Books

Elly Griffiths was crowned crime queen of the year for The Frozen People (Image: Harrogate International Festivals) A bestselling author nominated a record eight times for one of crime writing’s most prestigious awards was finally crowned winner last night for her thrilling new book about a time-travelling cop. Elly Griffiths, …

Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses (Image: Apple TV) The headlines this summer are full of war, political strife, underhand dealings and power grabs. So it’s reassuring to read a really good spy novel and remind ourselves it’s all par for the course. Skulduggery has always existed at …

Stephen King has published more than 50 books during his decades-long career (Image: Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) Stephen King is one of the most renowned and beloved authors of the past 50 years, achieving tremendous success with works including The Shining, IT, Cujo, and numerous others. However, some of his novels …

Author Steve Cavanagh is among the stars heading for Harrogate crime festival this week (Image: Getty / Express) Bestselling author Steve Cavanagh used his outrage at the growing number of mega rich people who laws don’t seem to apply to as a central theme to his latest Eddie Flynn thriller. …

David Attenborough is a national treasure in Britain (Image: Getty) David Attenborough is a huge lover of books and has named his six favourites. In 2014, in an interview with the Folio Society, the beloved broadcaster and naturalist Attenborough recalled his lifelong favourites. He said: “There is something about a …

Adam Kay is best known as the author of This Is Going to Hurt (Image: Charlie Clift) Adam Kay has an admission. “I doubt I was the only person who sat in medical school lectures thinking, ‘That would be a good way to murder someone’,” he grins. “So it was …

SAS 101 by Titch Cormack, Hardback, £22 Long before the SAS were a twinkle in the eye of their founder David Stirling, Ralph Bagnold and his merry band of explorers and mavericks of the Zerzura Club – named after a legendary lost Libyan oasis – were traversing the most hostile …

Which of these books have you read? (Image: Getty) Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of the iconic Sherlock Holmes stories, which have become a cultural fixture in literature. They first appeared in print in 1887 with Conan Doyle’s novel A Study in Scarlet. Many will have read or considered …

To say I was devastated by the news that one of the funniest writers on the planet had passed away would be an understatement. Along with Doug Naylor, Grant created the British comedy sci-fi series that shaped who I am as a person today. Red Dwarf is the series I …

Last month, George RR Martin hit a devastating milestone. It’s now been over 5,543 days since he published A Dance with Dragons (2011) in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. This means the 77-year-old has spent more time writing The Winds of Winter than he did on all …