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US couple's embryo implanted in wrong woman
The Morells' son on was the result of a mix-up at a fertility clinic in which another woman was implanted the couple's embryo.
Next Big Thing hits NZ
A book for teenagers by an unknown Australian tipped to be the next J.K. Rowling goes on sale here on Monday.
Book review: <i>Beatrice and Virgil</i>
Books about authors who are struggling to write can be overly indulgent and introspective.
A vine upbringing
Kati Kasza's father instilled in her a love of plants and the importance of seeking quality.
Celtic odyssey
Dame Fiona Kidman is back with a new volume of poetry that traces her Irish roots.
Travel book: <i>Destination Saigon</i>
Being a large man taking up a space usually occupied by three Vietnamese, writer Walter Mason was obviously an easily noticed foreign visitor in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon).
Lessons from a grim war
Wellington teacher and author Leon Davidson tells Rebecca Barry what inspired him to delve into Anzac history on behalf of younger readers.
Book review: <i>The Gallipoli Letter</i>
The historical preoccupation with Gallipoli becomes easily comprehensible when you remember that 8141 Australians and 2721 New Zealanders died during the brief campaign.
Book review: <i>The Anzac Book</i>
An artistic diversion from bloody reality, writes Steve Scott.
Season for Anzac tales
Another Anzac Day remembered (this is the 95th anniversary) and another clutch of books with military themes have appeared...
Zombies and flesh-eaters
After making a name for himself in the children's book market as an action writer with the Young Bond series, Charlie Higson has moved on to futuristic horror. He talks to Stephen Jewell about the undead.
Book Review: <i>Americans in Paris</i>
For historic and emotional reasons many Americans have always had a love affair with France.
Book Review: <i>Psycho Too</i>
Self is a profoundly anti-romantic writer, which is to say that he's a romantic with his back turned and his buttocks bared, so naturally he begs to differ.
Review: This is Where I Leave You
Few books make me laugh out loud but there was a point where I laughed so hard while reading this one I had to put it down.
Cracking the ice queen
A new biography about talk show host Oprah Winfrey reveals more through what it cannot say.
Oprah tells staff to call her Mary
Talkshow star Oprah Winfrey's father is not actually her biological father, no one is allowed cellphones in her presence, and her staff call her Mary.
Travel book: <i>Great Kiwi Eats</i>
One of the special joys of touring New Zealand these days is the number of places you find that sell great food.
Secret Jackie Kennedy interviews revealed
A new book covers the former First Lady's marriage and years in the White House, as well as the 1960 campaign and JFK's thoughts on a second term.
Review: <i>The Surrendered</i>
Thirty years after the Korean War, an American veteran and an Asian woman are still confronting the conflict that briefly brought them together.
Review: <i>So Much For That</i>
Readers will need both stamina and stomach to get through Lionel Shriver's 480-page So Much for That.
Review: <i>The Imperfectionists</i>
This full and funny first novel, set around a Rome-based English-language newspaper, comes with faux reporters' room coffee stains on the cover.
Always looking for trouble
New author D.J. Connell talks to Stephen Jewell about her hilarious novel which has been optioned for a film.
Oprah-power imposes a blackout
Despite her carefully cultivated "woman of the people" image, Oprah Winfrey takes a dim view of any outsider impertinent enough to wonder what makes her tick.