Category: Books

Rather like Lindsay Bagshaw in Anthony Powell’s A Dance to the Music of Time, I have always believed “books do furnish a room”. It doesn’t matter if they are stacked…

What book do you think everyone must-read at least once? (Image: Getty) Books are subjective and can be a very personal topic for some. They can leave an impression on…

Superstar writer David Baldacci photographed in London for the Express (Image: Phil Coburn / Express) Having sold 200 million copies of his thrillers, it’s fair to say David Baldacci knows a…

Bestselling author Elly Griffiths has spoken of her joy after winning one of Britain’s most prestigious literary prizes – after being nominated a record eight times in 16 years. Having…

Harrogate award winning writer Frances Crawford is the author of A Bad, Bad Place (Image: Asadour Guzelian / Gerard Binks) Frances Crawford was in Lidl with her husband Willy trying…

It’s been longer between now and the last A Song of Ice and Fire book than it was between the time it took George RR Martin to write the first…

Elly Griffiths was crowned crime queen of the year for The Frozen People (Image: Harrogate International Festivals) A bestselling author nominated a record eight times for one of crime writing’s…

Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses (Image: Apple TV) The headlines this summer are full of war, political strife, underhand dealings and power grabs. So it’s reassuring to…

Author Steve Cavanagh is among the stars heading for Harrogate crime festival this week (Image: Getty / Express) Bestselling author Steve Cavanagh used his outrage at the growing number of…

Ballistic by Frank Gardner, Hardback, £20 In the frozen Arctic north a Russian submarine slips from port to launch a ballistic missile in an apparent training exercise. Shortly afterwards, a…