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The Chilean author has penned her memoir on what it means to be a woman.

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After 40 years of talking money, Mary Holm is far from bored.

'Everything we took for granted has been taken away'

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One marriage, two movie reviews: Moxie

Married couple Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie review Amy Poehler's feminist flick Moxie.

Paddy Free: "The pounamu I wear around my neck is also my wedding ring"

Electronic musician Paddy Free on the one material possession he truly treasures.

One marriage, two movie reviews: Rushmore

Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie review newly-available to streaming classic film Rushmore.

Danyl McLauchlan's confessional for the age of anxiety

A trained science writer turns his focus inward in a new collection of essays.

Paula Morris: Debut authors shine on Ockhams longlist

Paula Morris surveys this year's vibrant longlist.

David Bishop: "I opted for the Hilary Mantel approach to historical fiction"

The court reporter-turned-screenwriter-turned-author is releasing a historical thriller.

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Mandy Myles discovers delight in a different kind of hangover-inducing tome.

'We all come from somewhere and we all belong somewhere'

Smashing the patriarchy, purpose and collaboration - Ainsley Gardiner's golden nuggets

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Kazuo Ishiguro, Nobel prize winner, warns artificial intelligence can be dangerous.