Books

Dan Brown

Inferno eeks Philippine officials

Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

Favourite literary couples

The key ingredient for the most memorable literary couples is a tale of impossible love.

Girl, 4, puts fanboys to shame

WATCH: Mia Grace knows more about superheroes and comic books than you - and she's only four. FOUR!

The problem with book reviewing

Blog: For books to survive they need to be popular, bringing into question the role of the reviewer.

Bacharach's greatest loss

Burt Bacharach come to terms with his daughter's suicide in this memoir.

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Down the Back of the Chair

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Awesome Aotearoa: A Kids' History of New Zealand

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Magician of Hoad

The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate

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