New book details the artic adventures of Neil Shea as he encounters mobile phone using Inuits, plenty of wolves, the odd ...

One such rebel was Aurore Dupin (known by her pen name George Sand), who flung caution to the wind with the force of a champion shot-putter. Sand’s sentimental and romantic novels were devoured by the ...

Clasping the ashes, Fila heads for Naples to discover who’s responsible. A journey begins, part magical-realist detective ...

This outing is a more sober, grounded affair than fans might be used to (Waidner’s prize-winning and ­riotously inventive ...

Stoicism is lacking in the modern world, Tom Hodgkinson makes a strong case for bringing it back so that we can all find the key to success, power and happiness.

In fact, small-scale urban vegetable gardening is excellent for biodiversity. Instead of huge fields of just one crop, as in ...

Roger Lewis gets a behind the scenes look in to the inner working of the infamous Cambridge Footlights. New book recounts the drama club's history and alumni.

Operation Mincemeat, the story of a military corpse with secret (false) Allied invasion plans washed up off southern Spain to ...

It’s a set-up that promises much, and delivers. A ghastly curse with mythological roots has her new home and its ­miserable ...

Quietly, the gaming industry has become one of the biggest revenue generators in the creative world. New book lifts the lid ...

A keen explorer of Guyana and the Amazon, he always went barefoot there despite ­frequent infestation of ­chegoes, ‘a small ...

Geoffrey Wansell reviews the best Crime fiction out now.