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by Christine Dann On the back page of Scotty Morrison’s 2015 book Māori Made Easy (the nearest book to hand for checking purposes) it says “the right of Scotty Morrison to be identified as the author of this work in terms of section 96 of the Copyright Act 1994 is hereby asserted.” It also says: “All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior ...

Does reading fiction make you a better person? Moneycontrol 2 hours ago © Chanpreet Khurana Does reading fiction make you a better person? In a new episode of the Polis Project podcast, author Mohammad Hanif sardonically says: “I’m not one of those people who thinks that people who read books or write books are inherently better than those who don’t…you have some very well-read monsters.” He was specifically referring to the rooms of lawyers and judges, “made up of big, fat books”. However, this view is at odds with those of many who insist that reading, especially works of...

The WORD book festival is back in Christchurch with a royal twist. In a New Zealand exclusive, organisers will beam in the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, from her home in Windsor. The duchess - who was previously married to Prince Andrew - will talk about the new romance novel based on her story and that of her ancestor. The book was reportedly inspired by Ferguson's great-great-aunt, Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, but also draws parallels from her own experiences. With an array of events to challenge, excite and entertain the city, the festival will arrive in late August. Programme c...

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It was April 2019. I was seven months pregnant and in Topshop, looking for something large in which to rehome my body. I was wearing a maternity dress that, if you had seen me pregnant, you would have recognised – a cheap, pleated wraparound in a red floral print that expanded as I expanded. I imagined Issey Miyake, but increasingly looked more like an armchair. It had served me well, but I was determined to buy something, anything, to see me...