Did Maxwell con the queen? He was lauded by everyone from Reagan to Thatcher

BIOGRAPHY FALL: THE MYSTERY OF ROBERT MAXWELL    by John Preston (Viking £18.99, 352 pp) There have been many books written about Robert Maxwell, but surely none as pacy, entertaining and jaw-dropping as this one. The author of Fall, John Preston, is also a novelist: he brings those talents to bear on a person whose entire … Read more

Author explores how change happens and why it often fails

Glasses that made Google short-sighted: Author explores how change happens and why it often fails – including the tech company’s specs Damon Centola has penned a thought-provoking book about how change works  When Google Glass was debuted in 2013, it became a monumental flop Author suggests it was due to a failure to understand the science of … Read more

WHAT BOOK would writer Marian Keyes take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would writer Marian Keyes take to a desert island? Marian Keyes is currently reading The Survivors by Jane Harper  She would take The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson to a desert island  Writer said The Twins at St Clare’s by Enid Blyton first gave her the reading bug  By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 GMT, … Read more

During the bitter winter of 1962-63, the sea turned to ice, milkmen froze in their floats

BOOK OF THE WEEK FROSTQUAKE: THE FROZEN WINTER OF 1962 AND HOW BRITAIN EMERGED A DIFFERENT COUNTRY    by Juliet Nicolson (Chatto £18.99, 368 pp) Perhaps every half-century we need an intervention outside our control, an uninvited pause, in order for resurrection to take place.’ Thus writes Juliet Nicolson in her fascinating, quirky and evocative book … Read more

Licence to bill! Rare collection of 15 first-edition James Bond books goes on sale for £475k

Licence to bill! Rare collection of 15 first-edition James Bond books goes on sale for £475k The unique set, which includes 14 007 novels, are up for sale for £475,000 Nine Bond novels are signed by the author and include personal inscriptions A handful of the books came from America and one comes from Australia  … Read more

Author Patricia Nicol reveals a selection of the best books on: Birdsong 

Author Patricia Nicol reveals a selection of the best books on: Birdsong Patricia Nicol’s family participated in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, explores historic racism in American South  Where The Crawdads Sing, follows a child more attuned to birds than people By Patricia Nicol For The Daily Mail … Read more

A glorious new celebration of man’s best friend

ANIMALS DOG’S BEST FRIEND    by Simon Garfield (W&N £16.99, 272pp) Like any right-thinking person, starting with the Queen who has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, I much prefer dogs to people. There’s been Clyde, the sweet-natured collie-cross, shot by a farmer; Tosca, the cavalier King Charles spaniel, who had a cashmere rug … Read more

A glorious new celebration of man’s best friend

ANIMALS DOG’S BEST FRIEND    by Simon Garfield (W&N £16.99, 272pp) Like any right-thinking person, starting with the Queen who has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, I much prefer dogs to people. There’s been Clyde, the sweet-natured collie-cross, shot by a farmer; Tosca, the cavalier King Charles spaniel, who had a cashmere rug … Read more