Slow Horses’ Mick Herron ‘honoured’ to lead world’s most famous crime writing festival
The spy writing star, whose series has become a huge television hit starring Gary Oldman, is to chair the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2025 Daily Express :: Books Feed
Writing was ‘pure therapy’ for my grief, says award-winning crime author Jo Callaghan
For Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year winner Jo Callaghan, writing was cathartic in the wake of losing her husband to cancer. But by combining artificial intelligence with old-fashioned policing, her gripping, boundary-breaking thriller proved an immediate success Daily Express :: Books Feed
HEALTH: ‘This is the first time we knew who we were writing music for’
EXCLUSIVE: HEALTH’s mastermind John Famiglietti speaks about working around “the suits” and their expectations to bring Rat Wars to life, and how fulfilling the experience has been. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Prince Harry ‘blocked’ Meghan Markle from writing tell-all memoir to ‘set record straight’
Meghan Markle was believed to be working on a tell-all memoir about her time in the Royal Family, but Prince Harry has ‘put an end to her plans’ as he fears repercussions from the royals. Daily Express :: News Feed
George RR Martin confesses Winds of Winter writing ‘struggles’ that have fans worried
George RR Martin has admitted he’s finding writing the next Game of Thrones book The Winds of Winter “tough” and his latest page count has fans concerned. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Frederick Forsyth’s extraordinary life and legacy as he bids farewell to column writing
Martin Phillips looks back on the extraordinary life and times of the journalist and author whose incredible real-life adventures were every bit as exciting as his internationally bestselling thrillers. 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
Winds of Winter: George RR Martin’s new writing schedule spells bad news for ASOIAF fans
The Winds of Winter author George RR Martin has updated his writing schedule and it looks like more distractions and delays to finishing A Song of Ice and Fire are inevitable. Daily Express :: Books Feed
The Jam’s Paul Weller rocks on writing ‘very good eloquent songs’
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Weller is one of pop’s elder statesmen, akin to Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones in terms of sheer output and quality. But at 64, has the angry young man finally mellowed? Not yet, insists the co-author of his new book. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Mum distressed as education system risks ‘writing off a generation of autistic youngsters’
EXCLUSIVE: Local Authority lets down mum of 14-year-old daughter Jessica Lewis who struggled with mainstream school. Jessica had been out of school for over two years leading her mother Tracey to take matters into her own hands. Daily Express :: Health Feed