JENNIFER PLATT | Dear diary, it’s been a while
Writing down your secrets comes with its trials and tribulations, but it’s worth remembering its priceless joys
JENNIFER PLATT | Have Netflix and Roald Dahl company missed a beat?
The two are focusing on his children’s stories. Perhaps they should have set their sights on his adult offerings
After some odd choices, this year’s Nobel winner is deserving
Abdulrazak Gurnah is the first black African author to have won the award since Nigeria’s Wole Soyinka in 1986
So which authors do you book time with when you’re on the move?
I might forget my clothes, but never a thriller, memoir or, if I have little energy, collection of short stories
Frankly, that’s a monstrous amount of money
One of the first 500 copies of ‘Frankenstein’, printed in 1818, has broken an auction record
For killer snack-attack reads, Kellerman’s your man
It seems there’s no stopping the author. He’s been writing for 36 years and a new book is in the pipeline
Do you fancy it quick or long and slow?
For various reasons, some books take longer to read than others, so why not test your speed?
So many big books, beach reads, autobiographies ... so little time
Many excellent books are being published next month, making it very difficult to choose when time is limited
Be a cheug if you must, but lay off the cauliflower
If you’re a so-last-year colouring-in book type, it’s OK, help is at hand in the form of ... a colouring-in book
Pack those troubles in an old kit bag, but don’t forget the books
The holidays are almost upon us and there’s no better time to catch up on all the authors you didn’t get to this year