Books

Harry Potter is perhaps the most famous book and movie franchise across the world. Fans fell in love with the wizarding world and its characters, from Harry himself to Dumbledore and Dobby to Hagrid. But there are just some characters we all love to hate – and that’s just as …

Agatha Christie with her surfboard (Image: Supplied ) Renowned as the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie is rightly famous for selling more than a billion copies of her novels, short story collections and plays, as well as creating beloved sleuths Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. But what is less known …

Richard Osman has his own popular book series but the presenter turned author has revealed which books he enjoys reading in his free time. Osman’s favourite book of all time is reportedly Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie. The stories are a series of detective works which …

John Grisham has revealed his top seven favourite books The American novelist is known for his best-selling legal thrillers. He has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers and sold 300 million copies worldwide. His novels include The Rainmaker, The Firm, The Partner, The Guardians, The Testaments, and The Client. Ten …

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 …