RoyalsRoyal visit: Hairy Maclary book for baby PrincePrime Minister John Key's wife Bronagh has taken on a few royal-like duties herself as an ambassador for the Blind Foundation and passed on a Hairy Maclary 'touch and feel' book for Prince George while dining with the royal couple last night.15 Apr 01:20 AM
LifestyleCamilla Lackberg: Crime is on her sideStephen Jewell talks to ‘Swedish Agatha Christie’ Camilla Lackberg about her close friendship with her characters, fact being darker than fiction and the myths surrounding her country.11 Apr 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Northanger AbbeyVal McDermid's Northanger Abbey is the second stage of The Austen Project, for which four writers have been invited to produce a contemporary version of a Jane Austen novel.11 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Bright Side of My ConditionThe charming title of this book is a quotation from The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe.11 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandBrash's Brethren meetings - no regretsDon Brash devotes all of three paragraphs to the Exclusive Brethren in his 330-page autobiography despite his dealings with the Church.09 Apr 10:10 PM
TravelBook review: <I>The World's Great Wonders</I>No continent is left out in this roll call of diverse and wonderful sites.09 Apr 04:15 PM
LifestyleBook review: Arctic SummerOn December 19, 1910, a few months after the publication of Howard's End, E. M. Forster began sketching out the plan for a new novel.05 Apr 06:00 PM
LifestyleWomen's Bookshop: Just loving what they doWhen Carole Beu opened the Women’s Bookshop 25 years ago, she didn’t realise she would be creating something much bigger than a retail space, writes Linda Herrick.04 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleKirsty Wark: From fact to fictionBBC journalist Kirsty Wark tells Stephen Jewell about her debut novel, and how it feels being the subject of the critics for a change.04 Apr 05:00 PM
RoyalsGift for George delights authorA Massey University author was surprised to hear Prince George would be getting his book as a memento when his parents visit Cambridge next weekend.02 Apr 03:15 PM
LifestyleHave your cake, read it tooA Lorde figurine performing atop three circular cakes to depict <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> was among creative entries for a Canterbury edible story-telling competition.01 Apr 03:15 PM
Lifestyle12 Questions: Nicky PellegrinoNicky Pellegrino is a novelist and former magazine editor who moved to New Zealand for love.31 Mar 03:15 PM
LifestyleWriters Festival: Where the duck goes, he goesDavid Larsen discovers the intriguing backstory behind cartoonist Michael Leunig’s whimsical birds29 Mar 05:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementBuy Crikey: Check local book sites firstI had to buy a book recently. It hurt. Much as I love books, my financially sensible self would rather get them from the library or stock up on a few good novels at the school fair at $2 to $3 each.29 Mar 03:15 PM
LifestyleBook review: IdiopathyMany contemporary male novelists, particularly comic ones, are incapable of depicting an unsympathetic female character.28 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: & SonHyperbole often surrounds big novels, especially big novels from New York about New York and by New Yorkers, but in Gilbert's case it is all justified.28 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleGary Shteyngart: Crying with laughterAmerican novelist Gary Shteyngart tells Alexander Bisley why he likes to combine hilarity, sadness and introspection.28 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleStars' stylist shares secretsIf you happen to spot celebrity stylist and designer Rachel Zoe out and about, do not worry - she's not judging you.27 Mar 10:00 PM
LifestyleWorld's most-used word celebrates 175 years, OK?Whatever you're doing this Monday, wherever you might be, take a moment to reflect on the most popular word in the English language, OK?24 Mar 01:30 AM
EntertainmentABBA: Thank you for the musicA new book charts Abba’s progress from camp 70s novelty act to enduring musical phenomenon. Anna Tyzack meets one of the famous four, Bjorn Ulvaeus.22 Mar 06:30 PM
LifestyleTwo scribes go to warCould Britain have avoided World War I? Historians Max Hastings and Niall Ferguson have presented rival views on the BBC.22 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleLegends of literature in line-upLinda Herrick surveys the wealth of names coming to Auckland’s Writers Festival in May.21 Mar 06:00 PM
LifestyleSwords and jandalsAn Arabic scene of dunes and camels was the backdrop for a diverse literary event, writes Linda Herrick.21 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleDivergent's young adult author actually under 30<i>Divergent</i>, the latest young adult novel poised to become a blockbuster movie, meets all the criteria for the genre.20 Mar 10:30 PM
Lifestyle'Grammar police' ruin EnglishImagine a world in which the advances of the science since the publication of 'On the Origin of Species' - or even since Charles Darwin was born - were ignored.20 Mar 02:49 AM
