Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel

Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown and would have been only too aware of the risks posed by scourges such as the plague, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel Dame Hilary Mantel believes life in a crisis under King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell would have been even tougher She explained Tudors knew more … Read more

Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel

Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown and would have been only too aware of the risks posed by scourges such as the plague, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel Dame Hilary Mantel believes life in a crisis under King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell would have been even tougher She explained Tudors knew more … Read more

Author pens fascinating tome charting the history behind his family’s wealth

Author who discovered his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica after finding a box of centuries-old papers pens fascinating tome charting the history of their rum business which made the family rich Richard Atkinson uncovers the history of his ancestors in a new history book He was inspired after discovering a box revealing his family … Read more

Harry Potter author JK Rowling will publish new children’s fairy tale The Ickabog FREE

Harry Potter author JK Rowling will publish new children’s fairy tale The Ickabog FREE online from today one chapter at a time after keeping it hidden in her attic for 10 years Fans of JK Rowling can expect new material coming their way very soon  The 54-year-old wrote The Ickabog shortly after her great Harry … Read more

Harry Potter author JK Rowling will publish new children’s fairy tale The Ickabog FREE

Harry Potter author JK Rowling will publish new children’s fairy tale The Ickabog FREE online after keeping it hidden in her attic for 10 years Fans of JK Rowling can expect new material coming their way very soon  The 54-year-old wrote The Ickabog shortly after her great Harry Potter success  But the script was kept … Read more

Author Michael Rosen, 74, leaves intensive care after ‘long and difficult’ eight weeks in hospital 

Author Michael Rosen, 74, leaves intensive care after ‘long and difficult’ eight weeks in hospital The Children’s Laureate author was admitted to hospital in late March It is not confirmed whether Mr Rosen has been suffering from coronavirus He spent 47 days in intensive care at Whittington Hospital in north London Mr Rosen’s wife tweeted … Read more

WHAT BOOK would children’s author David McKee take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would children’s author David McKee take to a desert island? David McKee is currently reading The Big Art Book by Phaidon or a biography  He said he would probably take Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings on a desert island Children’s author said he didn’t have many books growing up by had storytellers By Daily … Read more

WHAT BOOK would author Adele Parks take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would author Adele Parks take to a desert island? Adele Parks is currently reading The Governess by Wendy Holden British author would take Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy to a desert island She said Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree sparked her interest in reading By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 14 May 2020 … Read more

Twilight fans rejoice as author Stephenie Meyer announces prequel book Midnight Sun

Twilight fans rejoice as author Stephenie Meyer announces prequel book Midnight Sun which will share Edward’s perspective The first book of the Twilight saga was published in 2005 and went on to sell over 100million copies worldwide   It spawned three sequels: New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn Twilight also inspired a series of blockbuster films starring … Read more