Cross-dressing British artist Grayson Perry talks to David Herkt about frocks, freedom, and the future of masculinity.

A few words with dancer Loughlan Prior.

Lizzie Marvelly is the musician who has finally found her voice. She talks to Kim Knight about being young, female and opinionated.

Elspeth Muir examines the culture of binge-drinking that she, too, fell into and the deeper issues it may conceal.

Stephen Jewell talks to British author Chris Cleave about bravery, racism and how he avoids getting stuck in a writing groove.

Each week Megan Nicol Reed talks through what's on all of our minds.

"Plots set in the future are about what people fear in the present," says one of Lionel Shriver's characters in her latest novel set in a dystopian America of the near future.

Zhang's bleakly lyrical first YA novel brought a cascade of admirers and superlatives; now comes this intricate narrative of adolescents in all their vulnerability, idealism and savagery.

From the sure hand of historian Joan Norlev Taylor comes the tricky manoeuvre of binding fact and fiction into a convincing historical novel.

Winter is well and truly on the way. From thigh-highs to ankle grazers, here are the best boots to buy right now.

A few words with documentary film-maker Justin Webster.

Convincing main courses and desserts to dive into tick all the boxes at The Federal Deli.

Where does time go? And why are some people so hopeless at keeping it? Kim Knight despairs.

Heroic actions are not always done by heroes. Greg Bruce meets some ordinary people whose lives have led them to perform extraordinarily good deeds.

A brunch or weekend lunch? Try the shakshuka - this popular breakfast dish - originally from North Africa - works just as well for lunch.

Madeleine Walker asks 16 New Zealand celebrities what advice they would give their 19-year-old selves.

Comedian Rose Matafeo tells Greg Bruce why her life isn't always a barrel of laughs.

The worlds of technical sportswear and fashion collide for an inspiring take on this season's best waterproof offerings.

A restaurant that feels like money also serves unbelievably good chips.

A few words with art curator Beatriz Bustos Oyanedel.

We are now being routinely alerted to words that might elicit traumatic memories. but, asks, Kim Knight, is this just a cotton-wool response to real life?

In recent years there have been far too many reworks of Jane Austen novels.

As they knead our scalps over the basin, touching us with a familiarity a lover does not always enjoy, we come to think of hairdressers as confidantes, counsellors, friends even.

This slick refit, in the space that was once Quay St Cafe, caught my eye when I was at the Britomart markets.

Here are the highlights from tomorrow's Canvas magazine.

Susie Orbach is a psychotherapist.