The comedian, author and Pointless presenter Alexander Armstrong shares his favourite reading

Which childhood book sparked your love of reading? The Shoe Shop Bears by Margaret J Baker, now sadly out of print. It was the first book I bought with my own money. I was bored by picture books and w

Here are our recommendations – and yours – of what to enjoy reading this fortnight

Zoe West shares her picks for the week

Zoe West shares her picks for the week

Bestselling author Carley Fortune’s fifth novel, Our Perfect Storm , takes us to paradise with two friends for a week-long holiday that breaks down all the barriers between them. In this exclusive conversation and annotated excerpt, she tells Cosmo why tension makes for the perfect love story