Births, deaths and marriages

At a literary festival in the sleepy town of Hoslewit, gruesome events are about to unfold. Writer Jane Hepburn is hoping to make it big at the Killer Lines Crime Festival by networking with all the r

The best new books you’ll love

Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week

by Nikki Smith (£9.99, Penguin, PB) Nate and Layla have been inseparable from their friends, Jude and Sophie, for as long as any of them can remember. Over the years, they have enjoyed countless dinne

It’s a bumper month for great reads! Our books editor, Nina Pottell , picks the best

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