Hal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.

Environmental artist Martin Hill says he tends to get more pleasure from personal experiences than from tangible objects.

Australian thriller writer Michael Robotham talks to Craig Sisterson about the importance of making characters seem real.

Confusion compels in Balkans.

Patience is a virtue when it comes to living the good life, discovers Wendyl Nissen in this extract from her new book, A Home Companion.

The man behind a 17-year terrorist campaign explains his attempts to destroy Western civilisation.

A mistake that almost cost Nicholas Evans his life helped him craft a novel rich in pathos, as Nicky Pellegrino explains.

Outspoken MP Chris Carter is writing a "kiss and tell" book about Labour's nine years in power.

Kate Atkinson began as a prize-winning literary novelist with Behind the Scenes At The Museum and has reinvented herself by using the tropes of detective fiction.

Artists@Work, a new book by writer Richard Wolfe and photographer Stephen Robinson, offers an insight into the creative processes of 24 painters and sculptors. In this edited extract, Auckland artist Richard Killeen talks about disliking p

The Usborne Children's World Cookbook has some great recipes perfect for your little ones to try over the school holidays.

Dannii Minogue has opened up about the loves of her life in her autobiography, My Story.

When a cop arrives at the door of missing persons specialist Diane Rowe to tell her a body found that morning was someone she knew, she is stunned - like anyone would be.

Film-maker Ryan Murphy felt a strong connection with Liz Gilbert's Eat Pray Love.

Travel strains stranger in fiction.

A man who wrote a book about the death of his cancer-stricken mother has been charged with her attempted murder.

John le Carre takes the reader into the vicious underside of the global free market.

A meeting of Kiwi actors has urged the producers of Sir Peter Jackson's film 'The Hobbit' to meet actors to discuss pay issues.