Peter Graham interview
Almost 60 years on, a former lawyer's book reignites the fascination with the Parker-Hulme murder. [more]
McCarten has written a dazzlingly clever sequel to Death of a Superhero. [more]
A new collection of JRR Tolkien's artwork is a bonbon for the serious Tolkien nerd. [more]
Dear Dot gathers nearly 600 pages of young people telling their stories. [more]
White's new novel is like a bi-curious When Harry Met Sally. [more]
The author of a biography of Martin Amis found it was a book he didn't want to write. [more]
The second Federation of Labour, which at its height represented more than half a million workers, is given its historical due. [more]
A history of our citizen-soldiery was overdue, but this one lacks sparkle. [more]
For how much longer will we have our bedrock natural inheritance, wonder two new books. [more]
It is one of the tragedies – if not the central tragedy – of John Mulgan's life that he never discovered where "home" was. [more]
A challenging and riveting depiction of a great modern artist and his times. [more]
The Norwegian bestselling crime author, on his way here for Writers & Readers week, is not the next Stieg Larsson. [more]
Ann Packer's monthly round-up of books for younger readers. [more]
The US author's short stories are neither science fiction nor fantasy, but she is prepared to call them quirky. [more]
The US blogger and author is that increasingly rare thing: an outspoken critic of a culture of impunity in US politics and business. [more]
Postmodernism appears charming and quaint now. [more]
One of two new books about David Bowie contends that he was pop culture's most reliable guide to the fever of the 70s. [more]
The novelist's 10th work is perfect for lazy days, aeroplanes and book clubs everywhere. [more]
Of course you can teach creative writing – although it will be nice when someone finds a less precious adjective than the C word. Or, rather, you can teach its techniques, topics and targets. A lot of our schoolteachers and a number of our universities have been doing so for... [more]
Alex Calder examines the palimpsest of Pakeha settlement in New Zealand. [more]