Criminal way to make a living
	10:44am Thu 3 Jul 08
	As usual, it's a bloody fight-out for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year title. Steve Pratt talks to Simon Kernick, one of the contenders.

	Comics make a comeback
	1:36pm Thu 5 Jun 08
	COMICS have entertained, enthralled and amazed scores of British schoolchildren - and quite a few adults to boot. But over the past decade, comics have suffered a severe decline in circulation - at least here in the UK. And if you've been wishing that someone, somewhere, would start a new title that you could get your grubby little hands on, you're in luck: there's a new comic in town.

Clever bleeder

11:09am Thursday 8th May 2008

Yorkshire Cricket Club marketing manager James Hogg explains to Viv Hardwick why he decided to write a book about James Robertson Justice VIRTUALLY nothing had been recorded about the career of popular British film comedy actor James Robertson Justice until North Yorkshire author James Hogg decided to tell his incredible story starting with the fact that his subject had lived a lie for most of his life.

Leafing through

4:06pm Thursday 10th April 2008

If you're looking for inspiration as the warmer weather beckons, there are some excellent new books packed with advice on everything from growing fruit and veg to garden design and practical tips, says Hannah Stephenson