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Dr Ruth: I never get tired talking about sex, ever
It's not fellatio or orgasm now: famed sex therapist Dr Ruth on what we want to know now.

Farewell vampires and changelings, hello West Coast crime
Nalini Singh made her name writing paranormal romance, now she's turning to crime.

KFC and a bucket of deep-fried differences
Madeleine Chapman and Simon Wilson dined out at KFC - this is their review.

What the world needs now is love - and strawberries
Is this the food of love? The surprisingly sensual history of the strawberry revealed.

Rebel with a cause - how Janis Joplin escaped conservative Texas to become the high priestess of 60s rock 'n' roll
Janis Joplin, the middle-class Texas girl and 60s countercultural icon, revealed.

Lee Child talks Jack Reacher and Tom Cruise
Times: What does the author put his phenomenal success down to? You'd be surprised.

'Never too soon to read to baby' - study
Babies who are read to at 9 months learn better at four and a half.

Handmaid's Tale author announces New Zealand tour
Praise Be - Margaret Atwood is touring New Zealand in February.

Boxing on - Tyson Fury on the biggest fight of all
Boxer Tyson Fury opens up on the biggest fight of his life.

Jacinda Ardern as you have never seen her before - a comic book superheroine
Ardern has been reimagined as a real-life superwoman along with many other iconic ladies.

Comment: Why I threw away my travel guides
Cherished travel guides have been thrown out - but it wasn't easy

Okay, Boomer! Simon Wilson on a new history of protest in New Zealand
What does a new history of the "objects" of protest have to tell us about progressive NZ?

The forgotten women who powered early New Zealand
New book challenges idea that a colonial woman's place was in the home.

A story of grief and hope 40 years on from Erebus
Sarah Myles' grandfather died in the Erebus air disaster;

Lou Reed meets Alan Partridge in our weekly picks
What on earth is our TimeOut entertainment team recommending this week?

Book reviews: Crime fiction round up
Greg Fleming looks at some of the latest crime fiction releases.

Book review: Stephen King's The Institute
Greg Fleming reviews Stephen King's latest novel.

Fame caught in the frame: Michael Cooper captured the soul of a decade
Photographer Michael Cooper had an All Areas Access pass to the 1960s - he used it well.

Jo Wood: Ronnie, me and the Rolling Stones
Up close and personal: New photos of the Rolling Stones as never pictured before.

Writing away the pain
Sinead Gleeson has been in pain since she was a child, now it fuels beautiful writing.

Author Christos Tsiolkas: Damascus might be radical but it's not blasphemous. I'm not out to ridicule this faith.
Author Christos Tsiolkas stunned with The Slap, now he's taken on religion.

Poet Dominic Hoey on the songs that shaped his lyrical style
Dominic Hoey lists his favourite songs after the recent release of his third poetry book.

A cosmic road trip from southern lights to the Milky Way
The new NZ book which will leave you starry-eyed and looking to the heavens.

Thomasin McKenzie: Jojo Rabbit star on war, Waititi and what happens next
Star of Jojo Rabbit, Thomasin McKenzie, talks with Sarah Ell.

Rapper poet on fame, fortune and bone disease
Rapper/poet on fame, fortune and a manifesto for losing money but entertaining people.

Flea had a wild life. Then he joined Red Hot Chili Peppers
New York Times: Flea on his early experiences with drugs and relationship with Kiedis.

Booker Prize: Judges try it both ways
Booker prize judges split between celebrated author and new writer.

Alcoholic parents and a soft-porn satire - Julie Andrews' revealing memoir
Julie Andrews' new memoir reveals a less-prim life than those of her on-screen personas.

Jo Cribb: Reading in the digital age
COMMENT: We are reading more than ever, but it's likely to be in snippets.