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<i>Twilight</i>: The world's richest bloody franchise
New Moon, the second instalment of the Twilight saga, has shattered box-office records.
Just for laughs
Becoming a comedian didn't work out for Jenny Colgan. Fortunately, being a novelist did.
Novel look at lives of artistic legends
Successfully fictionalising legendary people isn't easy.
<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Twi-ed hard, but romance this is not
While you're standing on the footpath, waving your stick and ranting at young whipper-snappers, popular culture passes you by...
Travelling to take musical pulse of America
After two decades of obsession with America, the boy from Mt Roskill journeyed through its heartland.
Four elements for charity
Mark Ellingham (Profile) and Peter Florence (Hay Festival) have compiled four collections of short stories under the title Ox-Tales.
<i>Michele Hewitson Interview:</i> Sam Hunt
'In a perfect world, I would never drink, but it ain't a perfect world' says Sam Hunt.
Plagiarists 'like drug cheats'
A doyen of NZ literature has compared plagiarism to drug cheating in sport because of the unfair advantage it gives over contemporaries.
Twlight: Opening day review and viewer reaction
Fans of the Twilight saga will not be let down by the adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's second book, writes Ellen Dorset.
Ihimaera row should be taken seriously - CK Stead
CK Stead has criticised Auckland University for minimising the seriousness of the Witi Ihimaera plagiarism controversy.
Author wept over <i>Vintner's Luck</i> film
Vintner's Luck author Elizabeth Knox cried for days after seeing the big-screen adpatation of her acclaimed novel.
New Moon on the rise
The second instalment in the vampire trilogy is here, but why is it so popular.
A monster project
It might be a short book but making a film of Where the Wild Things Are was a giant of a job for left-field director Spike Jonze.
Ihimaera to buy back copies of controversial book
Most copies of Witi Ihimaera's The Trowenna Sea, which contains plagiarised passages, are set to be taken off bookstore shelves.
Crime writer tangled in own web of deceit
A Ferrari disappears. Then the owner begins to suspect that her bank accounts have leaked tens of millions of dollars without explanation.
Ihimaera wins $50,000 arts prize despite plagiarism row
Author Witi Ihimaera was last night presented with a prestigious arts award - a week after he was caught up in a plagiarism row.
Exposed plagiarist Witi Ihimaera given $50,000 award
Witi Ihimaera has been named an Arts Foundation laureate and will receive a $50,000 award - days after admitting plagiarism in his new book.
<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Why teens are staying up until Twilight
Flipping the lid on the biggest pop culture phenomena of recent times, Twilight.
Time an illusion for new instalment
More well known for his award-winning children's stories than adult sci-fi.
Poetry with music
Like Fiona Farrell, Bernadette Hall spent six months in Ireland courtesy of the Rathcoola Fellowship.
A life full of adventure
Wellington writer Damien Wilkins discusses how a trip to France was a journey in more ways than one.