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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?
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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
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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.
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John Williams: A Composer's Life by Tim Greiving: Which of these blockbuster movie scores did John Williams NOT compose? A) Jaws B) Harry Potter C) Indiana Jones D) Star Wars … He did them all and there is a heartbreaking truth behind their magic
He is one of the most influential composers of all time, scoring countless blockbuster movies and is the most Oscar nominated living person in history. But who IS John Williams?
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Economica by Victoria Bateman: Need a plumber in Ancient Rome? Call a woman!
Kathryn Hughes discovers how much a woman’s place in the economy has changed throughout history in Victoria Bateman’s new book.
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A Year With The Seals by Alix Morris: Forget parrots, seals are top talkers too
In her new book on seals, Alix Morris unlocks the secrets of the ‘clowns of the sea’.
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Samuel Pepys the sex addict and RAPIST: Great Fire of London diarist's shocking deeds revealed… by the man himself
Samuel Pepys was a serial adulterer, a sex addict, a coercive predator, and a rapist, newly transcribed extracts from his diaries reveal.
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Forget Oppenheimer… the real brains behind the atom bomb were BRITISH: 'Hidden' history of WWII's deadly weapon revealed
In this myth-busting book, Gareth Williams reveals that, without the involvement of British physicists, the all-American ‘Manhattan Project’ would never have got off the ground.
