The Great British Seaside. Tacky arcades, rain, faded grandeur, rain, boarded-up buildings, ice creams and rain. Is there more to…
‘So, what have I learned over my long and weird life? Well, firstly, that there are two kinds of people,…
Intensive care. Critically ill patients are on the edge between life and death. They’ve been in an accident, or have…
I already knew some of Adeline Yen Mah’s story because I used to have a copy of Chinese Cinderella, her…
The latest in the current trend for medical memoirs, Hard Pushed is a compelling and emotionally engaging account of what…
I was worried that this book would be too far out of my comfort zone. It’s mainly about post mortems…
Kettering’s finest comedian confesses his weirdest and most embarrassing moments in this book, first published in 2017. I didn’t actually…
Bryony Gordon ran the London Marathon. A confirmed party animal and lover of burgers, she started to run when she…
Firefighters, along with the other emergency services, are heroes. But there’s a lot more to the profession than, well, putting…
Presenter and writer Simon Reeve is a familiar presence on British TV screens. He makes travel documentaries with a difference,…