'I love being swallowed into someone else's universe and being able to exist there for a bit.'

'Wholesome, interested, intelligent – a truly Wairarapa experience' – writers reflect on the 10th edition of the festival.

'The day I first crossed paths with Henry up on Ruapehu, he quietly told me what he’d done.'

A welcome back to old friends, Writers Festival guests, and a fresh wave of self help.

It’s early, but we’re calling it: this is the book of the year.

'I want to stuff the pages in my mouth until the words melt around my teeth.'

'Explicit teaching and stronger guidance about when and what to teach is not inherently bad just because it has been designed by a curriculum panel we are critical of.'

The authors of a new book about a ‘ferociously talented’ botanical painter on how they brought her art to life.

A return to the Covid years, a new Jenny Pattrick, and Eurotrash.

'My Korean heritage has gifted me grit and perseverance, while my Kiwi upbringing has gifted me optimism.'

'If the ministry is unable to provide us with something fit for purpose, it is not my job to compound the harm it will cause to my students, but to protect them from it.'