Emily Writes takes swipe at former MasterChef winner and best-selling author Chelsea Winter
“5:30am – my sunrise clock wakes me (can’t do alarms). “Visualisation + gratitude, connecting in and setting the…
‘Rooster’ review: Steve Carell leads a gentle father-daughter comedy
In “Rooster,” a genial comedy premiering Sunday on HBO, Steve Carell, comfortable as an uncomfortable person, plays Greg…
Cop-turned-novelist writes handbook on police procedures out of frustration over common crime-writer mistakes
The last straw for Angus McLean came while sitting at home in Pukekohe, reading an Auckland-set police procedural…
Third US lawsuit against author Neil Gaiman dismissed by judge
AP has now reported that US District Judge Nathaniel Gorton in Boston threw out the Massachusetts filing late…
Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault claims as he plans writing comeback
The Sandman author has maintained that his encounters with Pavlovich were consensual, admitting in a January 2025 statement…
Samoan police investigate after renowned author Sia Figiel found dead in prison cell
Figiel, 59, had been in police custody in Samoa since 2024, when she was arrested and charged over…
Gisborne library book favourites: Dav Pilkey dominates 2025 loan charts
Coming in at number one was Pikey’s Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas, published in August 2018, with…
Australian writers’ festival cancelled over barring of Palestinian author
“The arts have allegedly become ‘unsafe’ and artists are a danger to the community’s psycho-social wellbeing,” she wrote…
Michael Littlewood book tells love story of early biracial couple
“She [Littlewood’s cousin] excitedly contacted me to say, ‘I’ve found her’. “I looked at Tiraha’s photo and thought…
Elisabeth Easther: New marine protection for Hauraki Gulf long overdue
The new legislation has created 19 new protection areas: 12 new High Protection Areas (HPAs), five new seafloor…
Rotorua author Zoe Rankin reflects on parallels between Tom Phillips case and debut novel The Vanishing Place
Told through the eyes of the eldest daughter, the book captures a childhood shaped by life in the…
British ‘Aga saga’ author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82
Her most recent work Mum & Dad, published in 2020, chronicled three siblings and their families who gather…