John Purcell

The Women's Prize winner, The Correspondent, returns to the novel's origins with an exchange of letters

July was a brilliant month for reading.

Why do so many decent, law abiding people love to read about murder? (That's not a quiz question. It's just something that keeps me up at night.)

My June reading was tale of stark contrasts. Billie King and The Damned shook things up, bringing action, adventure, thrills and tonnes of heart, while the author...

Bookseller small talk: Have you read anything good lately?