Paul Richardson explains how he fell in love with the rural land of a tranquil island

MEMOIR  Hidden Valley  by Paul Richardson (Abacus Books £20, 288pp)  Thirty years ago, journalist Paul ­Richardson left London to make his home on the island of Ibiza, where rents were cheap and life was idyllic.  Within a few years, though, Ibiza had begun to change, becoming ‘a fiefdom of the super-rich’ and a raucous party destination.  … Read more

WHAT BOOK would thriller writer David Baldacci take to a desert island?

WHAT BOOK would thriller writer David Baldacci take to a desert island? David Baldacci is now reading The Warmth Of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The writer says The Magic Squirrel by N.G. Grishina first gave him reading bug The thriller author says he would take ‘anything by Bill Bryson’ to desert island By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more

CHILDREN’S | Daily Mail Online

CHILDREN’S By Sally Morris for the Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 16 June 2022 | Updated: 22:11 BST, 16 June 2022 THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE by Jacqueline Wilson (Hodder £12.99, 304pp) THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE  by Jacqueline Wilson (Hodder £12.99, 304pp)  Enid Blyton’s original Faraway Tree books entranced generations of readers and now bestselling author … Read more

WHAT BOOK would broadcaster, gardener and novelist Alan Titchmarsh take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would broadcaster, gardener and novelist Alan Titchmarsh take to a desert island? Alan Titchmarsh is currently reading Robert Byron’s The Road To Oxiana  The broadcaster would take a book by P. G. Wodehouse to a desert island Beatrix Potter’s The Tale Of Peter Rabbit, first gave Alan the reading bug  By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more

SCI-FI & FANTASY | Daily Mail Online

SCI-FI & FANTASY By Jamie Buxton For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 GMT, 6 January 2022 | Updated: 22:05 GMT, 6 January 2022 A MARVELLOUS LIGHT by Freya Marske (Tor £16.99, 384 pp) A MARVELLOUS LIGHT by Freya Marske (Tor £16.99, 384 pp) In this beautifully rendered Edwardian world, magic is the preserve of a … Read more

Poetic ways to fill the days… BEL MOONEY reveals the best books to gift those who love rhymes

Poetic ways to fill the days… BEL MOONEY reveals the best books to gift those who love rhymes this Christmas Bel Mooney has picked out a selection of the best books for poetry lovers  Ana Sampson inspires celebration of the Natural History Museum in Wonder  Kim Moore delights women with feisty collection All The Men … Read more