The music world said goodbye to one of its stars today with a memorial service for singer songwriter Kirsty MacColl, who died last month. Friends and fans packed the church of St Martin-in-the ...

Kirsty MacColl, the singer and song-writer, died in December last year in a tragic accident, while on holiday with her family in Mexico. Though she had few big commercial successes - the nearest ...

With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same. By Alexandra Alter In a vibrant collection of ...

Guidebooks can be wonderful resources for helping travelers navigate destinations. But the best travel books can also inspire journeys. Fiction or nonfiction, there’s no shortage of books with a ...

Kirsty Gallacher has defended herself after being criticised for letting her child play on frozen ice. The TV and radio presenter, 48, shared photos of a family day out on Sunday (12 January), in ...

Two very different books examine the reigns and legacies of Victoria and Elizabeth II. By Geoffrey Wheatcroft Mavis Gallant wrote short stories full of brutal humor that examined the hell of other ...

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In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. As spooky season approaches, the master of ...

Broadcaster and husband allowed to construct three-bedroom retreat on Loch Lomond isle despite objections from environmental groups Kirsty Young has won a years-long battle to build a luxury ...

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a lot of options for her next act — including possible runs for governor of California in 2026 and president in 2028 — but writing a book may be ...

The bestselling author of “Presumed Innocent” has a new masterful legal thriller. A judge named Rusty finds his peaceful retirement disrupted when his troubled stepson and his girlfriend ...

BBC radio host Kirsty Young has won her years-long battle to build a holiday lodge on her £1.6 million 'Wallaby Island' in Loch Lomond. The former Desert Island Discs presenter, 56, had faced ...