Nora Ephron, the screenwriter, director and author has died of myeloid leukaemia at the age of 71. Two years ago she wrote a book of reflections called I Remember Nothing. It made me laugh and cry then, when I first read it but now that she has gone, I value...

This week is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. There is enormous interest in the disaster, fuelled by films and documentaries. On my desk is a book called Last Dinner on the Titanic. I often have books waiting for review, but...

A self-published fantasy writer has become an e-book phenomenon, earning $2 million. So what hope is there for the rest of us unknown writers?

Last month the Independent newspaper reported that Amanda Hocking, 27, has joined what they call "an elite literary club" by racking up her millionth Kindle...

What's New in the World of Cooking? by Judy Jackson

Surprisingly little, if you delve into a cookbook from the past. Pellegrino
Artusi" wrote 'La Scienza in cucina e l'Arte di mangiar bene' (Science in the
kitchen and the Art of Eating...

What do you imagine when you picture Mrs. Beeton, author of the 1850s classic, The Book of Household Management? Most of us guess she was portly, middle aged and upper middle class. The truth, as told in a biography by Kathryn Hughes, is that Isabella Beeton was a 21-year old...