The ‘Cats’ trailer: actually not a-paw-ling?
So, you might have heard that there’s a Cats film coming out in December? Directed by Les Miserables director Tom Hooper? Based on the long-running, wildly successful musical, which was in turn based on T.S… Read more »
Not a shred of evidence: Herne Bay gripped by “book ripper” mystery
Oh boy, do we love a slightly twee mystery here in the UK. What’s that? The vicar’s going frantic because someone stole the collection plate and upset the communion goblets… Read more »
Old Yellow: new book celebrates 100 years of the Tour de France’s maillot jaune
Cycling around France all summer sounds just wonderful, right? The wind in your hair. The breathtaking landscapes. The picture-perfect villages, with the tantalising aroma of freshly-baked baguettes wafting over from the boulangerie… Read more »
Will this year’s Women’s World Cup spark a memoir frenzy?
Recent sports news has borne a strange resemblance to certain events last year. England fans, once again buoyed by the sight of a talented, forward-thinking, likeable set of players giving their all,… Read more »
Singapore book chain throws inaugural ‘non-book fair’
Popular Holdings, an established Singaporean book retailer more commonly known as Popular, has announced a one-off 95th birthday fair, the Popular Show—which will only feature gadgets, “titbits,” stationery, and lifestyle… Read more »
Kerry and Kurtan to reveal all in This Country tie-in book
This week we received the heartening news that This Country—one of the most successful BBC comedies of recent times—is to receive a welcome book adaptation. The spoof documentary, which was confirmed for… Read more »
Glastonbury Festival to launch first official book
Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts has grown from humble beginnings, as Michael Eavis’s Worthy Farm Pop Festival in 1970 headlined by T-Rex and attended by around 1,500 people, to an… Read more »
Han Kang “gives” new work to Norwegian forest
This week, a new work by South Korean novelist Han Kang was “given” to a forest in Norway, where it will remain locked in a spruce-lined room until 2114. The author,… Read more »
Single billboard heralds arrival of new Hilary Mantel novel
Earlier this week, a mysterious billboard appeared above an entrance to London’s Leicester Square Tube station. It read, simply, SO NOW GET UP. And it featured a Tudor Rose in the… Read more »
Sir David Attenborough turns 93; launches remix competition
Never one to stand still, the naturalist, broadcaster, and Genuine Living Legend, Sir David Attenborough, has launched an unusual competition to mark his 93rd birthday earlier this week. Mark Savage at… Read more »