Writing about a deadly toxin could’ve led crime writer M W Craven to jail for ten years
EXCLUSIVE: Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year winner Mike Craven reveals how he nearly gave away the recipe to a deadly toxin by accident in his latest bestselling novel…a serious offence under More...
Nature writer Simon Barnes’s story celebrates the glory of British nature
Simon Barnes sat in his back garden every day for a whole year, braving the elements and admiring his animal visitors. From boxing hares, to hunting barn owls, kingfishers, egrets, and marsh harriers, Barnes’s More...
James Bond writer detailed the ‘camp’ flaw 007 almost had for No Time To Die
Phoebe Waller-Bridge admitted it was “frustrating” to be told her James Bond ideas could be introduced “next time”. Daily Express :: Films Feed More...
Next James Bond: Idris Elba condemned Luther writer for ‘cheeky’ 007 reference
Idris Elba added he has been saying “no” for years. Daily Express :: Films Feed More...
‘Cop out’ over climate crisis forced thriller writer Peter May out of retirement
Crime writer Peter May was inspired to come out of retirement to write his new thriller after being angered by the failure of world leaders to tackle climate change. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Writer relives nostalgia of Christmases past with festive chocolate classics
In the early Eighties, the financial press hit on – or possiby bit on – a quick and accurate way to measure inflation. It was to chart the changing retail price of a Mars bar. Daily Express :: Books More...
How crime writer Scott Turow invented the modern courtroom thriller
BEFORE John Grisham, before TV’s Law And Order, Kavanagh QC and Judge John Deed, there was Scott Turow. The bestselling American author almost single-handedly created the modern legal thriller with his 1987 More...
Writing new Marple was a ‘huge honour’, says writer Lucy Foley
Best-selling writer Lucy Foley says it was a ‘huge honour’ to be asked to pen a Miss Marple short story, as Agatha Christie is her literary hero. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Kurt Vonnegut, the visionary writer who predicted the rise of artificial intelligence
KURT Vonnegut was so convinced technology would harm society that he even refused to have an answering machine, a documentary film reveals. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
TV host to best-selling writer: Carol Kirkwood on life and love
ARIANA THEODOSIS, having tasted the fleshpots of Hollywood, inherits a swanky hotel on the French Riviera courtesy of a mysterious legacy. Gabriel du Lac whose family have owned the hotel for decades will fight More...