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The Good Books, Marion Todd: ‘Wuthering Heights is entirely miserable, I just didn’t care what happened to the characters’

Books | Culture
Marion Todd on being inspired to write crime fiction by Kate Atkinson, why she always recommends Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and her best three books...
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The Good Books, Jenni Daiches: ‘Books have been my companions from earliest memory’

Books
Jenni Daiches on books being her eariest companions, listening to audio books during a period of near blindness, and why she loves Elizabeth Strout and...
Richard Rankin as John Rebus.

Rebus: Release date and new pictures revealed for iconic crime drama

Film & TV
Detective John Rebus will be back on our screens for the first time in 20 years this month as actor Richard Rankin launches the TV...
JD Kirk, aka Barry Hutchison.

The Good Books, JD Kirk: ‘If a book hasn’t grabbed me by 100 pages, I ditch it’

Books
Barry Hutchison, aka JD Kirk, on falling in love with Terry Pratchett's work aged 11, being inspired by Neil Gaiman and why he ditches a...
Children's author Alison Murray.

The Good Books, Alison Murray: ‘I keep trying to read in bed but it doesn’t work for me, I just fall asleep’

Books
Children's author Alison Murray on falling in love with dogs after reading A Hundred and One Dalmatians, her passion for essays and why she can't...
Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson.

Edinburgh Book Festival: Salman Rushdie, Alan Cumming, Richard Osman, Dolly Alderton and Matt Haig lead line-up

Books
Salman Rushdie, Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Richard Osman, Dolly Alderton and Matt Haig will star at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival. New festival director,...
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