Wilbur Smith is this week's Shelf Lifer. He tells us which books make him cry, describes the party he wishes he could have attended and lets us in on a 'highly rewarding but rather sticky experience.' Apparently, his agent Charles Pick once told him "Write for yourself, and write about what you know best." He seems to have taken this piece of advice to heart. Those in Peril by Wilbur Smith is out now.
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Next off the shelf is actor Tom Hollander. He tells us what children ought to read at school, which party from literature he'd most like to attend, and that his dream is to play Victor Hugo's most tragic hero. The first episode of t... Read Post
This week's Shelf Lifer, Mary Quant, invented both the mini-skirt and hot pants. If that weren't enough, she later claimed to have invented the duvet cover. She tells us which part of the Bible she would take into solitary confineme... Read Post
This week's Shelf Lifer is the indefatigable Joan Collins. She tells us which literary character she'd pick to share a bed with and exactly how many self-help books she's written. What are you reading at the moment? Frank Sinatra: T... Read Post