LifestyleBringing a circle to an endCanadian writer Margaret Atwood tells Stephen Jewell how one novel became three.25 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleWorse things happen in real lifeAustralian crime writer Garry Disher tells Linda Herrick why he likes to make his readers wait.25 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Goat MountainDavid Vann's fourth novel is the story of one weekend in 1978 when three men and a boy go hunting in Northern California.25 Oct 05:00 PM
Lifestyle'I'll never look at power the same way'The new thriller from Robert Harris has as its hero one of history’s great whistleblowers. It’s a story with plenty of modern parallels, he tells Jon Stock.19 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleIn honour of a toadAlthough often abusive in nature, the literary work of Fr Rolfe is worth remembering, writes David Hill.18 Oct 05:00 PM
TravelTravel book review: <I>NZ Cycle Trails</I>There's a lot about New Zealand that makes it a pretty dreadful place to ride a bike.15 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleAlways look on the bright sideBill Bryson tells Stephen Jewell he is drawn to American subjects in his writing.11 Oct 11:38 PM
LifestyleBook review: Tracing a civilisationSimon Schama's beginning is Egypt. But it is not the beginning of patriarchs and prophets.05 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Becalmed in a time of great changeBritish writer Margaret Drabble is beloved by generations of readers, especially women.04 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Doctor SleepBring me all the Stephen King novels in the land. Yes, all of them. I know, I know. I'll build a new bookcase. I'll buy a bigger house.28 Sep 05:00 PM
Lifestyle'It's good to be slightly crazy'Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo talks to Jake Kerridge about his latest Harry Hole novel and his fascination with what makes ordinary people do evil things.28 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: We Need New NamesNoViolet Bulawayo was born in Zimbabwe, a year after the country gained independence from British rule.28 Sep 12:15 AM
LifestyleBook review: The Signature Of All ThingsFrom the author of <i>Eat, Pray, Love</i> comes a remarkable new novel - a total deviation from Elizabeth Gilbert's 2006 bestseller, although just as likely to become a chart-topper.27 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Snake BiteSince the novel <i>Puberty Blues</i> first scandalised the complacent Australian middle classes in 1979, there have been a couple of updates.21 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Young Desire ItAs a coming-of-age story, this first novel by a young Australian writer would alarm those who leaped to condemn Ted Dawe's <i>Into The River</i>, which recently won this country's Young Adult Fiction award.20 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleLucky breakTalent and hard work are important but chance plays a big part, economist Tim Harford tells David Larsen.20 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Let the games beginConsumer Alert: this novel has nothing to do with the Olympics - except for one thing I'll mention later.13 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: ConstanceBased in New York, British writer Patrick McGrath has published seven novels and two short-story collections.07 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Max GateIn fictionalising Thomas Hardy’s life, Damien Wilkins discovers some outrageous truths, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.06 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Virgin And The WhaleHe's a contender, Carl Nixon. He's an acclaimed playwright, has won significant awards for his short stories and he's come close with his novels, too06 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBreaking out of his own prisonIt took a hellish long time for best-selling writer Matthew Quick’s overnight success to come, he tells David Larsen.30 Aug 06:00 PM
