Books

Last week, Johnny Depp announced he would be playing Mr Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Posting the first trailer, set in Halloween 1899 Dark London, the unrecognisable Hollywood star captioned his Instagram post: “When I was a boy, I carried a little, …

Lorraine star Dr Hilary Jones has just released the third and final book in his World War trilogy. Under Darkening Skies wraps up the story that began with Frontline, set in the First World War and telling the story of nurse Grace, who volunteers on the Western Front. Next came …

Slow Horses creator Mick Herron has revealed the Apple TV adaptation of his books starring Gary Oldman as spymaster Jackson Lamb was delayed by a year – because he forgot to tell lawyers one of its characters had been in an earlier novel. This prompted “dead silence” among legal experts …

The perfect UK city for booklovers has been revealed by industry expert, Aura Print. It created a comprehensive index study analysing five book-specific variables to reveal this, including the number of bookshops, number of libraries, number of writers born in the city, and literary score. The city that has come …

Chris Whitaker has become the literary toast of America with his novel All The Colours of the Dark (Image: Courtesy Chris Whitaker) Six months before All The Colours Of The Dark was published, author Chris Whitaker heard on the QT that it was going to be picked by Jenna Bush …

From the classics to contemporary literary fiction and everything in between, there are so many must-reads out there. If you are a bit of a bookworm, you probably already have a list that you are working your way through, but there are some books that you may need to think about adding, as …

This novel is everywhere, you’ve probably seen it on display without even realising. It’s a book which everyone is talking about and it’s one which is flying off the shelves. The novel has been named as one of the best books to read this July by Good Housekeeping. This cult …

An incredible period novel has been penned as the ‘best’ by fans. Memoirs of a Geisha topped the list for Best Historical Fiction as voted for by Goodreads fans. Published in 1997 and written by Arthur Golden, the book was a bestseller, and fans describe it as a “must-read”. The …

Since 2019, fans of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series have been eagerly awaiting the next book in the series. And with author Sarah J. Maas revealing that she has completed a final draft of the next book, it may be coming sooner rather than later. However, while …

Going on holiday isn’t complete without a good book or two in your bag. If you’re going to be spending hour after hour relaxing by the pool or on the beach, you’ll need an exciting read to entertain you.  Thankfully, there’s definitely no shortage of books to choose from – …