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Book Lovers Bookshop: We speak to the author behind the UK’s first brick and mortar romance-only bookshop

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Romance may be one of the biggest money-making genres in the publishing industry, but it has historically been dismissed in literary circles due to outdated...
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Paula Hawkins to headline crime writing festival Granite Noir

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Paula Hawkins and Nicci French are among the authors due to make headline appearances at crime writing festival Granite Noir. New York Times best sellers...
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The Good Books, Fiona Watson: ‘As a historian I adored Hilary Mantel’s commitment to research and being faithful to the facts’

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Fiona Watson on reading the Narnia books as a child, her favourite book of the year and being inspired by Hilary Mantel.   The first...
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The Good Books, Mhairi Collie: ‘I have been an Outlander fan for a long time’

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Mhairi Collie on being inspired by Alexander McCall Smith, not making it through A Little Life by Hanya, Yanagihara and her love of the Outlander...
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The Good Books, Alan Tylor: ‘Muriel Spark epitomised what a writer should and can be if you stick to your principles’

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Alan Taylor on being inspired by Muriel Spark, the novel he most recommends and knowing if he'll stick to a book after the first page....
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Palace of Holyroodhouse’s dramatic past revealed in first official history ever published

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‘If these walls could talk’ might be the most fitting idiom when thinking about The Palace of Holyroodhouse. It’s journey from 12th-century abbey to official...
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