4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (378+ words) First there was the double tragedy that tore the family apart – then came a deadly diagnosis. The writer reflects on life after the death of her novelist husband We all die, but only some of us know our lives could…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (501+ words) Her novels, including A Village Affair and Other People’s Children, drew on what Fay Weldon called a ‘gift for putting her finger on the problem of the times’ British novelist Joanna Trollope, whose portrayals of British domestic life made her…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (185+ words) Author whose Shopaholic series of romcom novels were global bestsellers and adapted into a Hollywood film Sophie Kinsella, who has died of a brain tumour aged 55, was one of Britain’s most successful novelists, selling more than 50 million copies of her…...

10+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (239+ words) The actor’s account of his big Hollywood break – and how it almost never happened Michael J Fox has already eked out four books of Hollywood memoir, so the justification for a fifth – written with longtime collaborator Nelle Fortenberry – ought to…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1064+ words) From cultural appropriation to gender, Smith nails the politics of creativity. But on actual politics, she is less assuredAccepting a literary prize in Ohio last year, the novelist Zadie Smith described “feeling somewhat alienated from myself, experiencing myself as a…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (254+ words) The writer was an astute observer of English class – and a champion of complicated female heroines Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88 Share your memories of Jilly Cooper Jilly Cooper was a genuinely merry soul, with a…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (827+ words) The bestselling authors of The Thursday Murder Club and the Slough House series will take on your questionsRichard Osman and Mick Herron have cracked the code to writing thrillers that captivate audiences. During his stellar career in television, Osman presented…...