‘Sidelined’ SBS led Afghanistan war on terror, says tell all book on the conflict
THE WAR in Afghanistan was weeks old and already it seemed the Special Boat Service had been left behind. An eight-man team attached to C Squadron was stuck in the rear in Mazar-i Sharif, the northern city already captured from the Taliban and some 100 miles from the impending, decisive battle in Kunduz. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
An outsider like Bond – Anthony Horowitz talks childhood, family, and inspiration
As the title and set-up of his third 007 novel are unveiled ahead of publication next year, the prolific Anthony Horowitz muses on his solitary childhood, the impact of his father’s early death and how writing More...
Official biography of ‘incomparable entertainer’ Victoria Wood
FIVE years after the incomparable entertainer’s death at just 62, her official biographer has unearthed a treasure trove of wonderful unseen jokes, sketches and photographs. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
James Bond: How Ian Fleming ‘killed off’ 007 but then undid his death like Sherlock Holmes
JAMES BOND author Ian Fleming was tempted to have his MI6 spy die in From Russia, with Love, but in the end, followed in the footsteps of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s resurrection of Sherlock Holmes. Daily Express More...
Winds of Winter release date: George RR Martin offers hope for next Game of Thrones book
WINDS OF WINTER author George RR Martin has been working on the next Game of Thrones book for 10 years, but in a new update it sounds like the end could be in sight. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Winds of Winter progress update from George RR Martin ‘I’ve been working too b****y hard’
WINDS OF WINTER author George RR Martin has shared how he’s getting on with the latest of Game of Thrones book, amid tons of other projects he’s working on. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Joan Rhodes’ biography tells the tumultuous tale of An Iron Girl In A Velvet Glove
THE unbelievable story of how determined Joan escaped destitution and entranced a generation. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Next James Bond: Future of 007 revealed – trilogy and brand new 00 agents
NEXT JAMES BOND: Following Daniel Craig’s final 007 film, No Time To Die, the future of the franchise has just been given its first details, and it all begins with James Bond going missing – presumed More...
The return of Halloween: What a treat to be tricking again
WHISPER IT, but I can’t wait for the return of Halloween. I’ve always found creepy things intoxicating. Back when I was a shy teenager growing up in the Midlands, I devoured the work of Stephen King, More...
The John le Carré thriller that came in from the cold
Before John le Carré’s death in December last year, his youngest son Nick Cornwell promised he would complete any work the spy writer left unfinished. Two months later, the sci-fi author was locked down More...
