Kiwis love browsing bookstores for a good read.

A review of Delicacy, by renowned French writer David Foenkinos.

The Mad Butcher's favourite things.

Here, the British author of War Horse talks about working with animals and children, gives his recommendations for reluctant young readers, and tells us what he thinks of the movie.

When American Brianna Karp was kicked out of home and lost her job she became that most stigmatised of people - a homeless woman.

Top publishers share their tips for holiday reading with Nicky Pellegrino.

Another new year, another bunch of resolutions. Kilos to lose, bad habits to cut back, exercise regimes to start and maintain, or even some audacious personal or creative goals, like running a marathon, or writing and publishing a first novel.

Looking for something absorbing to read over New Year? You’ve come to the right blog.

In some ways English author Anthony Horowitz was presented with a gift when he was invited to write the first official Sherlock Holmes novel since the Arthur Conan Doyle era.

We have the idea that the celebrity cult is a modern phenomenon. But when Charles Dickens visited America in 1842 he was surrounded by cheering crowds wherever he went.

It's said that you are as sick as your secrets.

If modern life is a battlefield, then everyday etiquettes are the mines hidden across it, many laid where you least expect them. So why, asks Greg Dixon, do people not tread more carefully?

The final scenes of my December feature read, Animal People by Charlotte Wood, seem especially appropriate at this time of year.

Nicky Pellegrino checks out a pithy perspective on self-improvement.

Being chosen to write the first official Sherlock Holmes story since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle retired the famous detective has to be the dream job for a writer of mysteries.

An offbeat thriller with dementia as a theme absorbs Nicky Pellegrino.

This slim volume, which purports to "provide a guide to the many art galleries of all types that are scattered throughout New Zealand", is by no means comprehensive.

Characters in good books have a way of lingering long after the final page is closed. For author Charlotte Wood it was, Stephen, from previous novel, The Children, who worried her so much she wanted to see him progress through the next stage of his life.

Tara Moss's husband could be forgiven for feeling a little concerned over a rival's competition for his wife's affections.

Max Cryer's books are published worldwide. His latest is Preposterous Proverbs (Exisle).