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
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
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
LifestyleJK Rowling cut by barbsOne of the most successful authors in British history, with legions of fans and millions of pounds to her name is not immune to pressure.27 Apr 04:15 PM
LifestyleInvestigative journalist who shoots at Obama's schoolyard sniperThe sniper is on a roof-top opposite a playground. He has a child in his cross-hairs.26 Apr 12:36 AM
New ZealandKiwi who terror king didn't see comingThe moment that Mary Quin thought she would die was in a gunfight with an AK-47 jammed into her spine.25 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Criticism over Mein Kampf a load of nonsenseCondemnation of Kim Dotcom's possession of a signed copy of Mein Kampf has been ridiculous, writes Sir Bob Jones.22 Apr 03:55 AM
LifestyleWriter's Festival: To-do listBooks editor Linda Herrick lets you in on her picks of this year's Writer's Festival lineup.21 Apr 12:00 AM
LifestyleAlexander McCall Smith: The bright side of lifeScottish writer Alexander McCall Smith spent a year in Belfast in the middle of the Troubles. Amid the bombs and blasts, he discovered a great love, he tells Linda Herrick.18 Apr 06:00 PM
LifestyleTwo of a kindBritish authors Nicci Gerrard and Sean French tell Stephen Jewell why their book collaboration works so well.18 Apr 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: No Regrets, CoyoteI do not read a lot of noir crime fiction which, on the face of it, means I should not be writing this review — well, on the face the book presents after a few dozen pages, anyway.18 Apr 06:00 PM
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: 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
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
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
