Seventeen writers from Aotearoa talk about their top three favourite NZ books

In his new book is Christos Tsiolkas, the character, who also happens to be an author.

The books author Bryan Walpert has on his reading list

One house, three time-frames. A symphonic triumph, writes Kiran Dass

She lost her confidence and writing was suddenly too hard.

Times: When the family first opened up publicly, 'the responses were unbelievably cruel'.

New York Times: Ambo Anthos Publishers said it would delay printing more copies.

Alan Cumming's collection of anecdotes fails to reveal the real Alan Cumming

Sick of the #grateful, 'good vibes only' crew? You're not alone

Marlowe Granados' sultry summer novel trades in hedonism.

The poet's new collection ignites language with a joyous intensity.

Times: More people are paying for ghostwriters to pen their memoirs. Why the boom?

The BBC star on how The Thursday Murder Club became the publishing sensation of the decade

"It's about creating stories and songs that will last," Hulme said.

Alan Samson's hippie adventure led to an unusual Christmas Day.

In an extract from her new essay collection, Lana Lopesi refashions material culture.

Times: The queen of bedtime stories is adored by millions of children.

An edited extract from Ray Ching: New Zealand bird paintings

A book to open at random for those who are different

Good news glimmers for young artists. Paula Morris explains.

Rediscovering books is like coming across old friends

Nine writers write on aspects of their lives

"The wonder of this world enables all artifice to collapse."

A global land art project a quarter of a century in the making

Poet Himali McInnes is lured by fiction despite intentions to read non-fiction