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The 20 best new crime thrillers to read this summer
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRichard Coles, Harlan Coben and Scarlett Thomas are all publishing new novels - DT/Ed Thompson Think Twice ★★★★☆ by Harlan Coben Century, £22 After a...
19 debut authors set to make their mark this year
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA flurry of debut novels are always heavily pushed by publicists during this time of year, but only a handful will make the bestseller list. In 2022, one...
Booker Prize 2023: Longlist announced with 10 first-time nominees and a new record for Irish authors
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Booker Prize longlist for 2023 has been announced, featuring 10 authors who have never featured...
5 new books to read this week
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSort any last-minute Christmas presents with this week’s new releases… Fiction 1. The End Of Nightwork by Aidan Cottrell-Boyce is published in hardback...
Judges unveil Wales Book of the Year shortlist
BBC via AOL· 2 weeks agoThe Wales Book of the Year Award has been run by Literature Wales since 2004 [Getty Images] A coming-of-age story on friendship, sex and drugs, and an...
The best novels of 2023
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoProphet Song by Paul Lynch . Sign up to The Week's Arts & Life newsletter for reviews and recommendations The Future by Naomi Alderman (Image credit:...
The eyes have it: The intriguing history of kohl
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEyeliner’s roots can be traced to ancient Egypt where as well as being a cosmetic, it was used for protection against the sun and the “evil eye.”
Did Ian Fleming’s secret wartime mission inspire Goldfinger?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoConsidering that James Bond was employed on a mid-ranking civil servant’s salary of £1,500,...
The best (and worst) fiction books of 2023, from Eleanor Catton to Zadie Smith
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPopularity is not a guarantee of quality. Last year’s fiction offered ample proof of that: as Claire...