The Mystery Of Charles Dickens By A.N. Wilson (Atlantic £17.99, 368 pp) Like all the best mystery stories, this true one starts with a death. On Wednesday June 8, 1870, the small, punctiliously neat, whiskery 58-year-old Charles Dickens, having told friends he was on his way to London on business, took a train to Peckham, … Read more
WHAT BOOK would author Jane Harper take to a desert island? Jane Harper said The Witches by Roald Dahl first gave her the reading bug She is currently reading Grown Ups by Marian Keyes and loves all of her novels Author said she would take Killing Floor by Lee Child on a desert island with … Read more
Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown and would have been only too aware of the risks posed by scourges such as the plague, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel Dame Hilary Mantel believes life in a crisis under King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell would have been even tougher She explained Tudors knew more … Read more
Author who discovered his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica after finding a box of centuries-old papers pens fascinating tome charting the history of their rum business which made the family rich Richard Atkinson uncovers the history of his ancestors in a new history book He was inspired after discovering a box revealing his family … Read more
Harry Potter author JK Rowling will publish new children’s fairy tale The Ickabog FREE online from today one chapter at a time after keeping it hidden in her attic for 10 years Fans of JK Rowling can expect new material coming their way very soon The 54-year-old wrote The Ickabog shortly after her great Harry … Read more
Author Michael Rosen, 74, leaves intensive care after ‘long and difficult’ eight weeks in hospital The Children’s Laureate author was admitted to hospital in late March It is not confirmed whether Mr Rosen has been suffering from coronavirus He spent 47 days in intensive care at Whittington Hospital in north London Mr Rosen’s wife tweeted … Read more
‘There were several things he made up or LIED about’: Michael Jordan’s claims about the ‘poisoned’ pizza and being willing to stay on at the Chicago Bulls after the sixth championship in ‘The Last Dance’ were NOT true, according to ‘Jordan Rules’ author ESPN and Netflix docuseries The Last Dance has shattered viewing records The … Read more
WHAT BOOK would children’s author David McKee take to a desert island? David McKee is currently reading The Big Art Book by Phaidon or a biography He said he would probably take Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings on a desert island Children’s author said he didn’t have many books growing up by had storytellers By Daily … Read more
WHAT BOOK would author Adele Parks take to a desert island? Adele Parks is currently reading The Governess by Wendy Holden British author would take Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy to a desert island She said Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree sparked her interest in reading By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 14 May 2020 … Read more
An international bestselling author has been accused of racism after she publicly bashed a video of Meghan Markle reading to her son Archie on his first birthday, branding the Duchess of Sussex ‘phony’ and ‘unmaternal’. Emily Giffin, 48, who lives in Atlanta, wrote the 2005 book Something Borrowed, which was later turned into a movie … Read more