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Weekend Rewind: NZ's literary heroes
NZ On Screen's Zara Potts takes a look at some of our most enduring literary figures.
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UK's favourite TV doctor tells teens how to cope in a digital world.
Renaissance artist - the Aucklander helping keep alive age-old art of calligraphy
Using sets of pens, Kate Hursthouse makes an art form from words.
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A true crime book on the Golden State Killer is a fascinating study of crime and obsession
Book Reviews: Crime fiction round up
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Writing styled on cutting edge career
'I was kind of expecting it to be a lesson in how to be a good loser'.
Book world's man of the moment hits town
Karl Ove Knausgǻrd is a global literary phenomenon; now he's in Auckland.
Critic's love hate relationship with classical music
Why top music critic Alex Ross, in town for the writers festival, hates classical music.
Six must-see shows at Writers Festival
Auckland Writers Festival brings words - in all their forms - alive on stage.
Online writers help turn on poetry tap
The importance to aspiring young poets of Auckland Writers Fest guest poet Lang Leav.
Confrontational NZ novel best of the year
And then there were four - New Zealand's best books of 2017 announced.
'There's always secrets and silences': Author Diana Wichtel on her family history
Diana Wichtel, author of Driving to Treblinka, is a finalist in the Ockham NZ Book Awards.
Deborah Hill Cone: I make my own rules
COMMENT: Here are 12 guidelines for living in a chaotic world .
Musings on motherhood go global
From kitchen table to US deal, three Kiwi mums have more reason to celebrate Mother's Day.
Chinese-American author Jenny Zhang hits NZ
Stories of growing up by Chinese-American are brilliant but not pretty, writes Kim Knight.
Murder in the library: Come on in, whodunnit fans
Whanganui writer Christodoulos Moisa is an entrant in the 2018 Ngaio Marsh Awards.
Icons of NZ art world recognised
Who are the five New Zealanders joining an elite group of our most iconic artists?
Retreating to murder
Greg Fleming talks to new Aussie crime star Jane Harper on the eve of her Auckland visit.
'I left my husband for a woman then she died of cancer'
Eat, Pray, Love author tells of coping with losing the love of her life to cancer.
Hunt for the Wilbur person
Paul Little discovers how much of the best-selling novelist is actually in his books.
Author Karen Joy Fowler makes the ordinary extraordinary
Karen Joy Fowler's books surprise because, says the writer, why do the same old thing?
Writers between borders walk in all worlds
The Auckland Writers Festival has its most diverse line-up yet, finds Renee Liang.
Satellites heads into Auckland orbit for third year
Unexpected encounters launched across Auckland from our leading Asian artists.
Woman makes 365 different preserves in one year
Whanganui's Bronwynne Anderson hates waste - and has 11 freezers and fridges to prove it.
From political to childish: Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell tells the difference between drawing for children and satirising politics.
Theatre review: Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking brings many fun moments for kids wanting school holiday theatre fun.
Lily Allen tell-all will reveal boozy flight sex with Oasis singer
Lily Allen 'will reveal dynamite details in tell-all book'.
Cooking up a solution - Nanogirl proves science is everywhere
Dr Michelle "Nanogirl" Dickinson's cookbook is the new essential for kiwi kitchens.
David Fisher: Journalists who write books left vulnerable
Journalists are exempt from the Privacy Act - except when they write a book.
The woman who read Auckland: the final chapter
Janet McAllister casts her verdict after touring Auckland's 55 libraries.