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Concept of landscape beyond the picturesque

Cape Armitage, Antarctica. Stark and inhospitable Antarctic landscapes are a recurring feature of...

Concept of landscape beyond the picturesque

Making sense of landscapes is more than an academic exercise for Matt Vance’s Innerland, and it is certainly not a travelogue about New Zealand’s top scenic trails.

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Book ‘in very good hands’ for adaptation

Dunedin author and University of Otago Stuart Professor of Scottish studies Liam McIlvanney’s...

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Book ‘in very good hands’ for adaptation

What could be worse than your child disappearing?

Escaping into romantasy

Lauren Roberts celebrates the publication of Fearless with Instagram and TikTok influencers....

Escaping into romantasy

The huge popularity of romantasy fiction’s handsome princes and horny dragons tells us something about what women want, writes Sophie Heawood.

Storytelling gets technical

Author Karen Wrigglesworth visits the grave of James Balfour, a marine engineer who designed the...

Storytelling gets technical

A residency in Dunedin provided the breakthrough for writer and technical storyteller Karen Wrigglesworth, so she is hoping that another visit to write will prove to be equally successful.

Tributes for author Maurice Gee

Maurice Gee. Photo: Supplied/Nelson City Council

'An intergenerational legacy': Tributes flow for Maurice Gee

The death of well-known Kiwi writer Maurice Gee has prompted many New Zealanders to pay tribute to the late novelist.

Dealer sickened by plan to destroy half a million books

Some of the books from the National Library's overseas published collection. Photo: Supplied /...

Dealer sickened by plan to destroy half a million books

The country's largest second-hand book business wants to save half a million books from being disposed of by the National Library of New Zealand.

'Day of the Jackal' author Frederick Forsyth dies

British novelist Frederick Forsyth, who authored best-selling thrillers such as "The Day of the Jackal" and "The Dogs of War", has died aged 86.

Stories from the heartwood

Stories from the heartwood

A new collection of short writing doubles down on language, Tom McKinlay writes.

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Invasion of the red tide

Dr Octavia Cade. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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Invasion of the red tide

As climate change is the big issue of the day, there is plenty of scope for Dr Octavia Cade's brand of science fiction writing.

Obituary: Alex Wheatle, writer

Alex Wheatle, author, playwright and screenwriter, at the Hay Festival 2024 on May 25, 2024 in...

Obituary: Alex Wheatle, writer

Dubbed the Bard of Brixton, British writer Alex Wheatle was an award-winning novelist, playwright, and youth mentor.

Obituary: Joseph Wambaugh, writer

American writer Joseph Wambaugh, January 1980. Behind him is a poster for his work The Onion...

Obituary: Joseph Wambaugh, writer

Joseph Wambaugh put his life on the printed page, a former Los Angeles police officer who turned his day-to-day work into gripping, true-crime bestsellers.

Durban poet awarded literary residency

Durban poet awarded literary residency

A South African poet has been awarded the Dunedin City of Literature residency.

Dunedin author wins top award for her poetry

Dunedin author wins top award for her poetry

A Dunedin author has been honoured at the country’s biggest literary arts awards.

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'This is the missing bit'

Now based in Australia, Dervla McTiernan says writing took her back to Ireland. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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'This is the missing bit'

Best-selling Irish author Dervla McTiernan still finds it ‘‘crazy’’ that hundreds of people turn up to her book events.

Reading time celebrates dame’s new book

New Zealand children's author Joy Cowley, 88, with pupils from Halfway Bush School and her new...

Reading time celebrates dame’s new book

A legendary New Zealand children’s author made reading time for a Dunedin primary school extra special.

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Living a life by the books

Dr Caren Florance visits the Otakou Press Room at the University of Otago on a recent visit to...

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Living a life by the books

A deep love for books has shaped Dr Caren Florance’s life.

A cultural history of the bagpipes

Richard McLauchlan has written the new book The Bagpipes: A Cultural History. Photo: Hurst...

A cultural history of the bagpipes

Richard McLauchlan's new book The Bagpipes: A Cultural History explores the mythology, history, and global reverberations of the instrument.

Book bus and fan turning 75

Loyal book bus patron Anne Dunckley holds a picture of the old book bus "Gertie" under her...

Book bus, and one of its fans, turning 75

Dunedin's book bus and one of its loyal patrons are both turning 75 this year.

Obituary: psychedelic visionary wrote with ‘serious playfulness’

Tom Robbins poses at a book fair in France in 2007. Photos: Getty Images

Obituary: psychedelic visionary wrote with ‘serious playfulness’

TOM ROBBINS Writer Author Tom Robbins’ novels read like a hit of literary LSD, filled with fantastical characters, manic metaphors and counterculture whimsy.

Obituary: Jules Feiffer, cartoonist, writer

Cartoonist, author, playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner Jules Feiffer working on proof sheets...

Obituary: Jules Feiffer, cartoonist, writer

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer Jules Feiffer penned a long-running comic strip, plays, screenplays and children’s books.

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