Australian author Tim Winton tells Linda Herrick how he grew out of an obsession with firearms.

Zayn Malik's memoirs are about to hit the shelves, and there's a shocking reveal for fans of the pop star's former group One Direction.

Bryan Cranston's Breaking Bad character may have been a cold-blooded bad-guy, but the actor himself was also a suspected killer.

In a fun new partnership, BBC Worldwide and Mr Men publishers have got together to create a series of books based on each of the 12 Doctors.

RED HERRING by Jonothan Cullinane (HarperCollins, $37) Auckland 1951: trams run along Queen St, women aren't allowed in the RSC

Papakura's Sir Edmund Hillary Library promises a great free day out at the end of the Southern line.

Writer-turned-actor Isla Fisher tells Stephen Jewell how her own children inspired her return to writing.

It all started when author Drew Magary took a hike. "The beginning of the book is something that happened to me. Not the gross parts,"

Jeremy Paxman's Kiwi stepmother is astonished at his antagonistic portrayal of his own father.

They brought the plight of New Zealand's wild horses to national attention in the TV show Keeping Up with the Kaimanawas, but if that

Comic writers have revealed some news about a beloved DC character that has fans 'stoked'.

In the first of a new series, Janet McAllister writes the first chapter in her mission to visit every one of the region's 55 libraries

A writer says she was "dumped on from a great height" by the literary establishment, after penning a report on why people are not reading Kiwi fiction.

In this exclusive extract, Jimmy Barnes reveals how he failed his son.

Actress Emily Blunt, 33, has faced criticism from book fans, who have slammed her casting as Rachel Watson in the screen adaptation of Girl On The Train.

In this exclusive extract from Jimmy Barnes' memoir Working Class Boy, the singer reveals the extent of his abusive childhood.

Kiwi youngsters are reading more than ever - and they prefer diving into a physical copy of Harry Potter or The BFG to ebooks.

Super-soldier trilogy's final story has hope, but don't hold out for a happy ending, writes David Larsen

A nationwide survey has found Kiwis are instinctively negative towards New Zealand fiction - but they struggle to explain why.

Up the end of the dark hall, and behind the office door on the right, one generation of New Zealand screen acting is butting heads with another.

On Wednesday, three new JK Rowling e-books were released online. Here's what you need to know.

British writer Cath Weeks talks to Jennifer Dann about life on the brink.

Wiremu Heke, known as Billhook, leaves his Otago home in 1825 with regret in his heart and vengeance in mind.

Ian McEwan's narrators have often been edgy, fractured, disturbed or disturbing, but none has come near the voice that drives his latest novel.

Since winning the 2003 Man Booker Prize, DBC Pierre has often been forced to come clean about past difficulties, such as his shady

Mountain bike enthusiast Russell Baillie reviews the dangerous new tome from Lonely Planet.

A Kiwi teacher and mother-of-two has launched New Zealand's first erotic literary magazine, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.

Ex-detective Ian Austin came late to writing, but unwittingly he'd already researched much of the material for his new novel The Agency. Depression

Ron Weasley's "patronus" is a Jack Russell terrier. Moaning Myrtle's full name is Myrtle Elizabeth Warren. Harry Potter's uncle loves Top Gear. Fluffy the three-headed dog was repatriated to Greece. Tuition at Hogwarts is free.

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