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Steve Braunias: Island living in a time of lockdown

We'll get there in the end, writes Steve Braunias

This isn't your conventional whodunnit

In Samira Sedira's People Like Them, issues of class, race and jealousy are at the fore.

"I make a deal with God. He stands on my verandah and asks after my husband."

The stunningly strange states of Paige Clarke's short story collection She Is Haunted.

Never mind shallow pop aesthetics, Nirvana's album was the centre of gravity

Nirvana didn't discuss social issues or themes – the medium, the music, was the message.

Two sisters and two voices merge for powerful debut novel

Debut novel sees two distinct women offering their sides of the same story.

Is Taika Waititi's new television series any good?

Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch Taika Waititi's Reservation Dogs.

Debut novel with a vivid Auckland flavour

A debut novel with pitch-perfect narrative

Kate Sheppard: Feminist icon and enigma

She's the face of our suffrage movement but what do we really know about her?

Diana Wichtel: Life on another planet in lockdown

Isolated in our lonely lockdown bubbles, all manner of madness is revealed

Can this new series squeeze any more juice out of the Lewinsky scandal?

Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch Impeachment: American Crime Story.

'Being lucky enough to know some of the stories behind the fiction makes it fascinating to see their transformation

David Hill on what he's reading - a focus on NZ writers

'You don't go to Berlin to set up a cosy house in the suburbs and have kids'

Bridget van der Zijpp's third novel sees a middle-aged novelist throw caution to the wind.

'I've got nothing to be ashamed of': Dairy farmers under siege

Two fifth-generation farming families fight back against the demonisation of dairying.

What to watch, eat and do: Your lockdown weekend guide

Looking for things to keep you going during lockdown this weekend? Look no further.

'Bring out the famous New Zealand dead, and I will usually be on hand to say a few words'

Steve Braunias on speaking well of the dead.

Artistry, activism and the Summer of Soul

52 years ago, Summer of Soul's stunning artists were at their peak

'This time it feels personal: a degree or two'

I can relate to lockdown irritability, any species - Diana Wichtel

'It was like I'd never done it before': How Sally Rooney wrote again

"It was like I'd never done it before." How Sally Rooney wrote again