LifestyleWriters Festival: Festival full of praise for women writersThree important writers, all women over 65, were given separate standing ovations yesterday at the Auckland Writers Festival.18 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleAussies discuss their backyardThree Australians – cartoonist Michael Leunig, writer John Marsden and artist Rod Moss – chewed over the question of whether their homeland is “The Lucky Country”.17 May 11:33 PM
LifestyleWriters Festival: Packed session for McCall SmithWhat a treat to see Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith in his packed-out Saturday session.17 May 11:22 PM
LifestyleWriters Festival: Explorer seeks excitementPerky Cambridge-based explorer and historian Huw Lewis-Jones blew some much-needed levity into the day.17 May 09:00 PM
LifestyleWriters Festival: Small details reveal bigger picture for Dutch historianDutch historian Frank Dikotter, based in Hong Kong, has spent year immersed in the horrors to be found within China’s open archives.17 May 08:43 PM
LifestyleMurderer most foulJayne Anne Phillips was first told about Harry Powers when she was a child.17 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleSmall town, caring heartsNicky Pellegrino is delighted by all the quirky characters in this Kiwi novel.17 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentAudience left star-struckEleanor Catton correctly picked John Campbell's star sign backstage before stepping out in front of a record-breaking crowd last night at the Auckland Writers Festival.17 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentJanet McAllister: Huia tests the waters by translating picture book classic17 May 01:31 AM
LifestyleThinking outside the bookDanielle Wright talks to the talented folk behind the brand new Family Day at the Auckland Writers Festival.16 May 11:18 PM
LifestyleWriters Festival: Book clubFive of our most acclaimed writers tell us about the books that changed their lives.16 May 10:00 PM
Entertainment1984: The wonder yearIt’s said that the good old days weren’t that great. But if you’re talking about the year 1984, writes Greg Dixon, then the good old days were actually rather good indeed.16 May 09:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: BarkIn her second short story collection, her first in 15 years, Lorrie Moore peels back life’s outer layer and reveals what lies within.16 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandWriters festival: What Irvine Welsh's mother thinks of his latest novelIf writers are rock stars, "this man beside me is Johnny Rotten", said Noelle McCarthy by way of sassy introduction of Irvine Welsh last night at the Auckland Writers Festival.16 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleThrill for Kiwi writerWriter Elizabeth Knox was yesterday awarded a $100,000 grant to write a memoir based on her experiences of violent death and illness in her family - a timely note to kick off the Auckland Writers Festival.15 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleBroadcaster boxing well above her weightWriter Sandi Toksvig says that full-body exercise has helped to turn her life around.14 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAuthor claims dad was the Zodiac KillerAn author is set to claim his father is the murderer known as the Zodiac killer - one of the most notorious and still-at-large criminals in the US.13 May 08:29 PM
LifestyleThe paradoxes of scienceIn a Canvas exclusive, Eleanor Catton talks to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about physics, life, the universe and everything.09 May 09:00 PM
LifestyleAlice Walker: Nature is her templeThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Colour Purple, Alice Walker, talks to Margie Thomson about the state of American politics, poetry — the lifeblood of rebellion and the richness of a life connected with nature.09 May 07:00 PM
LifestyleBooks for mum to unwrapNicky Pellegrino picks the best reads to give (and receive) this Mother’s Day.03 May 07:00 PM
LifestyleMatt Haig: 'It was touch and go, but I didn't jump'Best-selling author Matt Haig, 38, is about to have two more books published. Here, he explains how he only started writing to cope with his sudden, life-threatening depression.02 May 09:00 PM
LifestylePlaying the numbersWhat’s your lucky number? Alex Bellos conducted an online survey and discovered a hot favourite: people find the number 7 clever, cheery and divine.02 May 07:00 PM
LifestyleShonagh Koea: Her dark materialsAuthor Shonagh Koea tells Rebecca Barry Hill why she doesn’t stick to the rules.02 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleIrvine Welsh: Food for thoughtScottish writer Irvine Welsh, now based in Miami, is fascinated by Americans’ eating habits, he tells Stephen Jewell.02 May 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Heartland"Donny Mac was released at Easter time, about a month before Pansy Holloway, also known as Nightshade, disappeared for good."02 May 06:00 PM
