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.

When he founded Te Araroa - the national walkway - Geoff Chapple encouraged us to go out and see the extraordinary beauty of this land of the long white cloud.

Kim Kardashian may be the second-most followed celebrity on Instagram, but that doesn't mean people want to pay for her selfies in book form.

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.

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.

I spent this past week reading eight of his books hoping to develop a unified theory of the man, or at least find a method in the Trumpness, writes Carlos Lozada.

In Say Her Name, Francisco Goldman wrote cleavingly of his new wife's death in a surfing accident. Four years on, he lauds and laments another love - Mexico City's Distrito Federal.

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.

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.

If only commercial realities allowed New Zealanders to enjoy long-form journalism.

Stephen Jewell talks to Daniel Silva about the latest outing for his Israeli spy, Gabriel Allon.

The New Zealand-founded company said it would use the investment to drive growth and acquire premium content.

Books editor Linda Herrick picks five great books to pick up this weekend.

JK Rowling causes traffic chaos by having her huge garden hedges trimmed.

The fears are well-founded, as the world becomes more materialistic, hedonistic, videos rule supreme and hardly anyone reads either newspapers or books.

Without intense focus, triple narrative strands can trip readers.