Top crime writer raises alarm as ‘robot novelists’ threaten to destroy reading
As she takes the helm of this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, psychological thriller queen Ruth Ware reveals her concerns at the advent of AI books, the joys of walking in Agatha Christie’s footsteps…and keeping quiet about Keira Knightley Daily Express :: Books Feed
Back to Black writer explains why film skips Amy Winehouse’s infamous ‘painful moments’
EXCLUSIVE: Back to Black screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh shed light on the reasons why some of Amy Winehouse’s more infamous moments are missing. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Patrick Hamilton – the forgotten English writer who invented ‘gaslighting’
It’s one of those achingly modern phrases that now populate our collective vocabularies. In fact the term, denoting a twisted psychological relationship, comes from a play first performed 85 years ago this month Daily Express :: Books Feed
Crime writer festival will be a thriller as Ruth Ware takes over
Bestselling thriller writer Ruth Ware will chair the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Hands off Harry Bosch – Writer Michael Connelly is determined to protect his hero from AI
EXCLUSIVE: Crime writing superstar Michael Connelly on the fight to stop AI stealing his work, why his best-loved character will die with him… and how close he really came to killing off the iconic ex-LAPD detective after selling 85 million books. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Pirates of the Caribbean 6 script ‘really weird’ says writer – but is Johnny Depp in it?
Pirates of the Caribbean 6’s “too weird” script pitch has been purchased by Disney, according to one of its co-writers. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Frederick Forsyth was the world’s first rock star writer – Peter James pays tribute
EXCLUSIVE: As our veteran columnist retires from the Daily Express, Roy Grace creator Peter James pays tribute to the game-changing nature of books like The Day Of The Jackal and The Dogs Of War and reveals how they inspired a generation of thriller writers. Daily Express :: Books Feed
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
Nature writer Simon Barnes’s story celebrates the glory of British nature
Simon Barnes sat in his back garden every day for a whole year, braving the elements and admiring his animal visitors. From boxing hares, to hunting barn owls, kingfishers, egrets, and marsh harriers, Barnes’s story celebrates the glory of British nature. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Next James Bond: Idris Elba condemned Luther writer for ‘cheeky’ 007 reference
Idris Elba added he has been saying “no” for years. Daily Express :: Films Feed