The three hobbies Winston Churchill needed to relax and re-energise | Books | Entertainment

I remember bidding in a Midlands auction house for a set of old fishing flies. The price rocketed and they were eventually sold to a friend. Their value was that…

Woman visits Barnes & Noble bookshop and spots her idol | Books | Entertainment

A woman was shocked when she visited her local bookstore to find a popular fantasy series, only to unexpectedly meet the author browsing the shelves. Megan Moeai, an artist known…

Inside the dark, disturbing world of influencer Andrew Tate’s “manosphere” | Books | Entertainment

Tate is one of the world’s most controversial figures (Image: Taken from Instagram) His abhorrent sexist ideology advocates male supremacy and celebrates violence against females – yet it has generated…

Never-before-told stories about late Queen revealed – and show what she was REALLY like | Books | Entertainment

Craig Brown sheds fresh light on the late Monarch in his brilliant new book. (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) So you think you know everything about Queen Elizabeth II – the…

Richard Osman reveals future plans for Thursday Murder Club | Books | Entertainment

Richard Osman has no intention of resting on his laurels. (Image: David Levenson/Getty Images) Richard Osman is in the middle of a mammoth round of press interviews when we talk.…

How Agatha Christie’s spinster sleuth paved the way for ‘cosy’ crime | Books | Entertainment

For nearly a century, Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple has kept millions of readers and TV viewers entranced by her remarkable detection skills. However, both St Mary Mead’s finest and her…

Pilot’s new book charts the golden age of in-flight catering | Books | Entertainment

It’s a world away from the reheated microwave meals, plastic cutlery and tinned wine familiar to most modern air travellers. But a new book reveals the golden age of in-flight…

Peter May: How the shocking reality of fish farming inspired my novel | Books | Entertainment

Crime writer Peter May (Image: Getty Images) Crime writer Peter May has come out of retirement for the second time to revisit his acclaimed Lewis Trilogy – something he vowed…

George RR Martin ‘furious and despairing’ as shares his Winds of Winter progress | Books | Entertainment

A Song of Ice and Fire fans have been worried for the last few years that George RR Martin’s other projects, especially his Game of Thrones spin-off TV shows commitments,…

CHILDREN’S BOOKS The best reads this autumn, including Anton du Beke’s | Books | Entertainment

Code Name Foxtrot by Anton Du Beke, Puffin £7.99 Anton De Beke’s first novel for children is a World War Two adventure. With their father missing in France, and their…