WHAT BOOK would novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce take to a desert island? Frank Cottrell Boyce is reading William Blake vs The World by John Higgs Novelist would take H. G. Wells’s The History Of Mr Polly to a desert island Revealed The Road, by Cormac McCarthy left him cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 17:00 … Read more
Where have all the rabbits gone? Ruth Pavey mourns the loss of wildlife from our childhood as rural environment is continuously put under threat Ruth Pavey’s book is an engaging follow-up memoir to A Wood Of One’s Own Book notes changes she has observed since buying her wood at auction in 1999 She mourns the … Read more
Want to stay in power? Give it away: Matthew Barzun explores the triumph of the ‘Constellation’ approach to leadership over the hierarchical ‘Pyramid’ mindset The Power of Giving Away Power tells the different approaches to leadership Author draws from his experience on Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign The ‘Pyramid mindset’ is hierarchical while the ‘Constellation mindset’ is freer … Read more
WHAT BOOK would author Santa Montefiore take to a desert island? By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:45 BST, 15 July 2021 | Updated: 22:45 BST, 15 July 2021 Author Santa Montefiore (pictured) would take Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth to a desert island …are you reading now? Sue Monk Kidd’s The Book Of Longings. This … Read more
How guns for peace backfired! Author explores the stories behind the innovators of modern weapons Andrew Nahum has penned a book exploring how guns have shaped societies Richard Gatling hoped machine guns would allow fewer soldiers to fight in wars American Samuel Colt, thought his arms would be ‘the best peacemakers’ By Nick Rennison For … Read more
WHAT BOOK would author Curtis Sittenfeld take to a desert island? Curtis Sittenfeld is currently reading Black Is The Body by Emily Bernard Author would take The Queen Of Tuesday by Darin Strauss to a desert island She said fairy tales, especially Rapunzel, first gave her the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:42 … Read more
She went shopping – and stumbled across WWII: The untold history of six female war correspondents Going With The Boys tells the fascinating untold stories of female journalists Tells tale of Clare Hollingworth who broke the news Germans invaded Poland American Martha Gellhorn at 28 was the only female reporter present at D-Day By Helen … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK TOM STUART-SMITH: DRAWN FROM THE LAND by Tim Richardson (Thames & Hudson £50, 320pp) What should people with good taste and a huge bank balance do once they’ve bought their mansion in London and their estate in the country? The answer, for some of the super-rich, is to commission a garden … Read more
WHAT BOOK would comedian and author Alan Davies take to a desert island? Alan Davies is currently reading a paperback version of 10:04 by Ben Lerner Comedian and author would take Hilary Mantel’s Tudor novels to a desert island He revealed Sue Townsend’s Adrian Mole first gave him the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:07 BST, … Read more
HOW DO YOU FIGHT A HORSE-SIZED DUCK? by William Poundstone (Oneworld £16.99, 320pp) Jack is looking at Ann. Ann is looking at George. Jack is married, but George is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person? If, like me and virtually everyone else who hears this question, you replied ‘It depends on … Read more