My earliest reading memoryThe headteacher in my village primary school used to recount terrifying Cumbrian ghost tales to the class, which I’m sure was formative. I can also still hear my mum sing-songing rhymes; “Oranges... Read more »
I often write the first paragraph of a story in a notebook, add to it every so often or leave it there to see if something might emerge from it. In 2008,... Read more »
Watching Jeff Kinney sign books is akin to watching an elaborate piece of performance art. Backstage at a theatre in Chester, where the author is continuing his UK tour, three folding tables heave under... Read more »
I still can’t get over Sinners. It’s what the cinema was made for. It looked amazing; its sound was so rich and textured; and the juke joint dance sequence was a genuine... Read more »
‘I’ve got my own theory’: Val McDermid play investigates death of Christopher Marlowe | Val McDermid
It has all the makings of a classic Val McDermid mystery: a sudden death, a cast of shadowy figures and a tangle of motives buried beneath layers of official secrecy. But this... Read more »
Kamala Harris will have a memoir out in September on her historic presidential run. The book is called 107 Days, the length of her abbreviated campaign, and will be published by Simon... Read more »
Michael Magee, 33, won this year’s Nero debut fiction award for Close to Home, now out in paperback, as well as last year’s Rooney prize for Irish literature (previously awarded to Anne... Read more »
When Alice Vinten wrote The Real Happy Valley, she intended the book to be a celebration of women in the police force, the real-life accounts of those who served as inspiration for... Read more »