Books

Why Georgette Heyer’s books are the perfect comfort read for our times

One of the unexpected side effects of the pandemic lockdowns and restrictions has undoubtedly been the frustrating lethargy that so many of us have struggled wi... Read More...

Book Review: Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood

When I was a teenager, way back in the distant memory year of 2004, I fell in love with a little swords and sandals blockbuster known as Troy. You may have hear... Read More...

Sarah Langan’s top five fantastic non-fiction books that’ll make you wish you lived on Mars (in the best of ways)

Good Neighbours author Sarah Langan shares five fantastic non-fiction books that will make you wish you lived on Mars...... Read More...

Book Review: You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

If you’re searching for the epitome of a summer novel, there really is no book more perfect for these long, (mostly) sunny days than Emily Henry’s You and Me on... Read More...

Book Review: These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

Sometimes when you finish reading a novel that you’ve categorically devoured, there’s a temptation to immediately sit down and extol everything about the book i... Read More...

Alison Booth on the inspiration for The Painting

When I was very young, I remember seeing, in a book in my father’s study, a black-and-white photograph of tanks in a cobbled street in a city called Budapest. I... Read More...

Book Review: The Nine by Gwen Strauss

With her latest book, The Nine, children’s book author Gwen Strauss tells the little explored real life story of a group of heroic women who fought fearlessly a... Read More...

Book Review: The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta

From its very first page, opening on the sun-soaked glamour of Saint-Tropez, The View Was Exhausting displays every hallmark of a book worth losing yourself i... Read More...

Alex Dahl on the inspiration and research behind Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever tells the story of experienced psychotherapist, Kristina Moss, and her troubled client, Leah Iverson, a famous novelist, whose lives collide with de... Read More...

July reads: 8 of the best new books published this month

July might have got off to a stormy start weather wise, but the publishing calendar is as bright and exciting as ever. Our picks for this month include thrillin... Read More...

Ellen Alpsten on The Tsarina’s Daughter: A People’s Princess

Never before has there been so much interest in female power, be it historically, or current politics. Literature and TV adaptations are no exception – yet I am... Read More...

Book Review: Reputation by Lex Croucher

It feels strange to use the words Gossip Girl and Jane Austen in the same sentence when describing a book. The two are so wildly different. And yet, Lex Crouche... Read More...

Film

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Blu-ray Review

Deerskin Review

Boarders Review

TV

Why The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Should be your Binge-Watch this Summer

Win A Discovery of Witches Season Two on Blu-ray

It’s A Sin Review

Music

Live Music Review: CC:DISCO! at The Timber Yard

VISSIA – With Pleasure Review

AC/DC return with ‘Shot in the Dark’

Books

Why Georgette Heyer’s books are the perfect comfort read for our times

Book Review: Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood

Sarah Langan’s top five fantastic non-fiction books that’ll make you wish you lived on Mars (in the best of ways)

Books

Why Georgette Heyer’s books are the perfect comfort read for our times

Book Review: Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood

Sarah Langan’s top five fantastic non-fiction books that’ll make you wish you lived on Mars (in the best of ways)

Book Review: You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

Book Review: These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

Alison Booth on the inspiration for The Painting

Book Review: The Nine by Gwen Strauss

Book Review: The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta

Alex Dahl on the inspiration and research behind Cabin Fever

July reads: 8 of the best new books published this month

Ellen Alpsten on The Tsarina’s Daughter: A People’s Princess

Book Review: Reputation by Lex Croucher