Five of the best new crime novels to read this autumn (and one golden oldie)
As the nights draw in and we spend more time indoors, autumn can be a good time to get stuck into the literary world’s latest murder mysteries. And the last...
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Shrek at 20: celebrating the film’s unique brand of animated anarchy and sardonic irreverence
While Pixar’s groundbreaking Toy Story often achieves plaudits for the shot in the arm it gave Hollywood animation in the mid-1990s, it’s impossible to ignore the influence of DreamWorks’ 2001...
Poirot at 100: the refugee detective who stole Britain’s heart
A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained moustache who, with the help of his “little grey cells”, was very good...
Five haunted house stories to explore on those long winter nights
The nights are getting longer and darker and as you hunker down in the seeming safety of your home, how about picking up a book about houses that aren’t quite...
Five great books to read with children that adults will enjoy
Taking the time to read with children is so important! It’s a time for closeness, laughing and talking together – and it can also give children a flying start in...
Sean Connery: ‘Bond, James Bond’, but so much more
Coverage of the passing of Sir Sean Connery has inevitably been dominated by his legacy as the screen’s first – and best – James Bond. Connery’s “Bond, James Bond” moment...
Two of Us: inside John Lennon’s incredible songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney
John Lennon was acutely aware of his place in the musical lineage, and the strengths and weaknesses of his own songwriting. His tendency to speak in bold strokes – “Before...
The Secret Garden. A place of healing during COVID-19
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 children’s book The Secret Garden has once again been adapted for the screen. Critics have noted that the film about a healing garden has come just...
Five historical romances to escape into
In times of stress, many of us crave a little light relief and, ideally, a happy ending. During the second world war, readers turned to historical romance for a past...