Morrissey has left fans in the US baffled after his best-selling memoir was released Stateside minus the details of his relationship with a male photographer.

Albert Uderzo, co-creator of the Gallic comic book hero Asterix, is suing his daughter and son-in-law for "psychological violence" to stop them "getting their hands" on his legacy.

An ecstatic bisexual orgy, which climaxes against a backdrop of imminent nuclear annihilation, has secured the prized Bad Sex in Fiction award for Manil Suri and his novel, The City of Devi.

This book is a view through the lens of Austrian-born photographer Arno Gasteiger, taking the journey east to west along the 45th parallel.

As the centenary of the crossword approaches, Gyles Brandreth and his daughter Saethryd explain why the word puzzle is still so popular.

Without the culture and conflicts of the 2000s, The Hunger Games might never have come into being, writes Tim Walker.

Former TV host Helena McAlpine and boyfriend Chris Barton share their extraordinary love story with Suzanne McFadden.

Australia can now take credit for the term "selfie" - Oxford Dictionaries' international word of the year for 2013.

The red and white wines that will give you the best bang for your buck have been revealed in the 22nd edition of a Kiwi vino guide.

Normally gloomy Sebastian Faulks is enjoying the abuse he’s had for daring to write a pastiche of his boyhood hero, P.G. Wodehouse. Sarah Rainey reports.

Man Booker prize-winner Eleanor Catton has criticised one of NZ's foremost literary figures on his comments on the Roast Busters scandal.

By November 18, 2010, there was just enough progress at Pike to reassure some workers that the operation could yet be a success, but not enough to ease the dark fears held by others.

It's been a week since a tweeted picture of Lorde and Eleanor Catton reading in bed together in New York became a world-wide hit.

The Pike River coal mine should have been shut down well before the devastating explosion, says the author of a new book on the tragedy.

She's now a literary luminary, but Eleanor Catton doesn't want any "homecoming fuss" when she finally jets back to New Zealand.

Like one of Field Marshal Haig's family whiskies, Max Hastings is a dram that steadily improves with age.

It’s 30 years since one of our most famous children’s books was first published. Hairy Maclary has been read and loved by millions in its three decades.

What a character arc Jean Batten's life offers.

It's almost a tradition for birders to complain about their field guides: a particular variation of plumage.

It wasn't until after he had taken the photo for his new book featuring people from 35 tribes from the Siberian Arctic to New Zealand that British photographer Jimmy Nelson realised who Pita Sharples was.

They are young Kiwi women taking the world by storm - one has a No 1 hit in several countries and the other won literature's Man Booker prize.

Game of Thrones author, George R R Martin, has revealed the details of his whirlwind tour to Australia and New Zealand.