5 of the best autobiographies ever written

5 of the best autobiographies ever written

Humans are curious creatures and there's nothing we enjoy more than delving into the lives of others. Some stories are too good to be kept a secret "" they need to be shared with the world! We've picked 5 of the best autobiographies, of 5 very different people, with some …

16/10/2017

Laura Hamill

Books

6 childrenâ€™s books everyone should read (even if youâ€™re an adult!)

You can't help but feel a bit hurt when your favourite books are deemed to be merely a child's novel. Books aimed at children are some of the best stories we can get our hands on! So, whether you're 13 or 30, there's plenty of children's books out there for …

08/09/2017

Laura Hamill

Books

5 of the best-selling debut novels

An author's first novel can help to make them a success or could have them pinned as a failure. So much rests on your first attempt at anything and a novel is no different. A few authors have made their mark with their debut and have gone on to sell …

29/08/2017

Laura Hamill

Books

10 of the best cult books

Books have the power to make us laugh, break our hearts and open our minds "" often at the same time. The books in this post achieve all of those things, but they have something else too; something special that elevates them above your average novel and inspires millions of …

21/08/2017

Chris Smith

Books

What if Harry Potter had an iPhone? To celebrate the 20th anniversary, we found out!

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The first tale in the epic saga hit our shelves in 1997, a whole ten years before the iPhone was launched. As a result, we never got to see the kind of epic bantz Harry and the gang would …

21/06/2017

Chris Smith

Books

9 amazing books you should read even if you've seen the film

There are two kinds of people: those who think books are always better than the films they inspire, and those that watch the film so they don't need to read the book. Sometimes, however, a book and a film can offer very different versions of the same story. Here are …

28/11/2016

Chris Smith

As a new uni year starts, which students will pay most for textbooks?

This week, thousands of fresh-faced young people are heading to uni to learn, party and realise they're terrible at cooking (top tip: make friends with a good cook early on). They'll also have to learn some serious financial management skills. It's no secret that higher education isn't cheap, with the …

19/09/2016

Chris Smith

Books

What are Britainâ€™s biggest literary guilty pleasures?

Britain has given the world some brilliant authors over the ages: Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Neil Gaiman, Zadie Smith. We could go on. So surely Britain's taste in books reflects our rich literary heritage? Erm… not quite. A quick glance through the best sellers list shows that Brits, while enjoying …

18/08/2016

Chris Smith