Danielle Hawkins - the rural romance stories taking the farmer and vet to the best-seller lists
Rural romance - the farmer and vet turned best-selling New Zealand novelist.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest from Books
GoT fans will get a proper do-over after all
George RR Martin is writing a totally separate ending, offering GoT fans a do-over
How kids are learning to read
Reading teachers "seriously concerned" at ministry's sudden embrace of phonics.
From a Greek tavern to a backyard barbecue - the best new cookbooks
Baking, brisket and the world's fastest dinners.
Psychos, stalkers, pervs and trolls beware: Carrie Goldberg is coming for you
If social media is the internet's Wild West, Carrie Goldberg is the sheriff dealing to it.
Poetic justice: rising stars bust a rhyme for NZ Poetry Day
Forget about demure and dreamy poets; meet the new breed telling it like it is.
NZ's female poets celebrated in sweet new book
Prolific poet Paula Green brings NZ's female poets into the sun with evocative new book.
India: Jaipur's amazing literary festival
Rosemarie North finds enlightenment at India's acclaimed literary festival
Teaching guide helps inform early childhood education cultural practices
Ngāti Rangiwewehi tupuna is guiding early childhood teachers through a new book.
Sex and the city author on the rise of Tinderellas
Angela Barnett talks to author Candace Bushnell about her new book.
The Beauty Myth: 30 years old and still a rallying cry?
The Beauty Myth: 30 years after publication, is it a story that needs to be re-told?
NZ kids' book of the year is 'the bomb'
The best NZ books for children and young adults have been named.
From Russia with love, bestselling author Paullina Simons to visit NZ
How New Zealand helped Paullina Simons become one of the world's best-selling authors.
Meghan Markle plans to write children's book
Sources say the Duchess of Sussex wants to write a book inspired by her rescue dogs.
CK Stead and Kevin Ireland revisit youth at home of their literary mentor
New Zealand authors reflect on life at Frank Sargeson's home in Takapuna.
Rare Harry Potter book sells for more than $50,000
The book's owner said they bought it about 20 years ago to read on holiday.
Book review: Jeanette Winterson's Frankissstein
A seriously enjoyable book, despite its occasional silliness.
Whitcoulls Top 100: Harry Potter, war and classics on top
The votes have been cast, counted and now the results have been released.
Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn on finding music and literature
Kiran Dass talks to Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn about her new book
Author Adrian McKinty on the call(s) that changed his life
Author Adrian McKinty quit writing - then came the biggest break of his career.
Book review: Alafair Burke's The Better Sister
Greg Fleming reviews Alafair Burke's The Better Sister.
Drawing on music to tell new stories of Mozart
Award-winning illustrator Donovan Bixley to join forces with APO to make Mozart magical.
Meet one of New Zealand's youngest authors
Olly Hills is NZ's 12-year-old cicada expert. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Mind-blowing': Literary detective uncovers forgotten Katherine Mansfield story
Dr Martin Griffiths came across the story in a 1910 edition of The Sydney Star.
Who's the top contender for a Ngaio Marsh crime fiction award?
Crime pays? Greg Fleming on judging the 2019 Ngaio Marsh Awards for NZ crime fiction.
Book reviews: Crime fiction round-up
Greg Fleming on the latest James Ellroy, Robert Pobi, Don Winslow and Tom Marcus.
Canvas confession box: Author Joy Cowley and the martinis incident
Living legend Joy Cowley on getting drunk at Roald Dahl's home and erotic dreams at 83.
Looking good - New Zealand's best designed books celebrated
Can you judge a book by its cover? Judges for the PANZ book awards tell us how it's done.
Discovering the man you love doesn't exist
What do you do when you discover the man you love doesn't even exist?
Alan Duff: Don't blame colonisation and racism for the problems of Māori
White liberals and academics aren't helping solve problems of Māori, Alan Duff says.
Once were Warriors author's childhood tainted by violence
Alan Duff shares his difficult childhood, while examining today's issues with parenting.
Neil Finn saved me: Australian writer Andrew Stafford on having something to believe in
The note and the will were ready, then journalist Andrew Stafford played a Neil Finn song.
Rare documents from NZ history to be auctioned
A rare collection of early New Zealand printed material has been put up for auction.
Arundhati Roy: Why writing is no small thing
The author of The God of Small Things tells Greg Bruce what she's fighting for, and why.