In conversation with lucy diamond

I don’t remember how I got into reading. Neither of my parents were big readers, and we didn’t have bookshelves at home – but I loved visiting the library. I could spend hours there, completely lost i

Our books editor Zoe West gives us her favourite picks for the month, plus Cathy Bramley shares her writing secrets

If you’re mourning your youth, pick up a novel featuring a fierce woman of a certain vintage, says author Louise Candlish

The bestselling author and former UK Children’s Laureate looks back on her low-key elopement to Vermont and a blissfully simple menu served at twilight

The best new books you’ll love

You need the hardest of hearts not to love a love story, and one that raises a laugh as the course of true love fails to run smoothly only ups the feelgood factor. This is borne out by the fact that f