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JK Rowling responds to fan whose family were murdered
JK Rowling has written to a teenager who found strength in the words of a Harry Potter film after her entire family were shot dead.
Dan Hunter: Case worthy of a certain detective
The US Supreme Court last month dismissed a plea from the Conan Doyle Estate.
Review: Rare take on NZ sport from inside and out
For anyone keen to immerse themselves in the history of New Zealand sport since 1950, written by a primary observer, this is your tome.
Book review: The Temporary Gentleman
Sebastian Barry’s latest novel is a narrative of disintegration and self-destruction, written in the most lyrical of language.
Do you want books with that?
Whitcoulls, the country's best-known bookstore, is reducing its offering of books as it searches for ways to make its stores thrive.
Amazon wants cheaper books from Hachette
Amazon says the reasons behind its dispute with publisher Hachette is to push for a new plan to boost sales, lower prices and benefit the public.
David Mitchell: Short and tweet
The $100 million movie of Cloud Atlas bombed, but that didn’t halt the rising star of its author, David Mitchell, regarded by many as the greatest of his generation. now he is tweeting his latest work, writes Hermione Hoby.
Graham Swift: A coastguard meets a comedian
The many facets of England meet in the pages of Graham Swift’s new book, writes Stephen Jewell.
Alone with a good read
Diving into a book is treasured time all to yourself, but first you have to find that brilliant book.
Our literary luminaries
Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton is among the finalists in the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards.
The rise of teen novels
The Hunger Games, Divergent series and The Fault in Our Stars are bringing about a new trend in book sales, Whitcoulls says.
James Steen: Can toast be drunk?
In his New book, The Kitchen Magpie, James Steen presents a veritable host of household hints. Here are some of our favourite.
Martine Bailey: Taste of murder
Martine Bailey puts a dark twist on food in her ‘culinary gothic’ novel that features real, historic family recipes, writes Stephen Jewell.
Book review: Upstairs at the Party
Reconsidering moments that changed everything is an old chestnut in fiction, but Linda Grant manages it with verve in this excellent novel.
Book review: No Book But The World
Fred Robbins is an enigma, even to the person closest to him in the world, his sister Ava.
Amazon tests Netflix model for e-books
Amazon could be trying the Netflix model for e-books soon - touting unfettered access to more than 600,000 titles for a monthly fee.
12 Questions: Sir Bob Jones
My friends would say 'perhaps you're misunderstood'. People say things about me that are simply not true.
Reclusive author's scathing attack
"Rest assured, as long as I am alive any book purporting to be with my cooperation is a falsehood," Harper Lee says.