Sir Peter Jackson has paid tribute to a young Wellington writer who lost her battle with cancer last Friday.
Jackson pays tribute to young cancer victim
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Johnny Depp: Retirement not far away
Johnny Depp plans to quit acting soon. The 50-year-old star rose to fame in his early twenties with roles in A Nightmare on Elm Street and 21 Jump Street
Kim Deal leaves the Pixies, again
Not for the first time in their tumultuous history, bassist Kim Deal has left The Pixies. The group posted on their Facebook over the weekend “We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies.
Vienna’s favourite picture book
We have teamed up with the NZ Post Children’s Books Awards and asked kids to tell us about their favourite books. Jennifer Hussey tells us about her 2-year-old daughter Vienna’s favourite book
Top book award in Mahy’s name
Margaret Mahy could be posthumously honoured this year with an award now named after her. New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards today announced the top prize would be renamed ‘New Zealand Post Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award’
Not enough heroines in kids books
There is a ‘girl power’ void in new books for Kiwi kids, according to judges on a children’s book awards panel. Finalists for The New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards were released this morning, with 19 books picked out of hundreds to contend for awards across four categories.
Not enough heroes for girls in kids books
There is a ‘girl power’ void in new books for Kiwi kids, according to judges on a children’s book awards panel. Finalists for The New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards were released this morning, with 19 books picked out of hundreds to contend for awards across four categories.
Ryan Reynolds: I relied on self-help books
Ryan Reynolds went through a phase of reading “every self-help book” around. The hunk was named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 and is married to gorgeous Gossip Girl star Blake Lively.
Box Office: Green Lantern’s Superhero Fatigue
How many comic-book “origins” movies will audiences pay to see in seven weeks?
‘Go the F— to Sleep’ Author Adam Mansbach
Last June, author Adam Mansbach was teaching in the graduate writing program at Rutgers and working on a new novel. Life was good, except for the sleep habits of his daughter Vivien, then 2