BOOKS

Books - Horowitz

Saying goodbye to super spy

As readers celebrate 10 years of teenage super spy Alex Rider novels, including Stormbreaker and Skeleton Key, the young hero's creator, Anthony Horowitz, reveals why he's finally saying goodbye to Alex and talks about his latest venture into horror.

By Hannah Stephenson

(1203 words)

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Bookcase

A look at the latest releases, plus what's new in paperback.

By Sarah O'Meara

(1195 words)

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Books - Sassoon

Hair-raising tales from Vidal

Veteran world famous crimper Vidal Sassoon talks about coping with the death of his daughter, Catya, his recent brush with cancer and how he has found true happiness with his fourth wife, Ronnie, although he has only cut her hair once. His hair-raising stories about life in the 'Swinging Sixties' (clients and friends included Mary Quant, Rita Hayworth, Mia Farrow and Jean Shrimpton) and his personal and professional highs and lows are detailed in his memoir, Vidal: The Autobiography, out on Friday, September 3.

By Hannah Stephenson

(1259 words)

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New fiction

:: Don't Blink, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan, is published in hardback by Century, priced £18.99. Available now.

Once again the master of the thriller novel d ... (1468 words)

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Books - Gregory

Timeless heroines

Historian and bestselling author Philippa Gregory talks about how her life has changed since the phenomenal success of her novel, The Other Boleyn Girl, the inspiration for her new book, The Red Queen, and family life on her Yorkshire farm surrounded by horses, hens and ducks.

By Hannah Stephenson

(1129 words)

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Bookcase

A look at the latest releases, plus what's new in paperback.

By Sarah O'Meara

New fiction

:: Who Is Mr Satoshi? By Jonathan Lee is published in hardback by William Heineman ... (1798 words)

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