MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: The Crown must stop dressing up dangerous fiction as the truth By Mail On Sunday Comment For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:35 GMT, 29 November 2020 | Updated: 01:35 GMT, 29 November 2020 In an age when many know nothing of the past – and the day before yesterday is … Read more
Proof that TV audiences ARE believing the fiction of Netflix series The Crown? Online commenters believe Charles and Camilla conducted affair throughout his relationship with Diana (except he didn’t) Dozens of critics have said parts of The Crown series were a distortion of truth But many have accepted fake storylines on Charles, Camilla and Diana … Read more
Growing up with her extended family in 1970s Uganda, Kirabo wonders why she was abandoned by her mother. She seeks answers from the local ‘witch’.
Dawn French has defended her decision to write from the perspective of a black character in her latest novel, adding that society shouldn’t be ‘policing fiction’. The comedian and author, 63, released her fourth novel Because of You this week, which features a host of multicultural characters. Appearing on The Andrew Marr show this morning, the … Read more
Crime novelist Ian Rankin has topped the bestseller lists for 30 years with stories based around maverick Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, and earns more than £1million from each new novel he writes. Now 60, he spoke to Donna Ferguson from his flat in Edinburgh where he lives with wife Miranda Harvey. His latest book, A … Read more
From Ann Cleeves’ engrossing thriller to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, a sharp novel by Nick Hornby and Ken Follett’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Hephzibah Anderson and Neil Armstrong and Anthony Cummins Published: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 The Darkest Evening Ann Cleeves … Read more
From Lissa Evans’ vivid tale to Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh and an emotive story by Thomas Keneally, this week’s best new fiction By Anthony Cummins and Gwendolyn Smith and Hephzibah Anderson Published: 22:01 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 5 September 2020 V For Victory Lissa Evans … Read more
From Matt Haig’s fiction meets therapy to Jacob’s Advice by Jude Cook, a compelling novel by Lawrence Osborne and Douglas Stuart’s debut, this week’s best new fiction By Madeleine Feeny and Anthony Gardner and Max Davidson and Simon Humphreys For Event Magazine Published: 22:01 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 29 August 2020 … Read more
From Daisy Johnson’s eerie novel to Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi, a dark and heartfelt novel by Denise Mina and D. B. C. Pierre’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Max Davidson and Anthony Gardner and John Williams Published: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 … Read more
From Alex Pavesi’s wonderfully tricksy debut to Summerwater by Sarah Moss, an evocative tale by Elizabeth Okoh and Emily St. John Mandel’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Hephzibah Anderson and Madeleine Feeny and Jeffrey Burke Published: 22:01 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 8 August 2020 Eight Detectives … Read more