Here you will find in-depth information about books and audiobooks published by Orion, Gollancz, Phoenix and Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Michael Palin, Richard Hammond and more...
Our bestselling authors include Ian Rankin and Harlan Coben in the crime arena, Maeve Binchy and Kate Mosse on the fiction side, Michael Palin and Richard Hammond in non-fiction, cutting- edge SF and fantasy authors Robert Rankin and Stephen Baxter and children's series such as Horrid Henry and Charmseekers.
ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards – Ian Rankin nominated
ITV3 are launching the Crime Thriller Awards season – 6 weeks of suspenseful programming culminating in a grand finale: the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards 2008 in October.
Every week ITV3 will profile one of the authors and show their best TV crime drama to date. First up is Ian Rankin on the 18th August, with a documentary profile followed by an episode of Rebus. Further episodes of Rebus will be screened until the 22nd August.
Sean Connery on being a Scot
Sean Connery's personal celebration of Scotland, Being a Scot, is a vivid and highly personal portrait of Scotland and its achievements, which is self-revelatory while full of Sir Sean's desire to shine light upon Scottish success and heroic failure.
Trinny & Susannah are back on ITV1
Our favourite fashion duo Trinny and Susannah return to television this week with a new series of Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation. The series is on Wednesdays at 9.00 pm on ITV1.
Trinny & Susannah’s The Body Shape Bible was published in paperback earlier this year and their new hardback, Who Do You Want to Be Today? is released in November.
Michael Palin's New Europe Online Gallery
Visit the New Europe Online Gallery to see exclusive photographs taken by Basil Pao as he accompanied Michael Palin on his recent trip through all the countries that formerly lay behind the Iron Curtain. The photographs displayed here have not appeared in print anywhere – not even in the stunning hardback book that accompanied the TV series. The paperback edition is now available.
Sepulchre in paperback
Kate Mosse, author of the bestselling Labyrinth, reads from Sepulchre.
Interview with Kate Mosse Download an extract Listen to an extract read by Lorelei King Reading group disussion points
Cinema trailer for new Harlan Coben novel
Hold Tight is the stunning new thriller from Harlan Coben, author of bestselling Tell No One and The Woods.
Watch the Hold Tight cinema trailer Read the first chapter of Hold Tight Listen to an extract from Hold Tight, read by Tim Machin