From Sherlock Holmes to Luther and Cormoran Strike, London is an ideal setting for mayhem

No other city provides a better backdrop for a good killing than London, argues a bestselling thriller writer. From Sherlock Holmes to Luther and Cormoran Strike, it’s the premier destination for murder and mayhem. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...

Candlewick bedspreads and corner shops… the eternal genius of Victoria Wood
As a newly revised collection marks the 70th anniversary of her birth, the comedian, actor and composer’s official biographer chooses seven of her greatest sketches… Daily Express :: Books Feed More...

Freedom is hard-won and easily lost – which makes it a good story, writes Ken Follett
In today’s world, free people are in a minority. It’s hardly surprising. Those who have power are rarely willing to give it up and, by definition, are well-placed to hold onto it. What I’ve learned More...

‘Burton told me I’d break his record if I didn’t sleep with him’ – Joan Collins’s secrets
EXCLUSIVE: Here we present the second part of our serialisation of Dame Joan Collins’s new book. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...

I’d rather be read than dead: Jeffrey Archer on why, at 83 he’s more driven
EXCLUSIVE: As his brilliant new thriller reveals how to steal the Crown Jewels, the indomitable Jeffrey Archer on why, at 83, the ticking of time’s clock means he’s more driven than ever before. Daily More...

Pooh’s stumped as Hundred Acre Wood lies bare in new green edition
Winnie-The-Pooh: The Deforested Edition features new illustrations of Hundred Acre Wood without any trees. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...

Mum’s the word: The women who inspired some of the greatest literary works
EXCLUSIVE: A new book explores the fascinating relationships between the writers Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie and Sylvia Plath… and the mothers who inspired some of their greatest literary works. Daily More...

Young Ones star opens up on falling in love with his future wife in moving autobiography
Adrian Edmondson opens up in his new moving and funny autobiography Berserker!, out this week. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...

No dancing around ownership: The British Museum should hand back the Elgin Marbles
EXCLUSIVE: Having become a household name in Greece thanks to her bestselling books and recent appearance on the local version of Strictly Come Dancing, Victoria Hislop is convinced the British Museum should hand More...

Nights at The Ambassador were like something out of Casablanca say MacManus
EXCLUSIVE: As a young foreign correspondent, former Express man James MacManus fell for a local woman while covering the chaotic, bloody Rhodesian War of independence. Their Romeo and Juliet affair was doomed… More...