Colleen McCullough, the internationally acclaimed Australian author, has died, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Eleanor Catton's Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries shows she knows a thing or two about astrology, but I doubt she foresaw the stoush triggered by her remarks.

A popular book store remains closed after it was flooded today and hundreds of books were damaged.

New Zealand's original Booker Prize winner has defended her successor after Eleanor Catton was criticised for speaking out against the Government and some Kiwi attitudes.

A man twice acquitted for the sexual violation and murder of his adopted niece says a new book tells the truth about how she died.

As the film of their life is released, Jane Hawking recalls how she fell in love with the legendary physicist against the haunting backdrop of his developing motor neurone disease.

Every September 1, Lee Child begins work on another of his massively popular Jack Reacher mysteries. this time, he had Andy Martin looking over his shoulder.

"Tell you what", write the editors of this excellent collection, is a phrase that promises "a revelation, a shift, a new truth".

From Dolly Parton's smelly cabbage soup to Liz Taylor's stinky dip, behind most stars is a mad, fad diet. Writer Rebecca Harrington tried them all.

Jodi Picoult has written 23 novels, eight of them No 1 bestsellers. Just don’t call her work ‘women’s fiction’, says Bryony Gordon.

When a computer virus hacks into the Australian prison system in 2010, it also infects the American corporations that licensed the software.

The quintessential guide book for the scene of New Zealand's most significant war effort covers everything you need to know about the Gallipoli Peninsula.

Word-lovers are being encouraged to ditch new coinages for long-lost words that may have fallen out of favour.

New images of Hagrid, Hermione, Ron and Draco Malfoy have been released ahead of October's release of the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone illustrated edition.

Down a driveway in a modest house in Hamilton's university suburb is where the magic happens.

Absorbing stories are an ideal way to unwind over summer.

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.

If you’re still wondering what to get the father-in-law for Christmas or intend reclining under a shady tree for the holidays, the Herald on Sunday looks at some of the best sports books on the shelves this year

With the national carrier entering its 75th year, here's a wee stocking-filler for the sky-gawping plane nerd in your life.