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In pursuit of war hero Charles Upham
Nicholas Reid reviews Tom Scott's latest on Charles Upham

Crossing the Lines: three gay soldiers in World War II
On 13 September 1947, two gay friends, Freda Stark and Harold Robinson, got married.

The ninth art: celebrating our rich Kiwi comics scene
Jonathan King on creating his new book, The Inkberg Enigma.

New Twilight book slammed for glorifying domestic violence
A disturbing theme in Bella and Edward's love story has fans up in arms.

Stephenie Meyer is telling Edward's story, even if It makes her anxious
New York Times: Midnight Sun retells Twilight from the vampire's perspective. But why now?

Pandemic parody of Goodnight Moon to be released
The children's favourite has had a lockdown reinvention.

DBC Pierre on writing his new novel Meanwhile in Dopamine City
Times: Why the Booker winner finds hangovers a good time to write.

'Fabulous selection of books': New Conservative NZ post backfires
A Facebook post by the New Conservative Party has had an unexpected public response.

Genuine concern: Reason behind Prince William, Harry's 'rift' revealed
"I gave up my entire life for this family. I was willing to do anything. But here we are."

Life in the colonial sausage factory
Elizabeth Heritage reviews Jerningham, by Cristina Sanders.

Royal biography to reveal why Harry really quit
The book will delve into why Harry's anger lay with the palace's 'men in grey suits'.

What I'm Reading: Rachel McAlpine
Author Rachel McAlpine reveals what's at her coffee table.

How a Waiheke teacher helped kids process Covid-19
Donna Smith says her grandson inspired her to 'launch the book to the world'.

How Donald Trump's father 'destroyed' his son's life
As the future president grew up, he watched his older sibling's life fall apart.

All in the family dynamics: Trump's niece on the President's clan
New York Times: A review of Trump's niece's book Too Much and Never Enough.

JK Rowling signs public letter denouncing cancel culture
150 notable figures signed the letter published in Harper's Magazine.

Uproar over JK Rowling's 'dangerous' new claim
The author has made an 'insane' new comparison in a series of new tweets.

Bridget Jones creator 'staggered' by sexism in the movies
'You couldn't write that now,' admits the author, who also co-wrote the films.

Cooking the books? Americans use microwaves to try and beat Covid
Hot reads maybe but some Americans are going to bizarre lengths to try disinfecting books.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Judith Collins' memoir shows two faces
Heather du Plessis-Allan looks at Judith Collins' memoir.

Travel memories from children's author Jacqueline Harvey
The Alice-Miranda series author is longing to get back to her home in Queenstown.

New video casts doubt on bombshell Meghan claim
A new book claims Meghan's behaviour at a major royal event left insiders "astonished".

Out of the Wild: National Guard removes iconic bus from trail
The State of Alaska recorded 15 "bus related" incidents in the last 10 years.

Betrayal: The family member who has turned on Donald Trump
Donald Trump has been sensationally undermined by a member of his own family.

The real reason fans have turned on J.K. Rowling
It's not just her recent tweets that have caused a stir among her fans.

Rupert Grint takes stand against JK Rowling comments
Rupert Grint has joint the choir of support for trans people following Rowling's comments.