Street Cat Named Bob, who turned heroin addict James Bowen into a best-selling author, dies aged 14

Street Cat Named Bob, whose exploits were turned into a best-selling book that helped turn his heroin-addict owner James Bowen’s life around, dies aged 14 A famous cat who has starred in books and been portrayed in films has died 14-year-old Bob transformed the fortunes of friend and owner James Bowen Mr Bowen was a … Read more

Gabrielle Union options George M. Johnson’s best-selling memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue for a TV series

Gabrielle Union options George M. Johnson’s best-selling memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue for a TV series By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 04:54 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 04:54 BST, 12 June 2020 Gabrielle Union has optioned the television rights to George M. Johnson’s best-selling memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue. The 47-year-old actress and … Read more

The best-selling $48 blush that celebrities and makeup experts can’t get enough of

Revealed: The best-selling $48 blush that celebrities and makeup experts swear by for a natural rosy glow Celebrities have shared their love for the $48 NARS Orgasm powder blush  The product has become a ‘cult-favourite’ due to its name and peachy pink result The blush is available from Mecca stores in both a powder and liquid form … Read more

Bestselling author Jane Fallon, reveals the saying ‘big girl pants’ makes her cringe

Cringe! Social media users share the everyday phrases that make their toes curl – from ‘big girl pants’ to ‘living my best life’ Jane Fallon, 59, asked Twitter users to contribute phrases that make them cringe British author revealed she hates the sayings ‘big girl pants’ and ‘big girl panties’ Responses contributed phrases including ‘living … Read more

Best-selling author and foster mother Cathy Glass says she never gets over sexual abuse cases

A foster parent with 25 years of experience revealed she was reduced to tears when the boy she was fostering told her he had been sexually abused.   Cathy Glass has written 33 memoirs about her experiences as a foster carer to more than 150 children, and has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide, and … Read more

Exclusive extract from DAVID WALLIAMS’ multi-million best-selling new book Slime 

What better way to entertain children at home than with an exclusive peek at David Walliams’ new children’s book, Slime – only in today’s Daily Mail. It’s the story of Ned, a little boy who has lived on the Isle of Mulch all his life, battling the adults who make the local children’s lives a … Read more

Bestselling author Marian Keyes admits her youthful looks are down to Botox and fillers 

She’s spoken frankly about depression and recently dismissed male authors as a waste of time. Now bestselling author Marian Keyes has made what some might judge her most controversial statement yet – admitting that her youthful good looks are the result of Botox and fillers. ‘I get it done approx every nine months,’ the 56-year-old … Read more

A flower worth more than a house: The best-selling history of the tulip

NATURE THE TULIP by Anna Pavord (Bloomsbury £40, 467 pp) Who doesn’t love tulips? Colourful, flamboyant, easy to grow and cheap as chips, they are the perfect plant to brighten up a spring garden. Yet these cheery flowers have an unexpectedly dark and complex history. The tulip has had ‘more adventures than any Hollywood scriptwriter … Read more

My novel take on Athens! Best-selling author Victoria Hislop’s guide to the Greek capital

Even after something like 50 visits to Athens, I still find the geography occasionally baffling. Still, that’s part of the charm of this beautiful European city, and, the longer you spend there, the more you realise just how much there is to discover. By all means visit one of the spectacularly glamorous shoe shops on … Read more

Joanne Harris speaks to Event about why novels like her best-selling Chocolat are so popular

Talking to Chocolat author Joanne Harris is like dipping into a box of soft centres that has lost the little guide that usually comes tucked into the lid: you don’t know what delightful surprise you are going to get next. First she tells me that, aged 54, she’s thinking of getting her first tattoo, an … Read more