WHAT BOOK would comedian and author Alan Davies take to a desert island? Alan Davies is currently reading a paperback version of 10:04 by Ben Lerner Comedian and author would take Hilary Mantel’s Tudor novels to a desert island He revealed Sue Townsend’s Adrian Mole first gave him the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:07 BST, … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:09 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 17 June 2021 ACTRESS by Anne Enright (Vintage £8.99, 272 pp) ACTRESS by Anne Enright (Vintage £8.99, 272 pp) When the author Norah FitzMaurice is approached by a PhD student who wants to write a thesis … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK TOM STUART-SMITH: DRAWN FROM THE LAND by Tim Richardson (Thames & Hudson £50, 320pp) What should people with good taste and a huge bank balance do once they’ve bought their mansion in London and their estate in the country? The answer, for some of the super-rich, is to commission a garden … Read more
HOW DO YOU FIGHT A HORSE-SIZED DUCK? by William Poundstone (Oneworld £16.99, 320pp) Jack is looking at Ann. Ann is looking at George. Jack is married, but George is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person? If, like me and virtually everyone else who hears this question, you replied ‘It depends on … Read more
PICTURE THIS By Ciara Dossett For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 10 June 2021 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 10 June 2021 MOTHER: A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER EARTH by Marsel van Oosten (teNeues £25) MOTHER: A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER EARTH by Marsel van Oosten (teNeues £25) It took award-winning photographer Marsel van Oosten 15 years … Read more
WHAT BOOK would author Victoria Hislop take to a desert island? Victoria Hislop is currently reading Klara And The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Author would take War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy to a desert island She revealed I Am David by Anne Holm first gave her the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 10 … Read more
HOW DO YOU FIGHT A HORSE-SIZED DUCK? by William Poundstone (Oneworld £16.99, 320pp) Jack is looking at Ann. Ann is looking at George. Jack is married, but George is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person? If, like me and virtually everyone else who hears this question, you replied ‘It depends on … Read more
NATURE THE WOOD AGE by Roland Ennos (William Collins £20, 336 pp) If your surname is Cooper, Carpenter, Wheelwright, Wainwright, Shipwright, Bowyer, Fletcher, Turner, Bowler, Sawyer or Forester, then one of your ancestors worked with hand tools and wood. One thing this wonderful book reminds you of is the resourcefulness of our forebears, who grew … Read more
How to wash that stress right out of your hair! Designer Anya Hindmarch reveals her top tips for business and happiness in a fascinating memoir Anya Hindmarch, 52, has penned a memoir detailing how to run a business Fashion accessories designer also shares her top piece of advice for happiness Admits every new project she … Read more
WHAT BOOK would Costa Prize-winning author Hilary McKay take to a desert island? Hilary McKay is reading a new children’s book from Kiran Millwood Hargrave Author would take The Tailor Of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter to a desert island Revealed Enid Blyton’s Five On A Treasure Island first gave her the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: … Read more