BusinessAmazon wants cheaper books from HachetteAmazon says the reasons behind its dispute with publisher Hachette is to push for a new plan to boost sales, lower prices and benefit the public.31 Jul 04:20 AM
LifestyleDavid Mitchell: Short and tweetThe $100 million movie of Cloud Atlas bombed, but that didn’t halt the rising star of its author, David Mitchell, regarded by many as the greatest of his generation. now he is tweeting his latest work, writes Hermione Hoby.25 Jul 07:00 PM
LifestyleAlone with a good readDiving into a book is treasured time all to yourself, but first you have to find that brilliant book.25 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleGraham Swift: A coastguard meets a comedianThe many facets of England meet in the pages of Graham Swift’s new book, writes Stephen Jewell.25 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleBob Harvey's incredible lifeFrom mooning a ratepayer to meeting his birth parents at middle age, former Waitakere mayor Bob Harvey has always lived a life less ordinary, as a new biography reveals.25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandOur literary luminariesMan Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton is among the finalists in the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards.22 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleThe rise of teen novelsThe Hunger Games, Divergent series and The Fault in Our Stars are bringing about a new trend in book sales, Whitcoulls says.20 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleJames Steen: Can toast be drunk?In his New book, The Kitchen Magpie, James Steen presents a veritable host of household hints. Here are some of our favourite.18 Jul 07:00 PM
LifestyleMartine Bailey: Taste of murderMartine Bailey puts a dark twist on food in her ‘culinary gothic’ novel that features real, historic family recipes, writes Stephen Jewell.18 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Upstairs at the PartyReconsidering moments that changed everything is an old chestnut in fiction, but Linda Grant manages it with verve in this excellent novel.18 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: No Book But The WorldFred Robbins is an enigma, even to the person closest to him in the world, his sister Ava.18 Jul 06:00 PM
BusinessAmazon tests Netflix model for e-booksAmazon could be trying the Netflix model for e-books soon - touting unfettered access to more than 600,000 titles for a monthly fee.16 Jul 09:08 PM
New Zealand12 Questions: Sir Bob JonesMy friends would say 'perhaps you're misunderstood'. People say things about me that are simply not true.16 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleReclusive author's scathing attack"Rest assured, as long as I am alive any book purporting to be with my cooperation is a falsehood," Harper Lee says.15 Jul 08:20 PM
EntertainmentEleanor Catton back in printMan Booker prize winner Eleanor Catton is to publish her first work since landing one of the literary world's most coveted prizes.12 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleTina Shaw: Ripples in a pondTina Shaw talks to Rebecca Barry Hill about her connection to provincial New Zealand and why she is drawn to dark crime.11 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: All The Light We Cannot SeeIt’s full of dazzling prose, it’s ingeniously put together, it’s so long it’s a drag to lug around.11 Jul 06:00 PM
OpinionVaimoana TapaleaoWhy new Potter is just wrongThat was the only thing going through my mind as I heartbreakingly read - no, scraped - through JK Rowling's latest look into the life of Harry Potter.11 Jul 01:00 AM
Business10 business books for your reading listTen business books to help you get ahead in your career, better manage teams, sharpen your leadership skills or just learn something new.10 Jul 04:30 AM
BusinessAmazon offers authors caught in dispute all revenue from e-salesAmazon.com has an offer for authors at the book publisher Hachette, which is embroiled in a fight with the Internet retailer over e-book prices.09 Jul 03:33 AM
LifestyleThe top 'unread' bestsellersYou need a book to take on holiday but you don’t want a “summer read”, you want something that will broaden your mind.08 Jul 11:30 PM
BusinessAuthors weigh in on Amazon, Hachette disputeThe clash between Amazon and Hachette has taken a new turn, as hundreds of authors asked readers to email Amazon's CEO to protest the e-retailer's tough tactics.07 Jul 01:40 AM
LifestyleBook review: Tree PalaceIn his second novel, Craig Sherborne presents a family of transients, “last of their kind”, who drift along, squatting in abandoned properties dotted across Victoria’s wheat belt.05 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Empty Bones and Other StoriesBreton Dukes has an interesting bio. He has shifted from north to south — from Whangarei to Dunedin.04 Jul 06:00 PM
