If you picked up a book left behind in Auckland, chances are it came from Emma Watson.

Loss, pain and hope run through NZ writer Bonnie Etherington's first novel.

NZ elite soldiers killed six civilians during a 2010 Afghanistan raid, a new book claims.

Greg Fleming reviews the latest from Mick Herron, L.S Hilton, Ian Rankin and Daniel Cole

COMMENT: My father opened our minds to notions, concepts bigger than our mere selves and gifted us with the rules of grammar.

Nicky Hager is again releasing a book in election year, but its subject is a mystery.

Janet McAllister, who's reading her way around Auckland, visits Waitakere Library.

The Auckland Writers Festival is now so big, it's moving some events to a spiegeltent.

Murray Ball let his wonderful characters speak for him, says filmmaker.

New Zealand cartoonists pay tribute to the legendary Murray Ball, who died yesterday after a battle with illness.

A new theory has emerged that iconic author Jane Austen may have died from arsenic poisoning.

For the first time, our 49-year-old book awards will get an international judge.

The average New Zealand writer is struggling to pay their bills.

A leading world critic of Muslim extremism says New Zealand should establish "assimilation centres" for migrants and refugees from

A poet from Te Kuiti thought her win was a hoax at first.

Greg Fleming reviews a new collection of unpublished poems and writings from the Man in Black many of which read like song lyrics.

The woman who read Auckland, Janet McAllister, visits the Mangere Bridge and Onehunga libraries.

US author Laurie Frankel tells Jennifer Dann how she didn't have to look far for the idea behind her latest novel

A notebook belonging to Sir Edmund Hillary will be auctioned off after it was discovered in a box of old books donated by the late mountaineer's caretaker.

A poll shows that UK citizens overwhelmingly side with Rowling over Morgan

The celebrated author has had to make the strange request after an unfortunate tweet.

A raunchy novel for teenagers that was banned in New Zealand has won a rare "perfect 10" rating from an American young adult fiction website.

A new book explores the Treaty of Waitangi - at the coalface and where we are headed.

JK Rowling has been sending off sassy comebacks on Twitter like she's firing off spells

Film-maker seeking funding to film controversial tale.

Former President Barack Obama could rake in more than $26 million in advance for his post-presidential memoir.

Think colouring-in is still trendy? Prepare to think again.

Greg Fleming reviews the latest crop of crime fiction.

E L James' writing is so execrable, the characters in Fifty Shades so banal, the sex scenes so lacking in passion and emotion.

The second novel from Mindy Mejia has already gotten attention from TV networks