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Two of a kind
British authors Nicci Gerrard and Sean French tell Stephen Jewell why their book collaboration works so well.
Book review: No Regrets, Coyote
I do not read a lot of noir crime fiction which, on the face of it, means I should not be writing this review — well, on the face the book presents after a few dozen pages, anyway.
Review: Bedford Soda & Liquor, Ponsonby
Bedford Soda & Liquor felt great from the start. Our friends were grinning like soon-to-be-satisfied cats, cocktails in hand, at a table overlooking Richmond Rd.
Revamp your home's style
Suzanne McFadden uncovers the top 10 interior design trends for 2014.
Craft soda: Top of the pops
You’ve heard of craft beer but craft soda is the drink everyone with a conscience is sipping these days, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.
Fashion: A light touch
Pastels for autumn? Who would have thought? Sombre tones beware, it’s time to lighten up.
Camilla Lackberg: Crime is on her side
Stephen Jewell talks to ‘Swedish Agatha Christie’ Camilla Lackberg about her close friendship with her characters, fact being darker than fiction and the myths surrounding her country.
Book review: Northanger Abbey
Val McDermid's Northanger Abbey is the second stage of The Austen Project, for which four writers have been invited to produce a contemporary version of a Jane Austen novel.
Book review: The Bright Side of My Condition
The charming title of this book is a quotation from The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe.
Review: Piccoli Piatti, Herne Bay
Herne Bay’s landmark’s newest incarnation delivers an Italian dining experience worthy of many repeat visits.
Fashion: That 70s show
Ultra suede, check. Faux fur, check. The ‘Me’ decade leaves a lasting impression.
Women's Bookshop: Just loving what they do
When Carole Beu opened the Women’s Bookshop 25 years ago, she didn’t realise she would be creating something much bigger than a retail space, writes Linda Herrick.
Top 50 places, people, things
We’ve found 50 of the hottest people, places and things to buy and dedicated the entire magazine to featuring them this week.
The secrets of long life
The quest may no longer be for the elixir of immortality but with an ageing population there is increased awareness of what it takes to live long and well, writes Dionne Christian.
Words fit for a king
The little-known tale of an Australian 'quack' who helped save the British throne from embarrassment is soon to be released.
Tonight I'm going to be
There is more to impersonating a rock star than grabbing a glitzy jacket, shades and turning up at a karaoke bar. Alan Perrott meets four musicians so devoted to their chosen idol that it has become a part of their life.
Interiors: Custodians of history
An Auckland couple merge their own style with a heritage building.
Heart-throbs and happy endings
There's more to writing a love story than one might think. Rebecca Barry meets aspiring and published authors of the booming romance genre.
From chasing the market to living his fantasy
Fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson tells David Larsen how a dragon on a book cover lured him back to reading and changed the path of his life.
And it's 'goodnight' from him
After 40 years in television, the past 27 with Fair Go, one of the most-recognised faces in New Zealand is bowing out. Kevin Milne talks to Alan Perrott about the rights and wrongs of his escapades and TV ratings.
The coolest guy in the room
He's in cinemas right now playing an FBI agent. But it's been his television turn as Mad Men's flawed but smouldering Don Draper that made Jon Ham a star - and helped elevate him to the sexiest man alive.
And God created Nigella
On-screen, she's the queen of food porn. But off-screen Nigella Lawson is much messier, grumpier and shyer, she tells Stephen Jewell.
Divorce New Zealand style
Not every marriage is a happy ever after. Roughly one third end in divorce — but they don’t necessarily have to end in tears. Shelley Bridgeman talked to experts and those who’ve been though it to find out how to survive the modern divorce.
Britain's first lady of chick lit
Best-known for her rollicking blockbuster romances set in the horse-riding world, Jilly Cooper is one of Britain's most-read authors. Robyn Langwell meets the prolific writer at home, a setting straight out of one of her novels.
All keyed up about fashion
Fashion Week is no longer the sole domain of highly paid, high-powered players. With the rise of new technology has come the rise of self-styled fashion commentators armed with little more than an internet connection and their passion.