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It won’t take much Persuasion for fans of Jane Austen to take in a new exhibition highlighting her relationship with the sea – and how she used it in her classic novels. The famed author’s sea bathing, Regency styles for fashion and entertainment, and holidays in resorts including Lyme Regis, …

Enola Gay and her crew, including Colonel Paul Tibbets Jnr, centre (Image: AFP/Getty) At 8.15am on August 6, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a single bomb dropped by an American B-29 Superfortress. This incredibly powerful new weapon – codenamed Little Boy – detonated with the …

This book’s ending is “mind-blowing,” and it’s topped a list of novels with the most shocking final pages. Readers say they recommend it to everyone, and its reveal is one of the best. It’s unsurprising that the novel won the Goodreads Choice Award in 2019. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides …

Sir Rod Stewart was overcome with emotion during an appearance on RTÉ’s The Late Late Show in 2019. The Maggie May hitmaker, 80, was presented with the first edition of a classic 1916 book by the host Ryan Tubridy. The singer has a famous cover of Grace, a song which …

If you’ve ever wanted to publish your own book but don’t know where to start, you can now do it from the comfort of your own home with the help of Amazon. While self-publishing has long been seen as a ‘last resort’ for authors to get their books out to …

From a race against time as two desperate parents try to track down their terrorist-suspect children, to an old lady and a hard-bitten homicide detective teaming up to crack an impossible case, and the aftermath of a childhood kidnapping, the six books vying for the most prestigious prize in crime …

Fans waiting for the next book in the bestselling Fourth Wing series may be somewhat disappointed. Author Rebecca Yarros has announced that she has a rather busy writing schedule at the moment, and it likely won’t be published until 2027. While this may feel like a long wait, there are …

If you are looking for a good book this summer then consider picking one of Stephen King’s least known stories (Image: Getty) Stephen King is one of the greatest horror authors of all time, but with 65 books published, it is very easy to miss some of his best stories. …

Des Powell on mobility training in Africa during his SAS days (Image: Des Powell/Quercus) It was supposed to be an ordinary day out, just a father in the car with his three teenagers – then everything changed. “There was a collision just ahead,” recalls Des Powell, the memory still vivid. …

Rome’s emperors (like one played by Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator) remain compelling 2,000 years later (Image: Dreamworks/Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock) Ancient Rome produced the longest-lasting empire in human history. It wasn’t the biggest – that was the British Empire. It wasn’t even the largest in terms of land mass – that was the …