LifestyleAussie wins Booker PrizeRichard Flanagan was tonight awarded the Man Booker Prize for a Second World War novel about the Burma Death Railway.14 Oct 09:40 PM
LifestyleNZ restaurants make top global listThe massive foodie tome, 1001 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You Die, has just been released. Among the featured eateries are a dozen of NZ's best.12 Oct 10:45 PM
OpinionAndrew AldersonAndrew Alderson: Kiss and tell book shows dark side of competitionIf ever there was a neon-lit example of cricket implosion, the Kevin Pietersen autobiography debacle is, to use modern management parlance, best practice.11 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleAndy Griffiths is playing the jokerAndy Griffiths creates worlds where killer koalas from outer space invade and robots riot — and kids can’t get enough of them, writes Dionne Christian.10 Oct 11:00 PM
LifestyleCat-astrophe survivorsLast year Craig Bullock brought us a book hailing the canine heroes and victims of Christchurch’s earthquakes. Now it’s the turn of the felines.10 Oct 06:00 PM
LifestyleCurtain rises again for PoirotEnduring love for Agatha Christie sees British thriller writer Sophie Hannah add to the famous detective cases. She talks to Stephen Jewell.10 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleAuthor's collection going free to good homesA best-selling author is giving away the hefty book collection that lines every wall of his beachfront Auckland home.10 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleJK Rowling teases Potter fansThe author informed her millions of followers that she was "very busy" at work on a novel, a screenplay and campaigns for her children's charity Lumos.07 Oct 10:20 PM
SportRugby: Too dangerous for kids?A serious injury is many rugby parents' nightmare, and every rugby-playing boy's fear.06 Oct 11:39 PM
OpinionRhonwyn Newson: Five life-changing booksComing up with books wasn't difficult - I love books. Narrowing my list down to only five was far trickier. But here goes, my five life-changing reads.30 Sep 04:00 AM
LifestyleWhen taxidermy goes wrongA humorous look at what happens when taxidermy goes very wrong, by the founder of crappytaxidermy.com29 Sep 12:15 AM
LifestyleBooks: Rosie's back, with baby on boardSequel continues the adventures of lovelorn Asperger's hero.27 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleStephen Jewell: A dangerously unstable kingSociety must not forget Henry VIII was a child abuser and wife killer, author Philippa Gregory tells Stephen Jewell.26 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Of mums and murderLiane Moriarty’s latest novel is a darkly comedic tale about a trivia night death, writes Shandelle Battersby.26 Sep 06:00 PM
New Zealand'Teach kids resilience' - KirwanSir John Kirwan's new push: “We teach them maths, English, science, but we don’t actually teach them resilience. I think it has to become part of the curriculum."26 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Depression made me a better parent'His own experience has taught him the importance of simply being available for his kids and willing to listen.26 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandKirwan's new book: Exclusive extractAn exclusive extract from Stand by Me by Sir John Kirwan, his guide for helping parents and teens around mental health.26 Sep 05:00 PM
BusinessHow to refresh a bungalowThey came out of California, featured window seats and shingled tiles, were clad in weatherboard and Auckland has thousands of them.22 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldMantel's Thatcher assassination fantasyBooker-prize-winning author admits she thought about killing the British PM when she found herself within shooting range of her in 1983.20 Sep 01:38 AM
EntertainmentLena Dunham: Page girlLena Dunham reinvented the oversharing style on her hit show, Girls. What will her first book do? Meghan Daum meets TV’s hottest property and talks psychotherapy, sisterhood and why she can’t keep a secret.19 Sep 10:00 PM
LifestyleLuminaries shine in Catton's family treeMan Booker prize-winner Eleanor Catton is made of the write stuff.13 Sep 05:00 PM
