Writing about a deadly toxin could’ve led crime writer M W Craven to jail for ten years
EXCLUSIVE: Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year winner Mike Craven reveals how he nearly gave away the recipe to a deadly toxin by accident in his latest bestselling novel…a serious offence under real-life counter terrorism laws. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer the flawed genius who built the atom bomb
EXCLUSIVE: Robert Oppenheimer was the Leonardo da Vinci of his age, a childhood prodigy turned brilliant theoretical physicist. But he was also a communist sympathiser, cursed with hubris and accused of spying. More...
Chris Mullin: The greatest diarist since Alan Clark is back with another volume
Former Labour MP Chris Mullin might not boast the foibles of the late Tory grandee but his journals are every bit as lively, lacerating and waspish. A gift for historians, his unique insights will be studied for More...
Author M W Craven’s career thrives on a ride of happy accidents, luck and instincts
His Cumbrian-set crime novels have inspired everything from a Carlisle coffee blend to tourist trips to the stone circles of his plots. Ahead of the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, as M W Craven’s brilliant More...
“I was raped yet I’m still punished”: Grooming gang victim tells all in new book
EXCLUSIVE: While Christina O’Connor views the prison term she received when she was 19 as her salvation, she feels the criminal record she received prevents her receiving total “absolution”. Daily More...
How Dracula saved Bram Stoker’s poor widow
Although no records of the settlement survive, Florence received a huge payday when Tod Browning made the first Dracula film in 1931. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Johnson At 10 review: A career that promised so much and ended in ignominy
Was Boris Johnson the worst PM in recent times? That was the question posed to one of the co-authors of this book, Sir Anthony Seldon, on television. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
The ‘curious damn contraption’ that has saved 7,694 lives (including mine)
EXCLUSIVE: With rapid advances in aircraft development during the Second World War, countless test pilots were dying in crashes, including James Martin’s best friend. His solution was the ‘ejection seat’. More...
Baking pans and broomsticks: Bake Off star on fighting ‘unfair’ stereotypes of witches
EXCLUSIVE: Former Bake Off contestant Helena Garcia has built an intriguing career from her quirky, gothic-themed books and accessories. Now she’s on a mission to change the ‘unfair’ stereotype of More...
The Real Ted Hastings – A look at the man who inspired the Line Of Duty inspector
Line of Duty’s AC-12 reflects the real anti-corruption squad set up by police chief Robert Mark in 1971 – A10. This was established to take down corrupt networks of officers. Sabotaged by bent coppers, More...
