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    Christchurch writer 'stunned' after Meghan Markle shoutout

    A book of poems about motherhood has been dog-eared and shared by Meghan Markle on her social media.

    Ardern, Robertson to share stage at Dunedin book event

    Ardern, Robertson to share stage at Dunedin book event

    Former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern will be visiting Dunedin next month as part of a tour for her memoir A Different Kind of Power.

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    Surprise literary selection

    Queenstown author Peta Carey says she is ‘‘absolutely floored’’ after being shortlisted for the...

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    Surprise literary selection

    Queenstown author Peta Carey is preparing to eat her hat.

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    ‘See [if] he’ll crack’: Dukes turns up heat

    Breton Dukes is proud of his debut novel set in Dunedin. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    ‘See [if] he’ll crack’: Dukes turns up heat

    Media attention is running hot on a Dunedin author’s first novel due to its reference to past bullying and abuse at Otago Boys’ High School, but the work of fiction is a lot more...

    Obituary: Joanna Trollope, author

    English novelist Joanna Trollope in 2007. Photo: Getty Images

    Obituary: Joanna Trollope, author

    Novelist Joanna Trollope’s books charted domestic and romantic travails in well-heeled rural England.

    Towering presence at Regent Book Sale

    Regent Theatre Book Sale volunteer Oliver Harman lends a hand getting thousands of books sorted...

    Towering presence at Regent Book Sale

    If you missed your chance to pick up one of over 30 copies of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code at the Regent Theatre Book Sale last year, rest-assured you will have your chance this weekend.

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    Book tells story of NZ concert pianist

    Dunedin-based translator and music tutor Vivienne Sands has translated Christophe Baillat’s book...

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    Book tells story of NZ concert pianist

    From living in George St to fleeing occupied France, the remarkable story of an esteemed Dunedin pianist can now be read in English.

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    Playwright ‘blown away’ to be chosen for workshop

    Dunedin playwright Cindy Diver is one of 10 New Zealand playwrights to be selected for a workshop...

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    Playwright ‘blown away’ to be chosen for workshop

    Burnout is nature’s way of saying you are going through the motions of your work but your passion for it has left the building.

    Intimate exploration of life and legacy

    Patti Smith. Photo: supplied

    Intimate exploration of life and legacy

    Part of what made Patti Smith’s 2010 National Book Award winning Just Kids so captivating was stumbling across all the familiar faces throughout its pages, writes Tim Scott.

    Festival director quits as writers drop out

    Louise Adler has resigned as director of Adelaide Writers' Week. Photo: Supplied/Adelaide Festival

    Festival director quits as writers, including Ardern, drop out

    The director of an embattled writers festival has quit after a Palestinian-Australian academic was barred from appearing by the board, triggering a boycott of 100 authors.

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    Pondering existential questions

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    Pondering existential questions

    Subeditor and avid reader Samantha Powell shares her book-worm highlights of the year.

    Author’s love of war history leads to novels

    Wānaka author Kate O’Connell is looking forward to the release of her first book, The Warsaw...

    Author’s love of war history leads to novels

    A Wānaka author is set to release the first of a three-part book series after four years of crafting.

    H & J’s book tops list

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    H & J’s book tops list

    A commemorative book on H & J Smiths has jumped to No 1 on the national Paper Plus Top 20 best selling books chart despite only being sold in the South.

    'How about going for a drive?': Dunedin man kicks off epic global adventure

    Five of the MacLeods in front of 'Holdfast' with monks in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Supplied by...

    'How about going for a drive?': Dunedin man kicks off epic global adventure

    In 1962, Dunedin farmer Alan MacLeod said to his wife Joan and six kids, 'how about going for a drive'?’

    Bridget Jones gets own statue in Leicester Square

    Actress Renée Zellweger (left) and writer Helen Fielding. Photo: Getty Images

    Bridget Jones gets own statue in Leicester Square

    Bridget Jones has joined the likes of Mary Poppins, Harry Potter and other beloved film characters with her own statue in London's Leicester Square.

    Top NZ authors dumped from book award over AI covers

    Covers of Stephanie Johnson's Obligate Carnivore and Elizabeth Smither's Angel Train.
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    Top NZ authors dumped from book award over AI covers

    Two books by distinguished authors have been ruled out of New Zealand's premier literary prize because their covers were generated with artificial intelligence.

    First Hungarian-British author wins Booker Prize

    David Szalay celebrates winning the Booker Prize. Photo: Getty Images

    First Hungarian-British author wins Booker Prize

    David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh, becoming the first Hungarian-British author to win one of top awards in the English-speaking world.

    ‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised

    Dunedin author Barbara Else has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement. PHOTO...

    ‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised

    An award-winning Dunedin author has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement.

    Poets lead protest against open-cast mining

    Poet and barrister Richard Reeve is one of six poets taking part in the "Mining is the Pits"...

    Poets to host reading protest against open-cast mining

    Six poets are protesting "ecological and aesthetic violence" proposed for Central Otago.

    Seventh literary festival ‘most successful yet’

    University of Otago vice-chancellor and former deputy prime minister Grant Robertson discusses...

    Seventh literary festival ‘most successful yet’

    Queenstown Writers Festival chairwoman Tanya Surrey says she’s overwhelmed by the response to this year’s event, which finished yesterday, describing it as "without doubt our most successful yet".
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