Asquith’s extroadinary letters just before WWI and why Robert Harris had to lift the lid
Robert Harris’s astonishing new thriller sheds fresh light on prime minister H H Asquith’s affair with a young socialite, conducted via a monumental written correspondence, as Europe teetered on the brink of the First World War Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Winds of Winter release: Game of Thrones fans despair at George RR Martin’s latest post
The Winds of Winter release date couldn’t feel further away as Game of Thrones fans despair at George RR Martin’s latest post on his blog. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
The ‘Gentleman Thief’ who stole jewels from the rich and famous including Lord Mountbatten
Con artist and cat burglar Arthur Barry was the most famous jewel thief of Jazz Age America, rubbing shoulders with its wealthiest families. His criminal escapades would end in tears. But until then, some of his More...
I’ve been on death row 276 times
As a prison chaplain in Texas, Jim Brazzil ministered to the condemned in their final moments, providing some of America’s worst criminals with a compassionate touch. Now facing terminal illness, the extraordinary More...
What living on a narrowboat taught me about life and love
When Hannah Pierce found herself single at 30, she made a fresh start on a narrowboat. Now her captivating new memoir reveals the highs and lows of exploding toilets, disappearing hulls and close scrapes while More...
I cycled 4,373 miles across the US and one thing stuck out the most
Travel writer Simon Parker cycled 4,373 miles across the US in search of the real America. Along the way he met hundreds of ordinary folk… and discovered a country more united than it seems from the other More...
‘Felt like I was cheating on my Murder Club characters,’ says Richard Osman
The best-selling author put his book series on hold to write We Solve Murders, his new standalone thriller. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
‘Working class background gave me the drive to succeed’ says best-selling author Kim Slate
The author grew up in the coal mining region of North Nottinghamshire, and would be surrounded by ‘hard-working people’ who were also ‘great storytellers’. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Every Harry Potter book can now be read for free with one Kindle deal
Every Harry Potter book can now be read for free with one Amazon Kindle deal. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Writing was ‘pure therapy’ for my grief, says award-winning crime author Jo Callaghan
For Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year winner Jo Callaghan, writing was cathartic in the wake of losing her husband to cancer. But by combining artificial intelligence with old-fashioned policing, her More...
