BIZARRE: 4 - What They Never Told You

Dame Jilly Cooper’s cause of death revealed during inquest

Beloved authour was pronounced dead in hospital on October 5

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

Jilly Cooper cause of death revealed at inquest as fatal head injury after fall at home

‘Bonkbuster’ writer Dame Jilly was rushed to hospital last month but was pronounced dead after her condition deteriorated

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

Sara Pascoe’s novel wins inaugural Jilly Cooper award

Weirdo, the comedian’s ‘daring look at young womanhood’, is the first winner of new honour named after the Riders novelist, adding to the Comedy women in print prizes

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025

Queen pays tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper at literary festival

Camilla quoted the ‘queen of the bonkbuster’ who has died aged 88.

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2025

Five Great Reads: a grand book heist, being outed as an IRA guy, and the desperate mishandling of the Israel-Gaza conflict

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2025

What the late Jilly Cooper meant to us

Letters: Caroline Cole reveals why she called her first daughter Harriet. Plus letters from Bob Kentridge and Jean Holmes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025

Give football fans seats in the House of Lords

Brief letters: Fair representation | The new PPE | Bad films | Jilly Cooper and University Challenge | Panettone french toast

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

‘A sparkle that extends beyond fiction’: readers on what Jilly Cooper meant to them

Fans pay tribute to the author’s escapist tales, her real-life largesse and her unexpected passions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

Children's fantasy novelist Katherine Rundell secures multi-film deal with Disney

The Oxford university fellow is the first British children’s author since JK Rowling to simultaneously reach No. 1 on the children’s book charts in the UK and America.

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025

Jilly Cooper: why readers still cherish her ‘fat, fun, frothy novels’

The author Jilly Cooper has died aged 88. Cooper’s books were “bonkbusters” – a form of blockbuster fiction that was most popular in the 1980s and 1990s, characterised by explicit sex, scandalous plots and large casts of characters.

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2025