Series love: Ruth Downie’s Gaius Petreius Ruso mysteries

Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman … More

When a man behaves badly, should you blame his (TV) wife?

There’s been a lot of criticism on social media of Susanna Reid’s apparent complicity with Piers Morgan on Good Morning … More

Of course, mothers are everywhere, in life and in fiction. There aren’t many novels that don’t have a mother in … More

I have a tendency to be over-ambitious when it comes to non-fiction. I’ll pick up a tome on a subject … More

I get pop-ups and notifications all day asking for my views on websites, purchases, even deliveries. I try to ignore … More

I wrote a couple of years ago about my conversion to audiobooks. At the time I was an enthusiastic subscriber … More

Bear with me. You might think the answer is bleedin’ obvious, but I’ve been considering how and why I … More

I haven’t read as many new releases as usual this year. Partly, of course, because a lot of books have … More

Ever fallen out of love? One minute you’re contemplating hours spent cuddled up on the sofa, you’re even coordinating your … More

Now that it’s hard to travel, novels are more vital than ever in giving us an insight into other countries … More