In a Books feature with a difference this weekend, we’ve an extract from filmmaker and Arb…

At first sight, a book about coal does not seem very appealing and that is…

The reaction of some to yet another book on the Holocaust might be to groan…

During the pandemic, lockdown for some people brought inspiration and increased creativity. When Linda O’Byrne’s…

In a departure from our fiction titles reviews, retired army major Philip Cottam explores an…

One thing you know when you pick up a novel by Kate Atkinson is that…

This is the first book I’ve read by Victoria Selman and my goodness what a…

Louise Beech is a powerhouse of creativity. Anyone who had listened to her audiobook Daffodils…

Much has been written in the last couple of years about authors’ appropriating the stories…

In Books this week, crime writer Anne Coates looks at two authors, writing in very different…

Elif Shafak is a British-Turkish author whose writing I have always found breathtakingly beautiful. Her…

This week, crime writer Anne Coates discovers two intriguing titles making you question everything you’re reading, told…