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Books: Of mums and murder
Liane Moriarty’s latest novel is a darkly comedic tale about a trivia night death, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Hip Op-eration Crew
Theirs is an unlikely story: a bunch of senior citizens from Waiheke — ranging in age from 65 to 95 — who formed a hip-hop dance crew then went to the world champs in Vegas. They talk to Alan Perrott about moonwalking, twerking and feeling alive again.

Lena Dunham: Page girl
Lena Dunham reinvented the oversharing style on her hit show, Girls. What will her first book do? Meghan Daum meets TV’s hottest property and talks psychotherapy, sisterhood and why she can’t keep a secret.

Wine: Nautilus Estate's 30th celebrations
Marlborough's Nautilus Estate is celebrating its 30th year and continues its early promise of premium wines at affordable prices.

Nick Cave: Sit down and write
Hot on the heels of the biographical film he says is not really about him, Nick Cave is heading to New Zealand. Russell Baillie talks to the Australian musician about the God particle, touring and his work ethic.

Self-publish and be damned
Sometimes it’s the only way to get in print, and sometimes it’s the best way to keep control of your work. James Russell charts the rise of self-publishing.

Fashion: Daddy cool
For those of you who’ve left things to the last minute, here are a few stylish suggestions for Father’s Day.

Ian McEwan: Great expectations
Ian McEwan’s new novel centres around a family court judge who gets too involved in one of her cases. She blows it, McEwan tells Linda Herrick.

Sarah Waters: Blood, sweat and scrubbing
Sarah Waters’ new novel explores what happens when an ‘unruly passion’ in the form of two lodgers enters a house. She talks to Linda Herrick.