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Poetic ways to fill the days… BEL MOONEY reveals the best books to gift those who love rhymes this Christmas Bel Mooney has picked out a selection of the best books for poetry lovers  Ana Sampson inspires celebration of the Natural History Museum in Wonder  Kim Moore delights women with feisty collection All The Men … Read more

CHILDREN’S By Sally Morris for the Daily Mail Published: 17:00 EST, 18 November 2021 | Updated: 17:15 EST, 18 November 2021 FRINDLESWYLDE by Natalia O’Hara Illustrated by Lauren O’Hara (Walker £14.99 40 pp) FRINDLESWYLDE by Natalia O’Hara Illustrated by Lauren O’Hara (Walker £14.99 40 pp) A perfect read for a frosty winter evening, this beautifully … Read more

How the French got my goat! Author reveals the challenges of brewing beer in a new tome – including the day he joined the search for the village mayor’s farm animal Tommy Barnes moved to a village in the Loire valley to become a microbrewer Shares challenges of his career in a follow-up to earlier … Read more

The bigger the wig, the greater the man! Author delves into the origins of familiar English phrases – including ‘bigwig’ and ‘the boot is on the other foot’ Caroline Taggart has penned a book about the origins of familiar English phrases Copy editor-turned-author is certain ‘piggyback’ had nothing to do with pigs  ‘bigwig’ was a … Read more

WHAT BOOK would author Katie Piper take to a desert island? By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 17:35 EDT, 16 September 2021 | Updated: 11:03 EDT, 24 September 2021 British author Katie Piper is currently reading the ‘brilliant Lucky by Ed Jackson, which is part autobiography and part self-improvement.’ … are you reading now? The brilliant … Read more

WHAT BOOK would farmer and author James Rebanks take to a desert island? James Rebanks is currently reading Real Estate by Deborah Levy Farmer and author would take Anna Karenina by Tolstoy to a desert island  Revealed quite a lot of English post-war fiction leaves him completely cold  By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 17:02 EDT, 26 August 2021 … Read more

Where have all the rabbits gone? Ruth Pavey mourns the loss of wildlife from our childhood as rural environment is continuously put under threat Ruth Pavey’s book is an engaging follow-up memoir to A Wood Of One’s Own Book notes changes she has observed since buying her wood at auction in 1999 She mourns the … Read more

WHAT BOOK would author Santa Montefiore take to a desert island? By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:45 BST, 15 July 2021 | Updated: 22:45 BST, 15 July 2021 Author Santa Montefiore (pictured) would take Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth to a desert island …are you reading now? Sue Monk Kidd’s The Book Of Longings. This … Read more

CHILLERS By Christena Appleyard for the Daily Mail Published: 22:07 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 1 July 2021 DREAM GIRL by Laura Lippman (Faber £14.99, 320 pp) DREAM GIRL by Laura Lippman (Faber £14.99, 320 pp) There are thriller writers and there is Laura Lippman, an American who is fast creating a … Read more