‘i never know what the twist will be’

I’m not sure what woke me up so early – excitement or the desperate need for a wee. These days, my alarm is my bladder. I pull on a loose, comfortable dress and shuffle down the corridor of our holida

Our books editor Zoe West gives us her favourite picks for the month

Why is there still pressure for literary authors to dress down in order to be taken seriously? For bestselling novelist Coco Mellors, fashion helps her channel her inner confidence

One of my favourite books of the past few years is Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. It’s had a big impact on my own writing – early next year I have a book coming out that’s written as

Thriller writer Erin Kelly recommends the reads you need when you want to let loose

In the golden light of a late September afternoon, Susannah sits in front of a vanity in a hotel room. It is the honeymoon suite in the Grand Hotel on the seafront, classic and elegant. In her hair ar