One Way Street: The chilling story of a war veteran who witnesses family murder
A HOMELESS Royal Navy veteran, grappling with severe post-traumatic stress disorder from the Falklands War, alcoholism and a spell in jail, is witness to a murder. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Genius tot who speaks three languages has IQ score higher than Hawking and Einstein
WHEN Leo Gomez-Franqueira San Pedro was three months old, he said the word “Papa”. At the age of 11 months the south London tot was walking and was multilingual, speaking English, Spanish and Chinese. Daily More...
A Song of Ice and Fire quote quiz – can you name where these famous quotes come?
A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE is the book series from which Game of Thrones found its stories and iconic characters – but how well do you know the source material? Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Winds of Winter: Stephen King feared George RR Martin ‘would die’ before finishing book
WINDS OF WINTER does not yet have a publication date and legendary author Stephen King expressed fear he would never find out how the Song of Ice and Fire story would end if George RR Martin were to pass away before More...
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival announces authors line-up
A KILLER line-up of writing talent has been unveiled for this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival – one of the world’s most prestigious literary events. Daily Express :: Books More...
New book explains how concept of addresses was born – and what roads say about residents
IN BRITAIN, there are 29 million addresses, and nearly 800,000 named roads. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Left You Dead – Peter James is back with a bang: The real return of Roy Grace
The usual way to review books is that you contact the publisher or author’s PR and they send you a press release and a free copy of the book. You then read the book and write an honest review. I asked Peter More...
The extraordinary tale of the record-breaker who circumnavigated the world in 72 days
IN AROUND The World In Eighty Days, the fictional Phileas Fogg makes a wager of £20,000 that he can circumnavigate the earth in 80 days or less. The iconic 1872 Jules Verne novel has inspired countless film and More...
How a historian saw his quest for truth about the Mountbattens thwarted by state machinery
It’s 40 years since Lord Mountbatten was murdered by the IRA, a death and a life still mired in controversy and mystery. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Anthropologist discusses the future of the handshake at the heart of British culture
AFTER more than a year of no touching, we are now tentatively allowed to hug our nearest and dearest again. But what about the humble handshake, will it ever recover? Daily Express :: Books Feed More...