What a great read. Frances Walsh's book is a fascinating work of New Zealand social history written with wit, intelligence and a refreshing lack of condescension towards the ideas and attitudes of the last century.
Te Kohe Tuhaka is an actor who has appeared in Shortland Street and Go Girls.
For the magic of a novel two things are required: beautiful writing and brilliant storytelling.
British author Natasha Solomons tells Frances Grant how she has been inspired by her own family history and by her home county of Dorset.
Never give up has been this successful writer's mantra.
Thriller writer Gregg Hurwitz talks to Craig Sisterson about shifting from Shakespeare to crime and comics.
The earlier books which saw Colin Thubron hailed as one of the great travel writers were notable for their sparse writing style, keen observation of telling detail and insightful exploration of grand geographic themes.
Lindsey Dawson is the host of Let's Talk, a weekly women's issues show on Stratos TV. She was also the founding editor of Next magazine and has authored seven books.
The fact that a reality television show features in Camilla Lackberg's mesmerising new novel will mean little to New Zealand readers of this best-selling Nordic writer, but her fellow Swedes might discern a little score-settling.
A witty, irreverent and gutsy heroine carries this new novel.
The best thing to come out of Auckland's Super City amalgamation is that you can borrow 3.5 million items from 55 libraries from Wellsford to Waiuku. Here we choose our favourite handful.
UK journalist James Fergusson tackled questions on the Taleban at the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival.
Just when you thought Sex and the City had taken its last gasp, the creator of the iconic characters releases two novels for younger readers. Rebecca Barry Hill talks to the original Carrie Bradshaw, Candace Bushnell.
Britney Spears' life has been turned into a comic book.
The disintegration of American dreams into nightmares is the leitmotiv of this first novel. Its narrative punches you from the first paragraph: "I'm ten years old ... I opened our front door and found my mother hanging from the rafters..."
Bronwyn Sell opens the discussion on her feature book for May 2011, Sarah Winman's When God was a Rabbit.
Sick of cheesy 'chick-lit'? A new novel about brain injury revises the genre.
David Mitchell is a UK author whose most recent novel is The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. He will be appearing at the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival.
Pressure cooking is set to experience a renaissance, which makes this comprehensive cookbook very handy.
Buying ebooks may be convenient but it can't compete with the personality and charm of our best bookshops, writes Danielle Wright.