Courageous, risk-taking young writers lead the pack in this year’s NZ Post Book Awards. Chief judge and Campbell Live presenter John Campbell said he was blown away by the strength of this year’s 185 eligible books.
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Harry Potter copy sells for 280k
For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the Harry Potter books in the world.
Moon task for Pink Floyd fans
Pink Floyd’s seminal stoner album Dark Side of the Moon is turning 40 and the band’s website has developed an interactive feature whereby fans can help turn a specially designed moon on the site dark.
Watson rejects Fifty Shades rumour
Emma Watson has used humour and Twitter to roundly reject long-lasting rumours that she was to take the saucy lead role in the
Why Buble doesn’t care about sales
Michael Buble has sold millions of albums, but as he readies the release of his newest project, he’s less concerned with his future sales, thanks to his wife’s pregnancy. “I’m nervous and excited, and truly I think it’s given me great perspective,” the singer said at the music video shoot for his new single, It’s a Beautiful Day
Essay: WHAT MAKES THE STOCK MARKET GO UP–AND DOWN
FROM its inception, the stock market was meant to be a place where businessmen could raise capital by selling shares in their enterprises, and where investors could turn a profit when those enterprises prospered.
Behavior: Do People Get Hooked on Sex?
A woman uses a vibrator so intensely that she ends up in an emergency room. A priest steals money from his church’s collection box so that he can pay for prostitutes
Stephenie Meyer: A New J.K. Rowling?
Five years ago, on the night of June 1, 2003, a Phoenix housewife named Stephenie Meyer had a dream: a young woman was talking to a beautiful, sparkling man in a sunlit meadow. The man was a vampire.