I’ll have a 99 with petrol sprinkles!

I’ll have a 99 with petrol sprinkles! American professor of religion says the world has become obsessed with ‘natural’ items and methods despite them not always being the best option Alan Levinovitz debates ‘natural’ things versus ‘unnatural’ things in a new book American professor of religion, feels the worship of nature has become religious He … Read more

CHILDREN’S   | Daily Mail Online

CHILDREN’S By Sally Morris for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 30 July 2020 THE UNADOPTABLES by Hana Tooke (Puffin £12.99, 400 pp) THE UNADOPTABLES by Hana Tooke (Puffin £12.99, 400 pp) In the autumn of 1886, five babies are left in quick succession, each with an intriguing … Read more

The irresistible lure of…stinging nettles!

NATURE  PLANTING FOR BUTTERFLIES by Jane Moore (Hardie Grant £12, 144 pp) Butterflies have poor eyesight, they can taste only with their feet and they have a lifespan of just a few weeks. Yet, during their brief existence, they provide one of the most joyful sights of summer as they feed, flutter and flirt for … Read more

WHAT BOOK would author Stanley Johnson take to a desert island?  

WHAT BOOK would author Stanley Johnson take to a desert island? Stanley Johnson has recently finished reading Unfair Game by Lord Ashcroft He revealed that he would take Homer’s Odyssey to a desert island  Author explained why James Joyce’s Ulysses left him cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 23 July … Read more

FI  | Daily Mail Online

SCI-FI By Jamie Buxton For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 23 July 2020 MALORIE by Josh Malerman n (Orion £16.99, 320 pp) MALORIE by Josh Malerman n(Orion £16.99, 320 pp) In this brilliant, insanely compelling sequel to Bird Box, the world is still infested with monsters so … Read more

POPULAR | Daily Mail Online

POPULAR By Wendy Holden for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 23 July 2020 ALL ADULTS HERE by Emma Straub (Michael Joseph £14.99, 352 pp) ALL ADULTS HERE by Emma Straub (Michael Joseph £14.99, 352 pp) Inner lives, family dynamics and sexuality in suburban modern America. Buttoned-up granny … Read more

HISTORICAL 

It’s 1888 and Daniel Bones, the unhappy, 14-year-old habitué of a fenland village, is co-opted as an apprentice to the maverick Captain Clarke B.