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Getting lost in a world between pages never gets old and can often feel like a luxury to those busy working or raising families. So for those looking for their next literary adventure, here are five examples of why best-selling writer of My Sister’s Keeper, Jodi Picoult, is worth trying this …

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more I’ve read 6 books by ‘UK’s greatest export’ — this under-rated author is just as good (Image: Steffan Rhys) I read every single day. It’s the way I wind down for …

The book expert revealed her top five books (Image: Getty) Claire Handscombe is in a league of her own when it comes to book knowledge. The author has worked across the book industry, having been a bookseller, working for an audiobooks company, and various publishers. She also had her own …

Dan Brown has sold more than 250 million books yet can’t get a break from the critics (Image: NurPhoto via Getty) Dan Brown has a simple rule of thumb when it comes to reviews. “Don’t read your press,” he tells me. “If you read your good press, you’re going to …

A book-lover asked whether people could share the books that they didn’t understand the hype around. Taking to the ‘suggest me a book’ Reddit thread, they wrote: “Overrated books people pretend to love…but actually left you feeling empty?” They wrote: “Be honest! We’ve all finished a ‘must read masterpiece’ and …

As an avid reader, particularly in the summertime or while on holiday, I consider myself to have an eye for a good beach read. The type of book that you can get lost in for hours, that will transport you to a different world, era or destination. There is something …

The Glutton by A. K. Blakemore, 2023 Jacqui Delbaere, from The Little Green Bookshop in Herne Bay, said: “Choosing my all-time favourite book is so difficult! For a long time, it has been Anna Karenina but a new contender has come along – ‘The Glutton’ by A. K. Blakemore. Published in 2023, …

George R Martin is still writing the penultimate Game of Thrones book The Winds of Winter, 14 years on from publishing A Dance with Dragons. In that time, the Game of Thrones TV show has come and gone, and fans are concerned the almost 77-year-old author will never finish A …

Book lovers will undoubtedly know about this book’s lore, in that it holds plenty of missed detail and goes underrated. This fantasy book has taken the crown for the best book that was “better than the movie” counterpart. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling is …

Experts list five best books to read this week (Image: Getty) This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Helm by Sarah Hall and Bloody Awful in Different Ways by Andrev Walden. The only named wind in Britain has an entire novel dedicated to it this week… Fiction Bloody Awful in Different …