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Julia Baird: in pursuit of awe and wonder while fighting cancer

Her book 'Phosphorescence' won numerous literary prizes, as well as prompting a Ted Talk.

Paolo Rotondo: Get into a Neapolitan state of mind at the Italian Film Festival

The story of award-winning NZ-Italian film director, writer and actor Paolo Rotondo.

Barry Humphries: 'Always keep them guessing'

Sometimes you should meet your heroes, especially if they are anything like Barry.

War stories our teachers never told us: Documenting New Zealand wars narratives and silences

An edited extract revisits the narrative around the Waikato War.

The terror and ecstasy of psychosis: Two doctors tell their stories

“It was like a tipped-up cosmic jigsaw puzzle and I had to put back the pieces.”

NZ-bound Pulitzer Prize winner on monsters and Marvel

Novelist Colson Whitehead talks with journalist Becky Manawatu.

Interview with a killer: My unnerving encounter with 'Heavenly Creatures' Anne Perry

Remembering the author Anne Perry, also known as 'gym tunic' killer Juliet Hulme

Design for Living: New designs for flexible streets

Bright ideas that make cities better: flexible streets.

Don Winslow: Bestselling author on giving up fiction writing for political activism

Don Winslow talks with Greg Fleming, about leaving crime fiction on a high note.

William Sitwell: MasterChef UK star and restaurant critic meets Eat Lit Food’s Albert Cho

One is an old Etonian, the other a TikTok and Instagram star of food critiquing.

Swarm is funny, dark as hell, deeply uncomfortable and necessary viewing

Married reviewers Greg and Zanna watch Donald Glover's dark new comedy.

Diana Wichtel: TV and reality battle it out through Succession

When a television series reflects real-life sagas

Stopping the clock: How AI can tell how fast you're really ageing

“The idea is to die old as young as you possibly can.”

Is true love possible? Readers are turning to this 1990s novel for answers

New York Times: Novel a hit among younger readers thinking about romantic relationships.

Design for Living: Gothic ceilings for a low-carbon world

Bright ideas that make cities better: super-thin concrete.

"What if there’s time-travel tourism? How would that work?"

Auckland comic artist Chelsey Furedi on her debut graphic novel, Project Nought.