Blow to literary ageism: Older writers make shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
2023 shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction hails older writers. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Writers pay tribute to ‘brilliant’ Roald Dahl as they slam ‘woke rewriting’ of his books
EXCLUSIVE: Amid a backlash against the airbrushing of the iconic children’s books, and fears other favourites may be similarly vulnerable, six writers share their love of the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory creator’s grotesque, wicked and wonderfully entertaining baddies. Daily Express :: Books Feed
James Bond writer’s admission on choosing ‘dullest name possible’ for 007
Ian Fleming said that when he “wrote the first one in 1953, I wanted Bond to be an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened; I wanted him to be a blunt instrument.” Daily Express :: Films Feed
You Dirty Old Man book claims writers snub Wilfrid Bramwell due to Broadway run
BRITAIN’S most famous rag and bone man was almost killed off from TV sitcom Steptoe And Son, a book has claimed. A biography of actor Wilfrid Brambell says the show’s writers, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, conceived a spin-off without his character Albert Steptoe because he was busy in a show on Broadway. Daily Express […]
Elvis Presley ‘song stealing’ claims denied by King’s writers
ELVIS PRESLEY had more than 30 number one singles, but one is steeped in a lot of controversies as the King was accused of “stealing” it. But his songwriters – and the writers of the track itself – denied these claims. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Star TV writer’s husband woke from a coma and called her an imposter ‘not my wife’
AS ONE of our most respected TV writers, Abi Morgan is no stranger to a bizarre plot twist. Daily Express :: Books Feed
World’s leading thriller writers share inspirations behind their much-loved sleuths
From Vera to Inspector Rebus, ahead of this month’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, supported by the Daily Express, some of the world’s leading thriller writers reveal the inspirations behind their much-loved sleuths Daily Express :: Books Feed
Divine: How death inspired young writer’s first novel about the fall of Rome
DIVINE is the debut novel from M.J. Woodman, a student of Ancient History and Archaeology, Classics enthusiast and self-proclaimed book-nerd. The story explores an alternative reality where Rome does not fall and was inspired by the loss of M.J’s grandfather. Daily Express :: Books Feed
JK Rowling The Christmas Pig: All about Harry Potter writer’s new children’s novel
JK ROWLING has not stepped back from writing children’s books since her success with Harry Potter. In fact, she is soon to release a new novel for young people – The Christmas Pig. Daily Express :: Books Feed
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo shares cheering account of writer’s fruitful career
And that’s a terrible shame because it’s a much-loved ritual and very much part of the beginning of the traditional Christmas for generations of Britons. Daily Express :: Books Feed