Kelly Ana Morey cast her creative net wide for her new novel.

With both The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things behind him, Carl Barat has taken the cathartic step of writing a book.

Golden romance true to history.

Eighty years of the daring exploits of super heroes Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon will go under the hammer when an Auckland man's collection of thousands of comics is expected to attract world-wide attention.

She belies the conceit that readers only want primary characters who are likeable.

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

A book about the war in Afghanistan reveals details of the activities of New Zealand intelligence teams there.

Portraits of loneliness.

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.