Books

Our greatest living military historian returns; Kate Atkinson’s entertaining take on Festival of Britain; Diana’s Swan Song; and Chris Hammer nails it – again

EXCLUSIVE: Real-life hobbit Malcolm Guite confessed from his study’s wing armchair, while puffing on one of his many pipes, “We need national legends, and we definitely need patriotism… I deeply love this country and I do hope I’m writing a national epic.”

He was adept at political manoeuvring and had some very high-level contacts.

EXCLUSIVE: But the mega-author admits he wants to be more involved with his latest adaptation after Spielberg film’s mixed reviews

Ben Macintyre reveals one of the Cold War’s best kept secrets, the KGB officer who became UK agent and changed history for the most personal reason imaginable

Debut author Frances Crawford, who only started writing aged 60, sweep the board of prizes at Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival

Eighty-four years after his disappearance on active service, a new book examines the legacy of the painter Eric Ravilious and the men he vanished alongside

Roald Dahl’s books, I believe, are timeless classics unlikely to go anywhere soon, as generations and generations of kids have already enjoyed them.

Top criminologist Professor David Wilson has examined the crimes that gripped the nation from Victorian times to the modern day to challenge myths about Britain

A rare Agatha Christie first edition book bought for just 37p upon release could now be worth up to £80,000 today.