When you are Stephen King, you get to use numerical date codes as titles. Because who’s going to stop you?

Parents wishing to change the attitude of their science-averse teenage boys could do worse than to drop into their Christmas stocking this account of Tim Flannery’s adventures as a young zoologist.

William Bligh, he of the mutiny on the Bounty, was arguably the most complex, interesting and observant of the European explorers in the South Pacific.

Gritty and funny - Jenny Wingfield's debut novel charms Nicky Pellegrino.

If you get past the crushingly obvious title, subtitle and cheap looking cover, you'll find a collection of provocative, insightful essays.

Writer Peter Wells explains the process of working with Auckland artist Gavin Hurley to create the cover for his new biography of the controversial historical figure William Colenso

Some of New Zealand’s leading fiction writers have been trawling the history books for inspiration lately.

Tapestry of dark and light are skilfully woven, writes Nicky Pellegrino.

Prolific young adult author and television screenplay writer Anthony Horowitz talks to Stephen Jewell about penning the next escapades of the world’s most famous detective.

Best-selling crime writer Ian Rankin is the author of The Impossible Dead (Orion, $37.99).

Germany's biggest Catholic-owned publishing house has been rocked by disclosures that it has been selling thousands of pornographic novels.

As protagonists go, Autumn Laing and I did not get off to a great start.

A stack of promising new novels has thudded onto the Fiction Addiction desk.

Reading Airini Beautrais' new collection, Western Line, fills me with joy - through what words can do and through the avenues poetry makes available.

This guide has information about the main grounds and teams in the top 18 rugby-playing nations.

Towards the end of his rambling diary of a road trip through his native country, Garth Cartwright engages in a sly piece of critic-proofing sophistry.

Suzanne McFadden talks to Kiwi romance queen Michelle Holman about issues and critics.

Queenstown and Southern Lakes has been named one of Lonely Planet's top 10 regions to visit next year.

JK Rowling has admitted she once wanted to kill off Harry Potter's best friend Ron Weasley out of "sheer spite".

This 19th century romantic triangle comes to life, writes Nicky Pellegrino.

British novelist Tasmina Perry is the author of Private Lives (Headline, $34.99).