OpinionDita De Boni: Where passion runs shallow"Mommy porn" - it's more emetic than erotic.28 Jun 09:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Red HouseHaddon's fiction often features narrators whose viewpoint is different, distinctive, disoriented in some way.28 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Recommended read - The Taliban Cricket ClubOne critic dubbed it "Bend it Like Beckham in a burka." A feel-good read that carries with it romance, humour and suspense, with a sinister twist.25 Jun 09:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Bring Up The BodiesWhen we last saw Thomas Cromwell, in the Booker prize-winning <i>Wolf Hall</i>, Hilary Mantel's unlikely hero was at the height of his powers.24 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleSwapping chick lit role models for Jane Austen's heroinesToday's romantic comedies and louche celebrities set a poor example for the modern woman. So should we take lessons from a literary great instead? Emily Jupp tries Jane Austen's morals and values for size.17 Jun 11:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Final CurtseyMargaret Rhodes, a self-confessed "publishing sensation", takes the cake for what must be one of the worst book covers ever03 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: JubileeShelley Harris' remarkably assured debut novel is rooted in the Silver Jubilee celebrations of June 1977. 03 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Our QueenRobert Hardman has had access to "every level" of the Royal Household, he trumpets in the introduction to this exhaustive study of HRH. 02 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Intentions BookGigi Fenster has made a standout debut with her novel, <i>The Intentions Book</i>. The writing is tight, the protagonist memorable and the revelations stitched with a subtle finesse.24 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: In One PersonAnything by John Irving is going to be memorable. And powerful. And provocative. So it is with his 13th novel, the story of five decades in the life of bisexual Billy.22 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooker Prize favourite was a frustrating readNicky Pellegrino is left uninvolved by Kiwi writer's Booker Prize favourite.12 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: In DarknessThe world watched in horror as, in 2010, Haiti's main city Port au Prince collapsed under a shocking earthquake, its buildings crashing down and killing around a quarter of a million people. 03 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The ForrestsEmily Perkins' sumptuous new book, The Forrests, is a novel to savour slowly: line by line, character by character, revelation by revelation. 02 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Maine I have to confess a prejudice against novels where the characters are continually lighting cigarettes and lifting drinks, and where the author continually tells you they're doing so.30 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleBooks to remember them byApril 25 may be a public holiday on both sides of the Tasman, but a batch of new picture books and novels will ensure its meaning is not forgotten for another generation of young readers.23 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Uninvited GuestsSadie Jones’ highly entertaining third novel seems perfectly conceived to appeal to two popular tastes — fascination with the Edwardian country house and the revival of the English ghost story.19 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Painter of SilenceGeorgina Harding's Painter of Silence is set in Dumbraveni in Romania, and spans the period from the onset of World War II, through the war's ongoing impact, to the imposition of Communism.18 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: Five hot new novelsWe're stuck in the past this month, or so it would seem from our selection of hot new novels. 16 Apr 08:12 PM
LifestyleThe enduring appeal of Enid BlytonNick Duerden’s daughters are hooked on Enid Blyton. But, 70 years on, why is the writing of the Noddy and Famous Five author still so compelling?16 Apr 05:30 PM
LifestyleGothic perils of a 'highly strung orphan'Lurid yarn fails to score a favourable impression with Nicky Pellegrino.15 Apr 05:30 PM
