A New Zealand-educated Harvard professor has signed a publishing deal to write a new book on Bob Dylan. University of Auckland PhD

West Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.

COMMENT: Over the past 150 years the New Zealand Wars have always been central to New Zealand's history and even its popular culture.

As we reach - and pass- the age of 50, it is a time to reflect. David Slack says it should not be a time to regret.

Celebrity chef Rick Stein has been on a food-finding tour of European cities, so we don't have to.

Janet McAllister continues her tour of Auckland libraries, visiting the Albany and Glenfield branches.

After The Monogram Murders, her first novel starring Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, Sophie Hannah was keen to write a second.

Steve Braunias pictures himself living in one of the photographs in his new book - a photo essay about sad, beautiful shops in small towns.

Emma Watson has been hiding surprises for commuters on the London Underground - copies of her book club Our Shared Shelf's latest read.

Author Jay McInerney admits he shares some characteristics with his protagonist, Russell.

Author Jay McInerney's old-fashioned belief that Love and Art can defy both time and money is to be applauded.

A former west Auckland cop has swapped pounding the beat for writing grisly crime novels after being struck down with a rare autoimmune disorder.

A retired Kiwi academic is behind the decision to name Christopher Marlowe as co-author of three of William Shakespeare's plays.

At 9pm tonight, Lonely Planet releases globally its 12th annual collection of the 'Best In Travel' for the coming year.

COMMENT: Libraries are not in decline because of some natural progression, but because of the cultural vandalism of cost-cutting.

Graham Norton's debut novel not what you might have expected from the ebullient chat show host.

Janet McAllister continues her mission to visit each and every one of Auckland's 55 libraries.

Philippa Gregory's historical books are a headlong gallop through the tumultuous 15th and 16th centuries.

Babs Tarr rose to comic book stardom in part for her ability to draw women who are badasses. After helping redesign classic DC Comics character Batgirl, Tarr knew right away that Barbara Gordon wouldn't be the last tough heroine she'd draw.

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.

It's The Boss, in his own words, on his own terms and no one would expect anything else, writes Russell Baillie.

Art critic and writer Anthony Byrt explains his passion for contemporary art.