
“The Secret Painter” here is Joe Tucker’s uncle Eric, apparently the most unaesthetic of men, inhabiting the most unaesthetic of places, the industrial town of Warrington, Lancashire. He kept his trousers up... Read more »

At 88 years of age, Pope Francis is the oldest pontiff for more than a century. Yet, after major surgery in 2023, and persistent knee problems that require the use of a... Read more »

The Society of Authors (SoA) is calling on celebrities and the publishing industry to properly acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly those aimed at children. Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials... Read more »

“My Good Bright Wolf,” a new memoir by the novelist Sarah Moss, begins in dishabille. A narrator is speaking to herself in the second person, and she’s using language recognizable from fairy... Read more »

Sales of Boris Johnsonâs memoir, Unleashed, have slumped by 62% in its second week since publication. Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming paceThe heavily marketed tome, promoted in a prolonged... Read more »

Book News: Pope Francis to publish Hope, the first memoir from a sitting pontiff Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming pace Read moreThe Best Novels for Book Clubs in 2024... Read more »

Pope Francis has written an autobiography, publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced. Hope, which will be published globally in January next year, is the first such book written by a sitting... Read more »

Al Pacino, whose nickname âSonny Boyâ comes from the Al Jolson song of that title, begins this fine memoir in 1943 when he is three and his mother, Rose, a pretty, sensitive... Read more »

Boris Johnsonâs memoir, Unleashed, sold 42,528 copies in its opening week after being published on 10 October, making it the bestselling book of last week. Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at... Read more »