A story about the bond between a teenage boy and a young orca whose mother has been killed by whalers won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year.

"I'm writing a book on caring for people with Parkinson's. I hope I can finish it because I'm now facing the really heavy stuff. You don't die from Parkinson's, you die with it."

In an age of low-cost carriers, DVT and crappy movies on crappy little screens, we often lose sight of the old-fashioned wonder of flight, writes Winston Aldworth.

British novelist William Boyd's latest book, Sweet Caress, tells the story of a young female photographer. It is published at the end of the August.

South African scientists have discovered that 400-year-old tobacco pipes excavated from the garden of William Shakespeare contained cannabis, suggesting the playwright might have written some of his....

In Benjamin Markovits' vivid new novel, the city becomes a symptom of America gone wrong. He tells Mick Brown about losing out and fitting in.

Amongst the dozens of teams Marvel has put out over the decades, there are plenty that don't have any cinematic selling power. In honour of the latest team to hit the big screen, here are four not-so-fantastic teams.

Bianca Zander is a lecturer in creative writing at AUT and recently published her second novel, The Predictions. She talks about leaving her journalism career to write fiction.

The future of the country's premier book honours - the New Zealand Book Awards - is now secured, thanks to sponsorship from an Auckland property development company.

It is the greatest mystery in fiction - but now experts claim to have revealed the secret to Agatha Christie and have come up with a formula of how to spot whodunnit.

A new book has detailed how sexual predator Robert Hughes has suffered daily in jail, with fellow inmates throwing faeces at his face.

Kiwi readers have named international titles as their favourites over local works, to the dismay of a book buyer who says New Zealand has "terrific" fiction.

Food is a family business for an expat pair who headed to Britain to study and found they just couldn't stay away from the kitchen.

The author of a new book claims Jack the Ripper carried out his earlier murders as a cover for his true intention: getting revenge on his wife.

Saviano made his name with Gomorrah, documenting the reach of the Neapolitan Camorra. It reaped awards, death threats and permanent police protection, an accolade shared with author Salman Rushdie.

Roberto Saviano's exposé of the Mafia earned him an armed guard. Now he's taken on the cocaine trade. Ian Thomson meets him.

In the final exclusive extract from his new autobiography, Jerome Kaino gives an insider's perspective on the 2011 Rugby World Cup final.

In the second exclusive extract from his new autobiography, Jerome Kaino explains how he bounced back from his 2008 drink-driving conviction.

Just two years after The Luminaries won the prestigious literary award, another New Zealand writer has been longlisted.

In the first of three exclusive extracts from his new autobiography My Story, Jerome Kaino talks about his humble origins in Papakura.

Eight young Kiwi authors will be bubbling with inspiration after meeting their sporting heroes and getting a story published, all in one day.

Children from a Māori immersion class in Pukekohe are the stars of a new digital book released by Auckland Transport for Māori Language Week.

A new unauthorised biography of SBW details the rift with ex-AB coach Sir Graham Henry and reveals a story of controversy, changing loyalties and damned hard work.

SBW was told to quit the All Blacks in the lead-up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, an explosive new biography has revealed.

She's shared the homes of Hollywood celebrities and media magnates, and is now one of the world's most sought-after baby sleep consultants.