[ad_1] Toby Gutteridge, main, in Afghanistan in 2007; (Image: Handout) “It would be hugely disrespectful to all those who sacrificed their lives if I don’t make the most of my second chance,” he tells me. “How many people get given that? My life was so close to being taken away. It …
Read More »Simon Callow says Rupert the Bear helped him read as he backs Express books campaign | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Simon Callow shares support for Give a Book campaign “The day I learned, I ran to my mother and said excitedly, ‘I can read, I can read’,” he recalls, after we meet at one of his favourite bookshops, Bryars & Bryars, in London’s Covent Garden. “She replied, ‘You now …
Read More »Come back Boris! Support for former PM in Ukraine still strong | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Russia: Boris Johnson says Putin would be ‘crazy’ to use nukes He might have lost some of his fanbase in the UK, but Boris Johnson remains a beloved hero to the people of Ukraine, according to the embattled country’s most acclaimed living author. Andrey Kurkov is in London to …
Read More »Is this Shakespeare? £10million painting could be only one in his lifetime | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] This hidden masterpiece could fetch at least £10million when it goes on the market at a private sale, attracting interest from across the globe. The stunning portrait was by Robert Peake (1551-1619) who was the official painter to James I and is dated 1608 and signed by the artist …
Read More »Anthony Horowitz calls for investment in school libraries as he receives CBE | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Mr Horowitz, who has written more than 40 books including the Alex Rider teen spy series, was made a CBE for services to literature. He said his visit to the “fantastical” Windsor Castle will “definitely” inspire further writing and used the occasion to call for more investment in school …
Read More »Lady Antonia Fraser launches the Daily Express Christmas fundraising campaign | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Lady Antonia Fraser launches Daily Express Christmas campaign to give away books (Image: reigate) Lady Antonia Fraser, the acclaimed historian and novelist who was awarded a Damehood for services to literature in 2011, has a simple wish. “I want everyone to be able to share in the joy of …
Read More »‘I’ve been planning to kill Bosch for years’ Michael Connelly on Harry’s fate | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] The world-weary but relentless detective has starred in 24 of the author’s 37 thrillers, which have sold more than 80 million copies globally. The exploits of the Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective have also been adapted into the popular Bosch series on Amazon TV – as well as …
Read More »Through Thick And Thin: Chances looked slim, but Rosemary Conley was destined for stardom | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] BORN SURVIVOR: Rosemary Conley pictured exclusively at Stapleford Park Country House Hotel, Leics (Image: Tim Merry) It is every parent’s worst nightmare: being told by doctors your sick child is unlikely to reach her 10th birthday. But that’s what mine, Oswald and Celia, were warned after years of poor …
Read More »Rosemary Conley on living her dream as an ice dancing queen | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Anne Diamond asks if Rosemary Conley is obsessed with dieting Wow, was this really happening? I had been invited to meet Christopher and his professional partner Jayne Torvill so they could see how I skated. Conley participated in the 2012 series of Dancing on Ice (Image: ITV pictures) Back …
Read More »Kurt Vonnegut, the visionary writer who predicted the rise of artificial intelligence | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] The visionary Slaughterhouse-Five author predicted the rise of artificial intelligence back in the 1950s and became convinced computers would replace the human workforce. The science fiction legend also tells how large US corporations such as General Electric felt guilty about the tech revolution. The biographical film reveals that he …
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