Books

Richard Osman is best known for cracking the crime fiction charts, but it turns out he’s just as big a fan of the genre when he’s not writing it. The Thursday Murder Club author, who has sold millions of books worldwide, opened up about his all-time literary favourite during an …

I picked 5 of the best books released in 2025 so far (Image: Getty) This year has already seen some incredible new books hit the shelves and we’re only a third of the way through. There are a multitude of romance and fantasy novels to choose from with the release …

Canadian psychologist, professor and prolific author, Jordan Peterson is the mind behind philosophically-charged, personal development books like 12 Rules for Life and Beyond Order. To offer his admirers a glimpse into his influences, new learnings and world views, Peterson has, over the years, fed a collection of his personal reads …

Calling out all kindle owners with a love for thrillers, this recent addition to the platform is sure to have you hooked. The Crash by Freida McFadden was released at the beginning of this year and follows the story of a woman running from her nightmare. The books synopsis reads: …

Harlan Coben’s books have become insanely popular with 11 of his books now adapted into series on Netflix. The author’s taste for dark mysteries and uncovering a web of untruths strikes the right chord for many and now his books have created a huge fandom of people who wish to …

Best-selling author J.K. Rowling has captivated millions with the Harry Potter series, but when it comes to her own favourite author, there is one clear winner. Rowling told Business Insider that Jane Austen is her favourite author of all time, with Emma being her top choice of Austen’s entire collection. …

Stephen King never cashed out his $5,000 rights check for the Shawshank Redemption.  The author’s 1982 novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption inspired the film that was released in 1994.  It was made known that years after the film was released, Stephen King decided to give his rights check back …

George RR Martin has been working on his penultimate book in his hit A Song of Ice and Fire series since 2011. In that time, the Game of Thrones TV adaptation has been and gone, with the showrunners having to rely on his bullet point planned plot points for the …

Sir David Attenborough has spent more than seven decades bringing the natural world into people’s living rooms. As the face and voice of landmark BBC series like Life on Earth, The Blue Planet, and Planet Earth, he’s inspired generations to care about animals, conservation and the climate. Knighted in 1985 …

A new statue of famous crime writer Agatha Christie has been unveiled in a beautiful UK seaside area that was also her hometown. The statue, by local artist Elisabeth Hadley, has been revealed in the town of Torquay.  The statue depicts the author, who was born in Torquay in 1890, …