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Hilary Mantel: A Memoir of my Former Self – Review
By Barney Bardsley When novelist Hilary Mantel died in 2022, there was a real and palpable sense of loss – ... -
Notebooks of a Wandering Monk by Matthieu Ricard – Review
By Barney Bardsley The life journey of Matthieu Ricard, explored here in his lengthy autobiography, is not that of a ... -
Berserker by Adrian Edmondson – Review (Audiobook)
By Roger Crow It’s hard to remember a time when Adrian Edmondson wasn’t in the public eye. For about 40 ... -
Henry Winkler: The Fonz and Beyond (Audiobook) – Review
By Roger Crow One of my favourite memories from years of celeb interviews was the time Henry Winkler spent 10 ... -
Behind the Shoulder Pads by Joan Collins – Review
By Roger Crow At first glance, Behind the Shoulder Pads, the latest book from Joan Collins, looks like it’s going ... -
Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart (Audiobook) – Review
By Roger Crow The rags-to-riches tale of one of Yorkshire’s finest acting exports does not open with a bang, one ... -
Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam Neill (Audiobook) – Review
By Roger Crow It’s hard to believe Sam Neill is now 75. When he announces the fact on the audio ... -
Mortification by Mark Watson – Review
By Helen Johnston It seemed a sad coincidence that on the day after I finished reading comedian Mark Watson’s account ... -
My Own Worst Enemy by Robert Edric – Review
By Clare Jenkins I moved to Sheffield from London in the 1980s, to work on The Star, the city’s evening ... -
The Cure for Sleep by Tanya Shadrick – Review
By Barney Bardsley In this strange and feverish memoir – reading sometimes like a fairy tale, sometimes a painful confessional ... -
The Gift of a Radio by Justin Webb – Review
By Helen Johnston I first became aware of BBC journalist Justin Webb when he was working as a breakfast news ... -
Spinning Plates by Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Review
By Steve Crabtree Everyone who knows me will testify that I’m a fan of Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Put my Spotify on ...
