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Venturing into the underbelly of Jim Hearn's kitchen
Australia's answer to Anthony Bourdain has no shortage of raw ingredients.
Winner takes all in new Gold novel
Chris Cleave’s novels closely shadow real-life events. He tells Stephen Jewell how his latest, Gold, about two female athletes competing at the Olympics, almost suffered a major technical setback.
Margaret Mahy passes away
Children's book author Margaret Mahy and one of New Zealand's most acclaimed literary figures died today.
Four new Mansfield manuscripts found
A young student has reportedly uncovered four previously unknown stories by New Zealand literary great Katherine Mansfield.
The woman who went to bed for a year
What we want, finds Nicky Pellegrino, is often different from what we get.
Weekend project: Ready to read
An easy shelving project is the solution for the boxes of books piling up in the house, writes Justin Newcombe.
The diary that destroyed a marriage
British writer Kate Summerscale explains to Stephen Jewell how her journalistic background helped her investigate a Victorian divorce.