The Year Of The Hare, originally published in 1975, has gone on to sell millions of copies in 18 languages and as two feature films.

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A review of Delicacy, by renowned French writer David Foenkinos.

When American Brianna Karp was kicked out of home and lost her job she became that most stigmatised of people - a homeless woman.

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Another new year, another bunch of resolutions. Kilos to lose, bad habits to cut back, exercise regimes to start and maintain, or even some audacious personal or creative goals, like running a marathon, or writing and publishing a first novel.

Looking for something absorbing to read over New Year? You’ve come to the right blog.

In some ways English author Anthony Horowitz was presented with a gift when he was invited to write the first official Sherlock Holmes novel since the Arthur Conan Doyle era.