Month: April 2025

Wendy Holden reviews the best Popular fiction out now.

Alison Davies takes us through the joys of bird life and their history in this fascinating new book that celebrates our feathered friends.

Neuroscientist Emily Falk reveals the inner workings of our decision making.

A brilliant account of double-dealing between the Allies in WWII shows the mistake Roosevelt made – with the result that the Russians came out on top…

A brilliant account of double-dealing between the Allies in WWII shows the mistake Roosevelt made – with the result that the Russians came out on top…

Helen Lederer answers our burning questions, what’s she reading now, what would she take to a desert island, what gave her the reading bug, and what book left her cold?

A new book from Adam Nicolson explores the pigeons who can tell their Bach from their Stravinsky and testosterone-fuelled wrens who make Hugh Hefner look tame.

This week, Andrew Pierce answers our burning questions, what is he reading, what book would he take to a desert island, what gave him the reading bug, what left him cold?

In his ode to spring, beloved author Michael Morpurgo recount the joys of the life bringing season.