The Hand Mirror

It’s trite to say that books take you places. But true nonetheless. With books, you can disappear into other times, cultures, im...

as i mentioned on my own blog, a friend decided to gift me "fifty shades of grey" on my birthday.  of course once i had it, i had ...

I went to see “ The Help ” tonight, after reluctantly reading the Kathryn Stockett’s book a couple of months ago. I just wasn’t sure I wa...

What:   Afternoon tea organised by ALRANZ , with Dame Fiona Kidman talking about her latest book of short stories The Trouble With Fire Whe...

this last week has seen the launch of the book by lesley elliott, outlining her experiences around her daughter's murder and the resulti...

Cross posted If Tracey Crisp's novel, Black Dust Dancing , is characterised by the pauses and little actions of everyday life, then Kate...

Many thanks to regular commenter, and relatively new blogger, Scuba Nurse for sharing this.  Cross-posted from her blog , Well behaved wom...

I finished the latest Marian Keyes book over the weekend. I quite enjoy her plots and her characters, and I like the way she writes about h...

from monday's waikato times, this interview with the author of "why a man is not a financial plan", joan baker: For those wom...

it seems that nothing is seen as a public good anymore. public libraries are supposed to be the means for all people to get information, le...

and yet another cracker interview by kathryn ryan (nine to noon, 9.40am). this time she's talking to susan j douglas of the university...

i saw the trailer for the next movie instalment of the twilight series the other day. it's called eclipse, and i'm not going to lin...

one of the things that's been keeping me busy over the summer is reading. i've been catching up on a few books, which i wrote about...

By Fiona Imlach Guneskara at Pundit: Based on Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster book, New Moon contains elements that are deeply disturbing,...

we were a bit late in getting into the harry potter thing. i think the first 2 movies had already come out, but once i bought them for the ...

i was listening to this interview on radio nz this morning with only half an ear this morning (seeing as how i also have to work for a livi...

Here is a thought-provoking (not to mention well-researched!) guest post from frequent commenter Carol. We asked her to expand on some comm...

BOOKLAUNCH - STEPHANIE JOHNSON - SWIMMERS' ROPE You are invited to join Random House & The Women's Bookshop to launch the latest...

Now you might be wondering why I'm mentioning a men's mag on a feminist blog, but kindly read the following message from the organis...

"SUFFRAGE DAY CELEBRATIONS: WOMEN PAST & PRESENT Just a reminder to phone Ruth Todd for tickets NOW for our celebration of Suffr...