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Remember, the books have already diverged quite far from HBO’s adaptation. With fans desperately hoping The Winds of Winter will blow into bookshops this summer, there have already been teasers about the future Stark queen. George RR Martin released some preview chapters, one of which is about Sansa. It confirms a major fan theory based on the “Ashford Tourney” which […]
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Martini and the recipe for an age-gap friendship: Isabel Vincent’s heartfelt tale of her platonic love for a 92-year-old man is charming and moving Isabel Vincent, 55, is an investigative journalist who writes for the New York Post She recalls fondly her friendship with a 92-year-old widowed father of a friend Out of loneliness, pity and curiosity she paid him […]
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Bestselling children’s author David Walliams has seen his books slammed by fellow Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell. The pair were being interviewed by Heart when the Syco producer made the admission to the comedian. Walliams began by asking Cowell if he had read any of his children’s novels. Speaking with Heart, Cowell jokingly replied: “I have to now to my son. It’s […]
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Say cheese, Gromit! Books to stir every cook’s heart The best cookery books of the year include Rick Stein’s Secret France Aran by Flora Shedden, the youngest ever Bake Off sem-finalist, made the cut Gennaro’s Pasta Perfecto! and Georgina Hayden’s Taverna also best of the year COOKERY BOOKS OF THE YEAR COOKERY BOOKS OF THE YEAR RICK STEIN’S SECRET FRANCE RICK […]
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Approach with caution is my usual motto when opening a book whose pre-publication hype has been ratcheted up to 11. And the pre-publication noise around this novel has endured for over six months prior to publishing. But caution was not required. Hype or no hype, American Dirt is the novel that, as the publicists promised, everyone will be talking about […]
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Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, is releasing a book about modern etiquette for children and their families. The book, Manners Begin at Breakfast: Modern Etiquette for Families, will be released pretty soon for fans to get a hold of. But what is the book, when is it out and how can parents get their hands on it? Earlier this month, […]
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Real books are on the rebound. Not just books, bookshops, as independent booksellers fight back following decades of decline. Figures released this month from the Booksellers Association covering the UK and Ireland show that independently owned bookshops grew in 2019 for a third consecutive year. And all that talk of print being dead? Print book sales grew again in Ireland […]
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The cat who spied for the US — until he got run over: Author reveals historic schemes that went pear-shaped in gripping new book Vince Houghton explores historic schemes in a fascinating new book Operation Acoustic Kitty was dreamt up in the Sixties by American intelligence Mission involved installing listening equipment under cats fur to eavesdrop HISTORY NUKING THE MOON by […]
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Time really IS money – yours for $2.4million, the world’s most expensive watch Nicholas Foulkes shows our continues fascination with time in book Time Tamed He says clocks have became status symbols during their long-running history Readers learn pocket watch was finished in 1932 and took 5 years to construct HISTORY TIME TAMED by Nicholas Foulkes (Simon & Schuster £25, 256 pp) […]
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He’s one of the greatest movie and book villains of all time. But how did he become so monstrous? We knew that President Snow relied on the Hunger Games to maintain his power and status quo, but the horrifying truth of how closely his fate is twisted up with the horrifying spectacle is about to be revealed. Fans can read […]
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