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11 brilliant writers on the books that made them who they are today

Anne Enright, Rory Stewart, Adam Kay and more authors from the Hay Festival lineup tell Ellie Harrison about the books that they’ve loved and felt inspired by

The Independent UK

Swearing, snogging and spying: Cherub’s cool teenage secret agents hit 20

Robert Muchamore’s series of novels about young undercover intelligence operatives with troubled lives shook up the sanitised world of early noughties YA literature

The Guardian - UK

Alex Rider season 3: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything we know

Alex Rider season 3 is adapted from the fifth novel, penned by author Anthony Horowitz.

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Who is Cass Horowitz, the social media guru behind the TikTok migrants scheme?

No10’s chief strategist was responsible for the Rishi Sunak’s slick social media image

Evening Standard

Tom Parker Bowles picked for mini library project championed by his mum

Tom Parker Bowles among 21 writers providing snapshot of contemporary literature in initiative supported by the queen

The Guardian - UK

Moonflower Murders: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything you need to know about the Magpie Murders sequel series

Moonflower Murders is a thriller sequel with Lesley Manville, Daniel Mays and Tim McMullan returning as their Magpie Murders characters.

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‘It’s an ongoing challenge’: Will the culture wars come for Britain’s books?

Books that discuss race, racism and sexuality are being banned or censored across America, igniting further conflict across the political spectrum. It’s happening in the UK, too, if – so far, at least – to a lesser extent. But should we be worried, asks Francesca Specter

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Magpie Murders proves to be a huge hit with fans for this reason

Magpie Murders has fans hooked thanks to its beautiful setting and addictive plot.

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Where is Magpie Murders filmed? Just like the nail-bitingly brilliant show - all is not as it seems

Where is Magpie Murders filmed? The whodunnit detective series is cozy crime heaven and shot in beautiful locations that may surprise you

Woman & Home

Magpie Murders: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the crime drama starring Lesley Manville

Magpie Murders is a twisty-turny crime drama on BBC1 starring Lesley Manville, Tim McMullan and Daniel Mays.

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Anthony Horowitz says Roald Dahl publishers ‘shot themselves in the foot’ over censorship row

Alex Rider author waded into the debate surrounding sensitivity readers and censorship

The Independent UK

May I have a word about… trigger warnings

Sensitivity in language is all well and good but, as novelist Anthony Horowitz found, it can be stifling

The Guardian - UK

Review: 'The Twist of a Knife,' by Anthony Horowitz

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Magpie Murders' "disgusting" anagram

Author Anthony Horowitz tells Salon about avoiding a bad word, a Sherlock Holmes inspiration and what comes next

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The Independent UK

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sir Robert Buckland to receive knighthoods from King

It is understood to be the first time the King has carried out a full investiture ceremony since acceding to the throne.

Salon

"Magpie Murders" reinvents the detective

Tim McMullan spoke to Salon about playing a book detective who steps into the real world to help solve a murder

Salon

"Magpie Murders" is a metafiction marvel

The best-selling author spoke to Salon about the challenges of adapting his own book for PBS' "Masterpiece"

Los Angeles Times

Review: 'Magpie Murders' has everything you want in a British mystery

Before the streaming warriors mined the world for content, British television made its way into the American living room almost exclusively by way of PBS and its affiliates. "Masterpiece Theater" was the network's home for literary adaptations and classy historical dramas, and "Mystery!" the place for the … mysteries.

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Salon

Murder, she edited on "Magpie Murders"

Lesley Manville spoke to reporters about her cool character, busy career and needing more roles for women over 50

The Guardian - UK

I Couldn’t Love You More by Esther Freud audiobook review – a tender story of three generations

This powerful, multigenerational tale of three women’s lives shaped by a secret is given a tender reading by actor Niamh Cusack

Evening Standard

Ex-Downing Street aide Cleo Watson plans another ‘bonkbuster’ political novel

Ex-Prime minister Boris Johnson’s former aide Cleo Watson is planning a second novel about political life, we hear.

The Independent UK

Anthony Horowitz says he regrets making fun of vegetarians: ‘I barely eat meat myself now’

‘Your attitudes do change,’ novelist says

The Independent UK

Anthony Horowitz: ‘These days, writers do have to self-censor’

The bestselling author and TV writer is about to release his 56th book. He speaks to Hannah Stephenson about the role of social media in spreading ‘harmful’ views, his belief that writers are self-censoring, and how his wife Hill is his most important critic

The Independent UK

Anthony Horowitz says Bond ‘lives by a different moral code’ to one we have now

The author has written three titles in the James Bond book franchise, but says he will not be doing any more.

The Independent UK

Anthony Horowitz on cancel culture and the fear of offending

‘People seem to take offence a great deal more easily than they used to,’ says the bestselling author and TV writer,

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