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Chris Brookmyre’s brilliant writing career turns 30 this year (Image: Getty) Written in just eight weeks when he worked as a sub-editor on an Edinburgh evening newspaper, Chris Brookmyre’s Quite Ugly One Morning was a literary sensation nonetheless. Introducing cynical, ­ wise-cracking investigative reporter Jack Parlabane, its mix of humour …

It can be hard to find the time to read (stock image) (Image: Getty) Reading has been a well-loved pastime for centuries and social media has lured younger hobbyists into it in recent years. However, some people, when told that someone reads regularly, will ask how they find the time. …

Former Facebook exec Sarah Wynn-Williams paid tribute to Virginia Roberts Giuffre (Image: British Book Awards) A devastating posthumous memoir by the most prominent accuser of billionaire paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and the former Prince Andrew was crowned book of the year last night during a glittering ceremony in …

Horace Stokes with son Peter holding his journal (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster / Express) As he lay dying of cancer in his bed Sergeant Horace Stokes told his son Peter to go into his wardrobe and look for a “little box”. Inside was a battered old journal containing a truly remarkable …

The Other Side of the Dream by Clem Burke, Hardback, £25 Growing up in a working-class town in New Jersey, it was almost inevitable that the Keith Moon-obsessed Clem Burke would find himself at ground zero of New York’s punk scene in underground clubs like CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City …

The war drama has been adapted from one of the most famous and loved books of all time (Image: Hulu) There are only a few who wouldn’t have heard of Joseph Heller’s masterpiece 1961 novel, Catch-22, at some point or the other in their lives. The best-seller almost always finds …

There are three season to binge-watch (Image: Red Planet (Sanditon 3) Ltd/Rob Youngson) Period drama fans will be pleased to know that there’s more to watch from their beloved author Jane Austen, away from the likes of Pride and Prejudice, and it’s now streaming for free. For fans of Downton …

Cillian bagged an Oscar for his performance in the film (Image: AP) Few people will be unfamiliar with Christopher Nolan’s 2023 masterpiece Oppenheimer, yet fans may not know the Oscar-winning film was based on the harrowing biography of the main character. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert …

Kevin Costner starred in the film (Image: undefined) It is the film that helped catapult a Hollywood legend to stardom, a star-studded fantasy picture beloved by both fans and critics alike — and it is streaming now on Amazon Prime. Adapted from the novel, Shoeless Joe, written by WP Kinsella, …

James Cromwell, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and Kevin Spacey in L.A. Confidential (Image: Rex) A genre-defining crime drama boasting a stellar A-list cast and a near-flawless Rotten Tomatoes score was inspired by a little-known novel of the same name. Written by James Ellroy, the book is the third in his …