Category: Books

Naval bomb disposal team in action in London in 1940 (Image: Corbis via Getty) Eighty years on, the threat from Second World War ordnance is still with us. And the…

Spring blossom outside St Clements church… it was gutted in worst night of Blitz then later rebuilt (Image: In Pictures via Getty) Winston Churchill later described it as “the most…

I have figured out a few very easy things to try to get out of a reading slump (Image: Katherine McPhillips) Summer is now fast approaching, and readers everywhere will…

For those who are in need of the perfect beach read ahead of your summer holiday, this is for you. We all have our preferences when it comes to books,…

Amazon Prime viewers will be pleased to learn of a hit new TV series now streaming on the platform. Off Campus is a romantic drama television series created by Louisa…

Baroness Batters says UK farmers are beset by uncertainty and Rachel Reeves, right, isn’t helping (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster / Express) When I call to chat to Baroness Batters about her…

The six finalists for the McDermid Debut Award have been revealed (Image: Harrogate International Festivals) Six “highly entertaining” crime thrillers from “rising stars” have been shortlisted for Britain’s most prestigious…

Body of Lies by Jo Callaghan, Hardback, £18.99 Having created fiction’s first AI detective with her award-winning 2023 debut In The Blink of an Eye, Body Of Lies is the…

What’s your favourite thriller read? (Image: Getty) As we approach summer, you’ll likely be thinking about the books you want to add to your holiday reading list and beyond. Look…

To create this list, the Guardian polled more than 170 authors, critics and academics around the world to rank their all-time top 10 novels published in English. Titles were scored…