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Jenner's ex to write 'tell-all' book
Bruce Jenner's ex-wife Linda Thompson is reportedly planning to share her side of the story.
Books: Recent releases May 17
Parisian feel-good tale amuses despite its implausible plot.
My, what big prospects she's got...
Karen Attwood meets first-time novelist Kate Hamer, whose 21st-century Little Red Riding Hood is tipped to be a best-seller.
'Scottish elf' tells of appalling childhood
Self-described "Scottish elf trapped in middle-aged man's body" among highlights from the first week of Auckland Writers Festival.
Ailing legal legend answers the call
Veteran lawyer and human rights advocate isn't letting poor health stop his solo session today at the Auckland Writers Festival.
Actor spins negative into positive
Alan Cumming says he has been surprised at a surge of support for his writing a personal memoir in which he detailed the vicious sadism of his father who died in 2010.
Marvel's female Thor unmasked
The secret identity of Marvel's female Thor has been revealed.
Russell Brand back on the Revolution bandwagon
He’s the self-styled revolutionary who backed Ed Miliband at the Election and advocates the overthrow of "corporate tyranny".
Books: Exploring the dark side of utopia
Nigerian author Ben Okri uncovers the dark side of Arcadia in his latest novel. Stephen Jewell chats to the writer.
Books: Wait until it's right
Success has given Tim Winton, one of Australia’s best-loved authors, the luxury of time to craft his books into their ideal form, writes David Larsen.
Diets don't work, but these two strategies do
Over the course of her more than 20 years studying how people eat, Traci Mann has found that willpower doesn't work quite like we imagine it will.
100 Kiwi Stories: Journo fought war with words
86: Rifleman Clifford Nightingale was more familiar with the pen than the sword when he sailed with hundreds of reinforcements to join troops on the Western Front.
Twelve Questions: Dave Veart
Auckland archaeologist and heritage expert Dave Veart tells the history of New Zealand through food and toys in his books.
Best-selling author offers NZ bookshops a cash lifeline
One of the world's biggest selling authors is offering a cash lifeline to struggling New Zealand book stores to help get Kiwi kids reading.
'Bad for bookshops, bad for Auckland'
The owner of Auckland CBD’s last remaining independent book retailer is mourning Whitcoull’s down-sizing.
Your Views: Whitcoulls closing Queen St branch
Whitcoulls is leaving its iconic Queen St shop so that Farmers can return to Auckland's CBD. Here is the latest selection of Your Views on the upcoming closure.
The new Fifty Shades trailer
With the release date of the sequel to Fifty Shades Of Grey confirmed, fans have been given a sneak peek at what's in store in the next installment.
The sex scandal earl who inspired Mr Darcy
‘Intense’ aristocrat who was married to Jane Austen’s friend is the real-life character behind Pride and Prejudice hero, claims historian.
Twelve Questions: Nalini Singh
Kiwi author Nalini Singh has sold more than six million books in 20 languages, making the New York Times bestseller list 25 times. She talks to Jennifer Dann.
Books: Life's a messy business
A debut novel has readers curious about how they’ll be remembered when they die.
Books: A plot you couldn't make up
From all the hoo-ha over The Interview - a lowbrow farce lampooning Kim Jong-un, which led to the extraordinary cyber-attack on Sony Pictures - you might derive the casual impression that North Korea's notoriously repressive ruling body is anti-cinema.
Peter Bromhead: Cosmic irony
When a young lady approached me at a gallery opening and whispered in my ear, "I love reading your columns.
'Hipster spinsters' redefining single life
In a new book, American cultural critic Kate Bolick argues that spinsterhood is an enviable state. Laura Freeman reports.
New chapter for Kiwi heroes of Gallipoli
When Richard Stowers published his first book about the Gallipoli campaign in 2005 he knew he had more to say.