Books

I love books about video games, especially the ones that look back at some of the iconic releases and classic consoles I grew up playing. Then there are those deep-dives into my favourite games of the modern era, focusing on all-time greats like Dark Souls, Nier and Bloodborne. If you’re …

Many authors have taken inspiration from Greek mythology with traditional or modern retellings of the classic tales. Even if you don’t know much about Greek mythology, these tales weave their way into many works of literature today. From Homer’s epic about the gods-influenced Trojan War to Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad …

Ghose stories come in all shapes and forms (Image: David Wall) Short story: The Monkey’s Paw by W.W.Jacobs, 1902 Three scenes, five characters, the single setting of an ordinary suburban house – this classic tale of wishes coming true in a horribly warped fashion retains the power to chill the …

Before she died at 54 last year, Lisa Marie Presley was working on her memoir with her eldest daughter Riley Keough. Elvis Prelsey’s daughter may have had fame and fortune, but her life was plagued by tragedy. From the death of her father at just nine years old, through her …

George RR Martin is perpetually busy. The 76-year-old has been working on his penultimate A Song of Ice and Fire novel since 2011, as fans continue to wait for updates on The Winds of Winter. The author infamously doesn’t write when travelling. Instead he exclusively works on his DOS computer …

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 for her gothic style and online presence under ‘moeai.art’, was left gobsmacked during a visit to her local Barnes and …

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. He’s just got off the phone to Australia – the Aussies, needless to say, wanted to chat about the obsessive …

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, have massively slowed down his focus on finishing The Winds of Winter. And now the 75-year-old has shared just how …

After a month off in the UK and Europe for business and pleasure, George RR Martin is finally back home in Santa Fe. The 75-year-old famously only works on his novels on his old DOS running computer which doesn’t travel with him. This means the author hasn’t written a word …

A man who dreams of becoming a writer was overjoyed when he was contacted by an agent saying they had offers that would see his work in print – until it lost him his life savings worth almost £13,000. Dave Gregson, from West Yorkshire, is unable to work because he …