the final result in the final chapter - but the book is supposed to be out by November 14.28 Oct 05:56 PM
EntertainmentHobbit author's annotated map of Middle Earth foundJ.R.R Tolkien's annotated map of Middle-earth has been discovered inside a copy of The Lord of the Rings.24 Oct 08:45 PM
EntertainmentJK Rowling announces play depicting middle-aged Harry PotterRowling reveals two-part play based on her books depicts wizard 19 years after leaving Hogwarts24 Oct 08:30 PM
EntertainmentKhloe Kardashian cancels book tourKhloé Kardashian has cancelled her upcoming book tour.24 Oct 07:45 PM
New ZealandThe hardy souls who tamed the heartlandAn edited extract from High Country Stations of the Mackenzie, written by Mary Hobbs reveals the pioneers of the famed Mt Cook Station.24 Oct 04:00 PM
BusinessGoogle's book-scanning project ruled to be legal 'fair use'Google can continue to scan books without paying authors after a court rules it was 'fair use'.18 Oct 06:56 PM
EntertainmentRowling shows dark side with book that gave her nightmaresThe author's newest crime book emphasises the dark twist her career has taken, with her most gruesome plot to date and research which gave her "nightmares".17 Oct 12:00 AM
EntertainmentTravis Barker opens up about near-fatal plane crashThe Blink-182 rocker was one of only two survivors when a Learjet 60 carrying him and five others crashed in South Carolina in 2008.16 Oct 10:15 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The Porcelain Thief, Huan HsuThe Porcelain Thief describes Hsu's search for it, which, of course, necessitated his taking a job with a wealthy uncle in Shanghai and learning the language and customs of his ancestral home.16 Oct 05:00 PM
EntertainmentA troubled soul but an intriguing oneBritish crime writer M.J. Arlidge talks to Craig Sisterson about why he favours strong leading ladies in modern thrillers.16 Oct 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: I'll Never Write My Memoirs, Grace JonesIt's not at all easy to talk about Grace Jones - disco queen, new waver, Bond villain, diva, android, androgyne - as if she is a real person.16 Oct 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies, Jay PariniIt was the small screen that made him big. While many high-minded intellectuals disdained television, Vidal realised its power.16 Oct 05:00 PM
EntertainmentLou Reed a 'monster' claims new biographyA biography detailing the life of Velvet Underground founder Lou Reed reveals a darker side to the rock legend.14 Oct 06:40 PM
EntertainmentInto the River book ban liftedThe book, which features sexually explicit content, drug use and use of slang for female genitalia, is now classified as unrestricted.14 Oct 04:02 AM
EntertainmentLadybird books offer wry take on adult issuesThey were the wholesome educational aids which taught generations of children the basics of everything from cake decorating to nuclear power.12 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSnape casts unlikely spell over Potter fansThe internet is braced for meltdown as the first official drawing of the world's most unlikely sex symbol is unveiled.12 Oct 07:00 AM
Entertainment22-year-old Kiwi scores US book series contractFriends teased her as a child, but Hamilton 22-year-old Yvette Willemse is now a proper author with a four-book contract with an American publisher.09 Oct 08:00 PM
EntertainmentAuthor Frederick Forsyth reveals his secret pastFrom East Berlin to war-torn Africa, Frederick Forsyth's Bond-like past shows what made him a natural fit for MI6.09 Oct 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The Secret War, Max HastingsThis is Hastings' first sortie into the secret world as he puts the codebreakers' achievements in context by measuring them against competing sources of secret intelligence.09 Oct 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: From The Cutting Room Of Barney Kettle, Kate De GoldiThis is a cross-over novel of "stories within stories within stories". We're told at the start it's written by a supine, seriously-injured survivor of some major disaster.09 Oct 05:00 PM
Entertainment'I must be the opposite of a psychopath'Bestselling novelist Jojo Moyes on how her childhood shapes her popular novels.08 Oct 06:00 PM
