31 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I thought it was a joke when I was told my best friend Kate Spade had taken her own life. This is the last thing she said to me – and what the woman behind the brand was really like

Kate Spade’s iconic accessories gave her fame and fortune… yet in 2018 she took her own life. Now the woman who really knew her reveals the truth of the private person.
31 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Your fall preview of new albums: What’s coming before the end of 2025?

Yes, it’s already Labour Day. Now, the music industry is all about getting albums out the door in time for Christmas, along with new singles that will help set up 2026.
‘Don’t need no fascist rules / Don’t want no fascist schools / Don’t want soldiers on our streets,’ Neil Young sings.
29 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The sceptic who went ghost hunting and found her beliefs shaken: Don't believe in life after death? Read Alice Vernon's astonishing account of what happened to her and you might change your mind…

In her lively, highly readable book about the history of ghost hunting and its continuing wide appeal, Alice Vernon says that expectation plays a large part in whether you do or don’t see ghosts.
29 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Ghosted by Alice Vernon: Why people see ghosts: Expert reveals the real reason – and what YOU have to do to 'encounter' one

A new history of hauntings from an avowed sceptic debunks why people think they see ghosts by proving that the living have far more involvement than the dead.
28 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Read our review of Clare Balding debut novel here – and discover our other favourite Debuts out now

Sara Lawrence reviews the best debuts out now.
28 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Which Bloomsbury set writer does Niall Williams have no time for?

Niall Williams 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?
28 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Murder in a manor house with secrets to hide: The best Classic Crimes novels out now – The House at Devil's Neck by Tom Mead, Agent Redruth by Michael Evans, The Odd Flamingo by Nina Bawden

Barry Turner reviews the best Classic Crime novels out now
28 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Endemic by James Harding-Morris: Drunken fungi that thrive on a cider diet

Christopher Hart discovers the wildlife that can only be found within the British Isles.
A closer look at the recent market volatility for tech stocks like Nvidia, and experts weigh in on whether these companies are worthwhile investments despite the risks.