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Aside from being a rock star as Queen’s guitarist, Sir Brian May has a number of other prominent interests from animal rights campaigning to astrophysics and the 3D illusions of stereoscopy. Today, the 77-year-old made a surprise appearance at AstroFest, the world’s leading astronomy festival, held in London’s Kensington Conference …

It’s been eight years since Dan Brown published Origin, the fifth novel in his best-selling Robert Langdon series. The novels about the Harvard symbologist, especially 2003’s The Da Vinci Code, have proven to be widely popular, selling over 120 million copies worldwide. Tom Hanks starred as Langdon in three movies …

Luke Arnold, centre, as Martin Scarsden in hit BBC adaptation of Chris Hammer’s Scrublands against b (Image: BBC / Easy Tiger / Getty / AP) Being a political consultant is a high-risk job. Careers can be short and brutal. But former journalist Chris Hammer might just hold the record for …

The dawn of a new year often brings with it the tradition of setting resolutions, be it hitting the gym, picking up a new hobby or kicking an unhealthy habit. A common resolution is to reduce screen time and increase reading hours. However, despite starting the year with high hopes, …

A spokesperson for the website said: “For the second year running, Prince Harry’s Spare is the most traded-in biography of 2024. “This year, we purchased a total of 567 copies.” While Spare’s hardpack edition costs £28 at Waterstones, We Buy Books reportedly offered £3.38 for a second-hand copy of the …

Youngsters have traditionally found joy in using paints and pencils – but now they can also generate images and words by pressing a few keys on computers or phones. Axel – who has illustrated many books for young readers such as The Gruffalo, Zog and The Highway Rat – is …

To order any of the books of featured visit expressbookshop.com or call Express Bookshop on 020 3176 3832. Free UK P&P on orders over £25 Sir Ian Rankin, above, whose 25th Rebus novel Midnight And Blue (Orion) was one of the smash hits of the autumn, says: “White City by Dominic …

Award-winning actor Ralph Ineson stars as a jail inmate who finds solace and redemption through reading in a short film highlighting the work of a charity that helps prisoners find joy in books. Ineson, best known for playing Finchy in The Office alongside Ricky Gervais, appears as ‘Declan’, who joins …

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 …