Lena Dunham found it "very, very painful" to be criticised for revealing she was date-raped.

Facebook's boss is the latest to hail an ancient pleasure, but he may have missed the point, writes James Walton.

"The Oprah Effect" could turn minor works into million-sellers. Mr Zuckerberg may just do the same.

It's so popular it has been named No1 on the missing book list for Auckland's 55 libraries.

Parents are being urged to encourage their children to read over the summer in light of research showing kids who forgo books while on holiday lose reading ability at alarming rates.

The Inspector Morse stories taught me that men are intelligent and sensitive and don't just want to hump everything that breathes.

Celebrity memoirs are no longer popular as the genre has already 'peaked', according to one of Britain's leading publishers.

My childhood was happy, although not always easy. My parents separated when I was 2 and my mum's parents played a huge role in my upbringing.

With so many gadgets and gizmos available these days, seeing a child getting excited over a book can be pretty extraordinary.

Like other students at Koru School in Mangere, Tyler Adams has his own burgeoning library at home.

Autobiographies and beautiful coffee-table tomes make great stocking fillers.

If you write a sex scene, no one believes it’s fiction, writes Jon Stock.

Sarah Ell investigates the renaissance of Auckland's libraries and their transformation into community centres for the digital age.

Neil Gaiman’s latest fantasy is an attempt to restore to fairy tales some of the danger the Grimm brothers removed. Gaby Wood reports.

With a new novel out, and a potential film finally on the horizon, Patricia Cornwell tells Judith Woods how Dr Kay Scarpetta was held hostage by Hollywood.

Kiwi comic creator Dylan Horrocks' love of the medium was beaten to a pulp by Batgirl, but was sparked back into life through a trip into his own imaginary landscape.

'I have had my character and credibility questioned at every turn,' said Dunham of her sexual assault claim.

Actress Lena Dunham will reportedly make an amendment to her memoir after the identity of an alleged rapist was revealed.

British author JK Rowling will publish new Harry Potter material every day from December 12 to 23 on her website Pottermore.com as a gift to fans.