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Stephen Fry to publish a book about ties
Saturday 24th July 2021
Stephen Fry is to publish Fry's Ties, a 320 page book about "man's greatest clothing companion".
George Lewis writes book offering advice to new dads
Friday 16th July 2021
Comedian George Lewis has written a book offering advice to new fathers. DON'T PANIC! All The Stuff The Expectant Dad Needs To Know will be published in February 2022.
Only Fools And Horses book to mark show's 40th anniversary
Thursday 15th July 2021
A book celebrating the 40th anniversary of Only Fools And Horses is to be published. Co-written by Jim Sullivan, the son of creator John Sullivan, it aims to be "a fully illustrated definitive history of the iconic BBC show".
The Story Of Morecambe & Wise extract
Tuesday 13th July 2021
Here's the introductory chapter of Sunshine And Laughter: The Story Of Morecambe & Wise, the new book by Louis Barfe.
Louis Barfe on writing about Morecambe & Wise
Tuesday 13th July 2021
As new book Sunshine And Laughter: The Story Of Morecambe & Wise is published, we chat to its author Louis Barfe to find out more.
Product news and reviews from other websites
Dom Joly learns to love UK in his latest travel book
Dom Joly speaks to Sarah Marshall about learning to love the UK in his latest travel book.
Sarah Marshall, The Scotsman, 1st August 2021Review: Cack-Handed, by Gina Yashere
I'm not sure Cack-Handed is the perfect title for Gina Yashere's memoirs. Although a reference to her left-handedness, it also suggests a clumsy ineptitude - but what actually comes through, especially when it comes to her comedy years, is ambition; a determination - sometimes a pig-headed one - to succeed, especially when she was told 'no'.
Chortle, 29th July 2021Rosie Jones on her new children's book
"I never saw a disabled character", says Rosie Jones, who has written a book where the heroine has cerebral palsy.
ITV, 30th July 2021Review: Cack Handed, by Gina Yashere
I'm not sure Cack-Handed is the perfect title for Gina Yashere's memoirs. Although a reference to her left-handedness, it also suggests a clumsy ineptitude - but what actually comes through, especially when it comes to her comedy years, is ambition.
Chortle, 29th July 2021Publisher reveals 10th anniversary of Gangsta Granny
A special paperback anniversary limited edition of David Walliams and Tony Ross's Gangsta Granny will be published by HarperCollins Children's Books this autumn, to mark a decade since its first release.
Sian Bayley, The Bookseller, 28th July 2021Ian Moore sells the TV rights to his novels
The TV production company behind Agatha Raisin, Free@Last has bought the rights to adapt comedian Ian Moore's novels for the screen. Earlier this month, the stand-up released Death And Croissants, the first in a planned series of mysteries whose central character is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a bed-and-breakfast in the Loire Valley, France.
Chortle, 28th July 2021