How many books have you read about Muslims since the Christchurch mosque shootings? How many have you read in your lifetime? In this...

Fascinating facts aren't just found in Frank Worsley's famous expedition to Antarctica, but also in our local shores, with captivating...

Your favourite Mahy Questionnaire is back! Our second instalment of the year features author, playwright, poet, columnist, and critic...

Here's a peek at three new non-fiction titles, as reviewed by Esther Kiernan (with a little input from her nine-year-old son). With two...

Helping children deal with obstacles and setbacks is a core part of parenting and teaching. Today education lecturer and writer Frank...

Early Childhood teacher Sara Croft reviews four New Zealand picture books. Two take us on the sea, and the other two feature a plethora...

Disability consultant, activist and blogger Robyn Hunt suggests 21 books, from picture books to YA, that illuminate experiences of...

In this fascinating insight into the minds of two of our best children's literature writers, Mandy Hager and David Hill talk to each...

We all know books can be faithful companions in hard times. Today Palmerston North Youth Librarian Alan Dingley gets out his prescription...

Look at all these new books! Today we review five new picture books and find that, as usual, there's plenty of top-notch stuff being...

David Hill and Phoebe Morris have collaborated on a third picture book in their series introducing young New Zealanders to historic...

David Hill explains the pain required to gain in the wild world of book reviewing, and offers his reckons about how we could do it better...

Anzac Day brings with it a fever pitch of publishing of war books for both children and adults. This has been especially true during the...

An excerpt from David Hill's Flight Path, a YA novel about 18-year-old Jack who wanted to escape boring little New Zealand – but soon...

David Hill reviews Torty and the Soldier, a picture book about the true story of a very old tortoise, by Jennifer Beck and illustrated by...