Books and Literature

The children's section of Dunedin's free library service has turned 100, while its book bus has notched up 60 years. Charmian Smith looks at how they are faring in a changing world.

Even in its supposedly golden ages, the book trade has been sustained by shifting large quantities of junk, and so it remains Just at the moment there's a constant background murmur of complaint from what one might call the New Elitists that the pure wel

The latest Getting Others Into Comics focuses on the most elusive of demographics - females. Many of you wrote into us asking how you can get your significant others reading books. We have some ideas and strategies for you to try. Hopefully they work!

After over 25 years in the entertainment business there’s nothing Johnny Depp hasn’t done. He’s played almost every role under the sun and he continues to stun audiences with his character choices. This weekend, he’ll star in what seems like his u

Here, based on interviews with film buffs and movies historians, are the Top 10 Best Picture winners -- including a pair of multifilm sets -- that are must-haves for your DVD/Blu-ray library: