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BESTSELLING CRIME WRITER MICK HERRON TELLS CRIME MONTHLY ABOUT HIS WRITING LIFE

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

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

AJ West has had a varied career. He started out as a journalist before appearing on TV in the Big Brother house. Now he’s an author whose historical novels have won plaudits. His first book, The Spiri

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

T hey say everyone has a book inside them. (If you’re drawn to quests or escapades you may have a whole shelf ’s worth.) But experiencing real-life events is one thing; turning that into unputdownable