The Latest Breaking News from Ernest Hemingway

A visit to the Madrid bullrings raises questions, starting with: Should anybody even go?

The writer on finding teenage inspiration in Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, Donald Sutherland’s reading of Hemingway and Sebastian Barry’s poetic prose

Pack a punch with short sentences, a few telling words will do the trick

An Auckland lawyer on the old man and the desert

A report on the $3 Book Fair

Good news is scarce these days, so when we find an example, it’s worth celebrating:

The week's biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by Steve Braunias

Miles Franklin winner Tim Winton, crime writer Michael Robotham, non-fiction author Sarah Krasnostein and others share the books they re-read for inspiration, comfort and insight.

Joe Auvil, a Dade City resident, beat out 124 entrants. Auvil, who already shares Hemingway's passion for fishing, is dressing for the job he wants: "Every man wants to write like Hemingway," he said.

Some came in wool fisherman’s sweaters, and other contestants had sportsmen’s attire

The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest began in Key West Thursday, marking the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s July 21 birth. This year's competition attracted 135 portly, bearded men, who are endeavoring to prove their likeness to the famed American author. The contest is a highlight of Key West’s annual Hemingway…