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The folk horror novelist still finds this writing business “excruciating”…

Look out for a future edition of heat edited by the bestselling author – if Katie Holloway manages to persuade him

Her lifelong passion for dogs and horses has shaped her career and lifestyle – and now it has led to her first grown-up novel. So what else lies ahead for the unstoppable Clare Balding?

Broadcaster and author Clare Balding shares the reads that have been her escape and inspiration

He rode a War Horse for Steven Spielberg — now the actor is at his happiest on a lawnmower

What childhood book sparked your love of reading? One that really stands out for me is Winnie-the-Pooh. I was given a hardback copy on my seventh birthday, and I still treasure it. The maps in the fro