Spartan PR was mightier than their swords, claims author in new book
IT HAS been 2,500 years since 300 Spartan warriors held off hundreds of thousands of Persian invaders at Thermopylae but it remains one of the world’s most famous battles. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Dyslexic author overcomes school mockery and publishes sixth book
WHEN Adam Searle was a boy he was mocked by peers and teachers for his dyslexia but he has proved them all wrong by publishing his sixth book. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Colm Tóibín portrays author Thomas Mann in The Magician: ‘Superb characterisation’
BROOKLYN author Tóibín returns to themes of displacement and loss in his compelling new novel about troubled German author Thomas Mann. He was in exile even in his homeland, a gay man who married a woman, a writer who longed for peace but whose life was uprooted by war. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Daniel Craig ‘is a woke 007’ says Young James Bond author ‘Ian Fleming not total dinosaur’
DANIEL CRAIG “has given us a woke 007” claims Young James Bond author Charlie Higson while highlighting that Ian Fleming “wasn’t a complete dinosaur”. Daily Express :: Films Feed
From children’s author to Queen of the Road… Writer on becoming a lorry driver
WITH the shortage of HGV drivers hitting supermarket supplies, one successful writer retrained as a trucker…. and found the haulage business less sexist than publishing Daily Express :: Books Feed
From £25K debt to six-figure savings, author shares how you can do it too
MATTHEW SMITH worked in the finance sector for most of his life and like many had accrued a substantial amount of debt, but it wasn’t until a near death experience made him completely re-evaluate his situation and encourage him to start his own business that he became a multimillionaire. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Widowed author Hunter Davies opens up about life after loss
I WONDER if the Queen will ever have another chum, companion, life partner or kindred spirit, someone to share all the trivial events and thoughts of the day? Will she go on Saga dating and put in her details? “Working monarch, recently widowed, likes horses and dogs, barbecues, Dad’s Army and the Daily Express, no […]
How children’s author Liz Pichon doodled her way to the top of the bestseller list
SHE DOODLES on her clothes, her shoes, her jewellery and the walls of her home in Brighton. And she loves practical jokes – including the famous Caramel Wafer trick . Daily Express :: Books Feed
Lisa Jewell books: Invisible Girl author on why latest thriller is lockdown publishing hit
NOVELIST Lisa Jewell has a theory as to why her taut and twisty psychological thriller has been the monster hit of lockdown and continues to sell in droves. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Prince Charles reign as king ‘risks’ monarchy going ‘over cliff very fast’ author claims
PRINCE Charles’ ascension to the throne could see the monarchy “go over a cliff very fast”, a royal biographer has claimed. Daily Express :: News Feed