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Tweet of the month. Amazingly, this may be the real Sam Morgan , son of cat-hater Gareth Morgan : Have been out hunting kittens all mornin...

Heaps, actually. Am currently editing fiction – fortunately, it’s all crime fiction so is enjoyable – but here’s what else. Books. Yes, ...

My deep thoughts on the book from last month are here , in case you missed them, and Mark Broatch’s initial response is here . In the lates...

Upcoming going forward delivering some more strategically aligned key drivers to strengthen focus on the literary sector value-chain: more m...

I have always thought this one of the most useful features of English, but pedants and ignoramuses alike object to it. (David Cohen will be ...

This occasional series gets off to a good start for 2013. Punctuation is as printed in this morning’s newspaper. Happy new year to you all. ...

Just back from five days on a high-country sheep station ( Lake Heron , a lovely place and totally recommended to anyone looking for a...

The Auckland University Press Anthology of New Zealand Literature , edited by Jane Stafford and Mark Williams (AUP, $75) This must be...

Like most people I had never heard of party planner Pippa Middleton before her sister Kate married into the Windsors and we saw Pippa’s rear...

Lutes galore: last time it was Anthony Rooley playing Dowland, now it is Paul O’Dette playing Lord Herbert of Cherbury’s Lute Book . ...