WHAT BOOK would author Meg Rosoff take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would author Meg Rosoff take to a desert island? Meg Rosoff  has recently read Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror And The Light  She would take James Thurber’s essay, The Dog That Bit People to a desert island American author said Lord Of The Flies by William Golding left her cold  By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 7 January … Read more

Author is ‘canceled’ and DROPPED by her agent after defending writer of Scarlet Letter

A young adult author has been ‘canceled’ after she defended the writers of The Scarlett Letter and other classic novels on Twitter. The incident occurred when antiracist and anti-bias educator Lorena Germán wrote a tweet on November 30 advocating for more diversity among books that are taught in schools. In response, Jessica Cluess, who wrote … Read more

Netflix and creators of Outer Banks sued over ‘stealing’ plot of teen drama from author K.W. Wooten

Netflix and the creators of Outer Banks sued over ‘stealing’ plot of their teen drama from author K.W. Wooten By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 16:29 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 16:29 GMT, 27 December 2020 Independently-published author K.W. Wooten has reportedly sued Netflix and the creators of Outer Banks for ‘stealing’ the plot … Read more

Richard Osman becomes first debut author to land Christmas No 1 thanks to The Thursday Murder Club

Earlier this week he reassured fans that he will continue to host Pointless as he announced that he was leaving Endemol after 20 years. And now, Richard Osman, 50, has become first debut author to land a Christmas No 1 with his book The Thursday Murder Club, beating titles by former US president Barack Obama and … Read more

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Explore Carcassonne with top author Kate Mosse 

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Explore Carcassonne with top author Kate Mosse By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 19 December 2020 The magnificent French city of Carcassonne – the largest walled city in Europe and a Unesco World Heritage site – is home to perhaps … Read more

Peter Pan author JM Barrie’s home in unspoilt village goes up for sale for £950,000

A delightful Victorian five-bedroom house that was once home to beloved Peter Pan author JM Barrie has gone on the market for £950,000.  The famous novelist is known to have spent summers at Beechwood, in the unspoilt Scottish village of Strathtay in Highland Perthshire, and is understood to have rented the period property.  The home has … Read more

Camilla ‘will stay in the background’ when Prince Charles becomes King, claims royal author

The Duchess of Cornwall ‘will be very careful to stay in the background’ when Prince Charles becomes King because some royal fans still see her as the ‘Diana destroyer’, a royal author has claimed. Camilla, 73, who is based in Clarence House, London, with the Prince of Wales, 72, will try not to be too much … Read more

Let care residents come home for Christmas – or I’ll fight in court, writes author NICCI GERRARD 

Earlier this week I listened as a man who had phoned in to a local radio show struggled to speak through his tears. His mother is dying in a Suffolk care home, yet he has been told he cannot see her until she is 48 hours from death. She is yearning to see him, while … Read more

Luxury four-bed mansion once home to science fiction author HG Wells goes on sale for £13.95m

Born in Bromley, Kent, in 1866, Herbert George Wells is best known for his legendary sci-fi novels, including The War of the Worlds and Time Machine, which earned him the nickname ‘the Shakespeare of science fiction’. One of the most prominent futurists Britain has ever seen, he foresaw the advent of many things which would go … Read more