Dawn French says we shouldn’t be ‘policing fiction’ after writing black characters in new book

Dawn French has defended her decision to write from the perspective of a black character in her latest novel, adding that society shouldn’t be ‘policing fiction’. The comedian and author, 63, released her fourth novel Because of You this week, which features a host of multicultural characters. Appearing on The Andrew Marr show this morning, the … Read more

In lockdown, I fulfilled my lifetime dream of writing a children’s book as my legacy

Sitting next to her daughter Freya, Nancy Carter-Bradley watched as the talented young artist ‘magically’ captured her story in illustrations to finally finish her book and make a lifetime dream come true. After the shock of a scan showing her brain tumour had grown after 14 years in remission, it gave Nancy, 44, who lives … Read more

‘Instead of writing headlines my daughter, Kim Wall, became one’

When journalist Kim Wall disappeared while on assignment, her frantic parents could never have imagined the horror that would unfold. Here, her mother Ingrid speaks for the first time about the living nightmare that followed  Kim with her parents Jocke and Ingrid at her graduation, 2011. Ingrid writes: ‘Kim has such strength that even a … Read more

Robbie Williams reveals he is writing songs with Gary Barlow for Take That

Robbie Williams has revealed he is writing new songs for Take That with his former bandmate Gary Barlow. The singer, 46, recently delighted fans when he reunited with Gary, Mark Owen and Howard Donald for a virtual concert during the coronavirus lockdown. Speaking on Mark Wright’s Heart Evening Show, Robbie said: ‘I’ve been writing some songs … Read more

Geri Horner is set to help children with creative writing as she leads celebrities in new CBBC show

Geri Horner is set to help children with creative writing while Gary Lineker will teach them Spanish as they lead a slew of celebrities in CBBC’s new home-schooling show By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 01:46 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 01:46 BST, 27 May 2020 Geri Horner and Gary Lineker are set to … Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘give interviews to two journalists writing flattering biography

The celebrity writers chosen by Meghan to tell her ‘real’ story: Omid Scobie has been dubbed Meghan’s ‘mouthpiece’ and Carolyn Durand writes about the Royals for Elle Scobie and Durand’s biography promises to tell the Sussexes ‘real’ story  Biographer and journalist Omid Scobie planted his flag firmly in Meghan’s camp   He was one of the … Read more