I’m a huge fan of Quick Reads , the “bite-size” books that aim to get more people reading.  Around one in six adults...

What a treat to curl up on the sofa on a chilly winter’s night and read Patricia Scanlan’s latest novel. With a clutch of bestsell...

Like most novelists, Niall Leonard pays tribute to a whole host of people in his acknowledgements. But th...

If you’re racing to get your Christmas shopping done and need an enchanting story for girls aged ten and up, then The Wolf Princ...

Michael Morpurgo is one of the most prolific writers around. He began writing stories as a primary schoolteacher 40 y...

With Christmas less than a month away (eek!), I’m busy writing a newspaper piece about great festive reads for children. One...

Writer Hilary Boyd probably can’t quite believe it. A month ago, her first novel had sold just 3,000 copies – a respectable numb...

I do love Marian Keyes’s books . Her latest, The Mystery of Mercy Close , proves yet again that Keyes is in a league of her own...

David Walliams is the fastest growing children’s author in the UK  – so children aged nine and up will be thrilled to hear that...

Alice Peterson must have been stunned when her sweet romantic novel about a group of dog walkers soared to the top of the Ki...

Mark Billingham began his career as a stand-up comedian. But these days he writes crime novels and reckons the two occupations have a lot in...

My son gazed out of the car window and sighed. “If it doesn’t stop raining soon I’m going to leave Oxford and go and live somewhere hot,” ...

My desk is piled high with review books right now. But there’s one particular novel that catches everyone’s attention. It’s Cox , Kate Lace ...

From the first haunting line – “They tried to make me go to my sister’s funeral today” – to the shocking denouement, Black Heart Blue is on...

I sometimes wonder if I’m too old to be reading Lindsey Kelk’s I Heart books. They’re all about a chaotic 20-something called Angela Clark...

Jason Priestley (the disillusioned teacher and struggling freelance journalist, not the star of Beverly Hills 90210 ) is standing on a Lond...

“He was a wonderful son and a shining example of what any parent would want in a child. I miss him with a passion. Hopefully now he can rest...

Fashionistas who like to follow the crowd should read the latest book by super-talented artist Oliver Jeffers . They'd...

Peter Carey is a writer’s writer. He has won the Booker Prize twice and combines beautifully written prose with originality and emo...