Our Man In The Field – Matt Rudd
Matt Rudd, author of The English: A Field Guide, relates the challenges he faced "in the field" researching his book...
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Leslie Howard and the mystery of Flight 777
Clare Colvin reflects on her father Ian Colvin's recently re-issued book Flight 777 - The Mystery of Leslie Howard and finds that many questions still remain, even seventy years after the tragedy... Read more
The Joy of Rejection
Dreams of Murakami
The publication of an English translation of the 1Q84 trilogy was one of the highlights of last year's literary calendar. Now, with the announcement this week of a new novel from prolific Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, his biggest fan Justin Hutchinson, from our Marketing team, is keen to share his excitement over the prospect - even if there's no publication details set for a version he can actually read... Read more “I think the thing that did it was the jar of severed fingers….” Emerald Fennell
Emerald Fennell, début author of Shiverton Hall, a horror story for young adults, tells us how her day job as an actor feeds her writing...
Read more 12 Days of Delight: Day Eleven
Gordon Ramsay and Michel Roux turn on the temptation...
Each day throughout the Twelve Days of Christmas, we’re bringing you exclusive gifts of recipes, stories, activities and competitions for the whole family.
Read more Waterstones Week In Books Quiz, 16th November 2012
Each week we'll be bringing you ten questions to test your knowledge of the past week in publishing.
Read more Knives out: Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2012
TV, film and publishing came together last night at this year's Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards, otherwise known as the CWA Daggers.
Read more “A real festival experience” Festival Director Jane Furze
Jane Furze, the Cheltenham Literature Festival Director, spared some time to talk with us about "people power", this year's festival theme, great events still to come this weekend, and her vision for the future of the festival.
Read more Jon Ronson: It all starts with a mystery…
Jon Ronson met up with us before his event at The Cheltenham Literature Festival to tell us about his work, his latest book Lost At Sea, alternate career paths, and why you should always keep a PostIt note handy...
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